# 2009–10 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2009–10 season is Central Coast's 5th season since the inception of the A-League.

## Players
### Senior squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne |
| 2 | MF | WAL | Matthew Crowell |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Shane Huke |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Predrag Bojić |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Brad Porter |
| 6 | FW | AUS | Brady Smith |
| 7 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Panny Nikas |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis |
| 13 | FW | WAL | Jonathan Brown |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Andrew Clark |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Nigel Boogaard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Chris Doig |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson (captain) |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Matthew Simon |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Ahmed Elrich |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nicky Travis |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Adam Kwasnik |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Bernie Ibini-Isei |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Lachlan Cahill (Injury replacement) |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Mitchell Mallia |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Wolry Wolfe (Injury replacement) |
| 29 | MF | AUS | Nicholas Fitzgerald |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan |

### Youth League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | FW | AUS | Brady Smith |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Panny Nikas |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Bernie Ibini-Isei |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Mitchell Mallia |
| 29 | MF | AUS | Nicholas Fitzgerald |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan |
| — | GK | AUS | Nathan Kenyon |
| — | GK | AUS | Nik Matic |
| — | DF | AUS | Luka Dukic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AUS | Manny Giannaros |
| — | DF | AUS | Jerry Kalouris |
| — | DF | AUS | Matthew Liddall |
| — | DF | AUS | Adam Ormsby |
| — | DF | AUS | Nathan Sherlock |
| — | MF | AUS | Brendan Griffin |
| — | MF | AUS | David Gullo |
| — | MF | AUS | Graz Trimboli |
| — | FW | AUS | Gavin Forbes |

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 10 June 2009 | DF | Chris Doig | Northampton Town | Free |
| 31 July 2009 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Unattached | Free |
| 1 August 2009 | MF | Nicky Travis | Sheffield United | Free |
| 2 September 2009 | MF | Wolry Wolfe | Joe Public | Free |
| 23 September 2009 | MF | Lachlan Cahill | Unattached | Free |
| 23 September 2009 | MF | Matt Crowell | Unattached | Free |
| 14 January 2010 | MF | Jonathan Brown | Unattached | Free |

#### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 28 November 2008 | DF | Matthew Osman | Gold Coast United | Free |
| 20 May 2009 | MF | André Gumprecht | Released | Free |
| 20 May 2009 | DF | Paul O'Grady | Released | Free |
| 20 May 2009 | MF | Greg Owens | Released | Free |
| 20 May 2009 | MF | Nick Rizzo | Released | Free |
| 1 September 2009 | MF | Adrian Caceres | Wellington Phoenix | Free |
| 23 September 2009 | MF | Wolry Wolfe | Unattached | Free |
| 29 January 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan | Huddersfield Town | Free |

#### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 3 February 2010 | 9 May 2010 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Motherwell |

## 2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Gold Coast United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | North Queensland Fury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Adelaide United | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A-League | A-League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | WAL | Matt Crowell | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Shane Huke | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Pedj Bojić | 25 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Brad Porter | 25 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | AUS | Brady Smith | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Panny Nikas | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister | 17 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | WAL | Jonathan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Andrew Clark | 17 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Nigel Boogaard | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Chris Doig | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Matt Simon | 25 | 7 | 24+1 | 7 |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Danny Vuković | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Ahmad Elrich | 12 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nicky Travis | 20 | 3 | 14+6 | 3 |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Adam Kwasnik | 23 | 4 | 15+8 | 4 |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Bernie Ibini-Isei | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Mitchell Mallia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | AUS | Nicholas Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who made appearances but left the club during the season: ||||||||
| 8 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan | 20 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja | 17 | 6 | 11+6 | 6 |
| 14 | MF | NZL | Michael McGlinchey | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Lachlan Cahill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Wolry Wolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 19 | Matt Simon | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Nik Mrdja | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 23 | Adam Kwasnik | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | John Hutchinson | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 22 | Nicky Travis | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Pedj Bojić | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 16 | Nigel Boogaard | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 8 | Dean Heffernan | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 11 | Dylan Macallister | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Michael McGlinchey | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 18 | Alex Wilkinson | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 21 | Ahmad Elrich | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 32 |