2005–06 New Zealand Knights season

New Zealand Knights FC

2005-06 season
Chairman	Brian Katzen
Manager	John Adshead
A-League	8th
Top goalscorer	J. Brockie - 4 S. Yeo - 4
Highest home attendance	9,827 v Sydney FC 2 September 2005
Lowest home attendance	1,922 v Melbourne Victory 26 November 2005
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The 2005-06 season was the first for both the New Zealand Knights and the A-League. Picking up just one win and three draws out of the 21 regular season matches, the Knights finished at the bottom of the table, 20 points behind 7th placed Melbourne Victory.

Contents 1 Season summary 2 Players 2.1 First team squad 2.2 Transfers 2.2.1 Out 3 Matches 3.1 2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures 4 Ladder 5 Statistics 5.1 Goalscorers 5.2 Assists 5.3 Player of the Year 6 See also

Season summary

In their debut season, the Knights scored only 15 goals in their 21 fixtures. Their joint leading scorers were Englishman Simon Yeo and teenage whizkid Jeremy Brockie, with four apiece. Sean Devine scored three goals, while Joshua Rose, Jeremy Christie, Neil Emblen and Xiaobin Zhang all managed to find the back of the net once. Former Walsall FC right-back Darren Bazeley was the only Knight to start in all 21 of their games.

The club was plunged into turmoil in late 2005, as club captain Danny Hay apparently fell out with Knights bosses and coach John Adshead, and was released just before Christmas. This followed the departures of UK signings Ronnie Bull and former Lincoln City striker Simon Yeo.

The Knights may have had poor crowds in their inaugural A-League season but they did have loyal support from their supporters group, Bloc-5. Supporters who formerly supported the now-defunct Football Kingz franchise, are known for dressing up in the team's colours, chanting loudly and attending all home fixtures.

Immediately after the season, the Knights fired assistant coach Tommy Mason. Former Fulham FC reserve team and academy head coach Paul Nevin was named head coach to assist current manager John Adshead as Mason's replacement.

One positive to come out of the Knights' horrific debut season was 17 year old New Zealander Jeremy Brockie. The dreadlocked midfielder/striker was originally selected as one of the Knights three under-20 players in their squad. By the end of the season though, he had become a regular starter, scoring a brilliant double at home against the Newcastle Jets. This was followed up by a fantastic strike to earn a draw with Sydney FC, and a goal in the Knights' final game of the season, versus Melbourne Victory.

Players

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date Of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Danny Milosevic		GK	June 26, 1978 (1978-06-26) (age 33)	Celtic FC
20	Glen Moss		GK	January 19, 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 29)	Dinamo Bucharest
27	Roy Bell		GK			Short-term Injury cover
Defenders
2	Darren Bazeley		DF	October 5, 1972 (1972-10-05) (age 39)	Walsall FC
3	Ronnie Bull		LB	December 26, 1980 (1980-12-26) (age 31)	Grimsby Town F.C.
4	John Tambouras		DF	January 30, 1979 (1979-01-30) (age 33)	Football Kingz
5	Danny Hay		DF	May 15, 1975 (1975-05-15) (age 36)	Walsall FC	Captain
7	Steve Fitzsimmons		RF	September 7, 1976 (1976-09-07) (age 35)	Brisbane Strikers
12	Cole Tinkler		DF	May 5, 1986 (1986-05-05) (age 25)	Free Agent	Youth
15	Joshua Rose		LB	December 16, 1981 (1981-12-16) (age 30)	Brisbane Strikers
17	Frank van Eijs		DF	November 2, 1971 (1971-11-02) (age 40)	LG-ACB Hanoi
Midfielders
6	Neil Emblen		MF	June 19, 1971 (1971-06-19) (age 40)	Walsall F.C.
8	Ben Collett		CF	September 11, 1984 (1984-09-11) (age 27)	Manchester United
11	Zenon Caravella		CM	March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17) (age 28)	Sydney Olympic
14	Josh Maguire		MF	September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) (age 31)	Blacktown City Demons
16	Noah Hickey		MF	June 9, 1978 (1978-06-09) (age 33)	Waitakere United	Vice-Captain
21	Jeremy Christie		CDM	May 22, 1983 (1983-05-22) (age 28)	Waitakere United
22	Sam Jasper		MF	February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) (age 26)	Waitakere United	Youth
Strikers
9	Simon Yeo		ST	October 10, 1973 (1973-10-10) (age 38)	Lincoln City F.C.
10	Sean Devine		ST	September 6, 1972 (1972-09-06) (age 39)	Exeter City F.C.
13	Jeremy Brockie		ST	October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 24)	Canterbury United	Youth
18	Xiaobin Zhang		ST	February 14, 1985 (1985-02-14) (age 27)	Puerto Rico Islanders	Youth
19	Naoki Imaya		FW	June 18, 1980 (1980-06-18) (age 31)	Blacktown City
24	Kris Bright		ST	September 5, 1986 (1986-09-05) (age 25)	Waitakere United	Youth

Transfers

Out

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Leaving To	League	Transfer Fee
3	Ronnie Bull		LB	Released
5	Danny Hay		CB	Released
9	Simon Yeo		ST	Released

Matches

2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round 1 28 August 2005	Queensland Roar	2 : 0	New Zealand Knights	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	R. Brownlie 15' K. Dodd 33' A. Brosque  80' M. Baird  86' 87' W. Moon 90'	(0:0) Summary	D. Bazeley 65'	Attendance: 20,725 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 2 2 September 2005	New Zealand Knights	1 : 3	Sydney FC	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	S. Devine 21' J. Rose  69' J. Christie 72' N. Emblen 90+1'	(0:1) Summary	M. Rudan  25' M. Bingley  73' T. McFlynn 87' R. Middleby  90+4'	Attendance: 9,827 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 3 10 September 2005	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 2	New Zealand Knights	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
	A. Kwasnik 12' A. Clark 42'	(0:0) Summary	D. Hay 12' R. Bull 16' S. Yeo  69' S. Devine  80'	Attendance: 5,261 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 4 18 September 2005	Newcastle Jets	4 : 0	New Zealand Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
	L. Haliti  12' M. Thompson  26' S. Musialik  37' N. Carle  70' (pen.)	(3:0) Summary	J. Tambouras 68' R. Bull 70'	Attendance: 7,495 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 5 22 September 2005	New Zealand Knights	0 : 1	Perth Glory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	N. Emblen 52'	(0:0) Summary	J. Harnwell  68' 79' N. Ward 90'	Attendance: 4,138 Referee: Neil Fox

Round 6 2 October 2005	New Zealand Knights	1 : 2	Adelaide United	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	S. Yeo  44'  64'	(1:1) Summary	T. Dodd  34' K. Rees 69' S. Qu  81' 82'	Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 7 10 October 2005	Melbourne Victory	3 : 0	New Zealand Knights	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
	R. Kitzbichler  23' G. Claeys 25' K. Muscat  62' R. Diaco  64'	(1:0) Summary	S. Devine 77' D. Bazeley 88'	Attendance: 11,010 Referee: Peter Green

Round 8 16 October 2005	New Zealand Knights	0 : 2	Queensland Roar	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
	D. Bazeley 42' J. Christie 90+3'	(0:1) Summary	H. Seo  8' 89' M. Baird  57'	Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 9 21 October 2005	Sydney FC	2 : 0	New Zealand Knights	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
	S. Petrovski  10' 58' D. Carney  30'	(2:0) Summary	J. Maguire 44' S. Devine 56'	Attendance: 11,836 Referee: Ben Williams

Round 10 29 October 2005	New Zealand Knights	1 : 3	Central Coast Mariners	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
		Summary		Attendance: 2,583 Referee:

Round 11 4 November 2005	New Zealand Knights	2 : 4	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
		Summary		Attendance: 2,561 Referee:

Round 12 11 November 2005	Perth Glory	3 : 0	New Zealand Knights	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
		Summary		Attendance: 9,676 Referee:

Round 13 20 November 2005	Adelaide United	1 : 0	New Zealand Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		Summary		Attendance: 1,922 Referee:

Round 14 26 November 2005	New Zealand Knights	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
		Summary		Attendance: 8,607 Referee:

Round 15 1 December 2005	Queensland Roar	1 : 1	New Zealand Knights	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
		Summary		Attendance: 4,212 Referee:

Round 16 30 December 2005	New Zealand Knights	2 : 2	Sydney FC	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
		Summary		Attendance: 7,257 Referee:

Round 17 8 January 2006	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 0	New Zealand Knights	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
		Summary		Attendance: 6,862 Referee:

Round 18 13 January 2006	Newcastle Jets	3 : 0	New Zealand Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
		Summary		Attendance: 3,024 Referee:

Round 19 19 January 2006	New Zealand Knights	1 : 4	Perth Glory	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
		Summary		Attendance: 3,079 Referee:

Round 20 28 January 2006	New Zealand Knights	1 : 1	Adelaide United	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
		Summary		Attendance: 10,078 Referee:

Round 21 4 February 2006	Melbourne Victory	2 : 1	New Zealand Knights	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
		Summary		Referee:

Ladder

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Adelaide United	21	13	4	4	35	25	+10sm=n	43
2	Sydney FC	21	10	6	5	35	28	+7sm=n	36
3	Central Coast Mariners	21	8	8	5	33	28	+5sm=n	32
4	Newcastle Jets	21	9	4	8	27	29	-2sm=n	31
5	Perth Glory	21	8	5	8	34	29	+5sm=n	29
6	Queensland Roar	21	7	7	7	27	22	+5sm=n	28
7	Melbourne Victory	21	7	5	9	26	24	+2sm=n	26
8	New Zealand Knights	21	1	3	17	15	47	-32sm=n	6

Statistics

Goalscorers

• Jeremy Brockie - 4
• Simon Yeo - 4
• Sean Devine - 3

Assists

• Sean Devine - 3
• Ben Collett - 2

Player of the Year

• Jeremy Brockie

See also

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