Manly United Football Club
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| Full name |
Manly United Football Club |
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| Ground |
Cromer Park,
Dee Why, Sydney |
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| Ground Capacity |
5,000 |
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| Chairman |
Keith Pester |
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| Coach |
Craig Midgley |
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| League |
NPL NSW |
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| 2013 |
8th |
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| Website |
Club home page |
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Manly United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Manly, Sydney. United plays in the New South Wales Premier Leagueand their home ground is Cromer Park, in the Northern Beaches suburb of Dee Why, approximately 10 minutes away from Manly. Its main grandstand is named after current Socceroo and ex Blackburn Rovers FC player and West Ham United captain Lucas Neill, who played for the club as a junior.
History
Manly United has played in the NSW Premier League since 2004–05 when they were elevated after winning the Super League Division, never actually making it into the old – now defunct – NSL. The club was previously called Manly Warringah Dolphins, but changed its name in 2004 following promotion. Their ground has always been Cromer Park, though a popular local nickname is Hackett Hive in tribute to ex-player Andrew Hackett's notorious "bee-like energy" in midfield (who like Lucas Neill left for English Football, though with less success). Manly United is considered an important side in the NSWPL, as it is based on a geographic area, rather than founded by a single ethnic group (e.g. Croats, Serbs, Italians) like other ex-NSL clubs. The Club is closely affiliated with the Manly Warringah Football Association the second largest community Football Association in Australia.
Lucas Neill Scholarship
Since 2006 ex-Manly junior Lucas Neill to provide opportunities for up and coming footballers from his junior club. Each year the scholarship is awarded to a different young player from Manly to trial in Europe. In 2012 the recipient was Tom Manos.[1]
References
- ↑ Kathy Stone. "Teen Tom's Chance Of A Lifetime". Four Four Two Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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