Central Coast Mariners
2018–19 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerMike Mulvey
(to 10 March 2019)
Alen Stajcic (caretaker)
(from 10 March 2019)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League10th
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Simon (7 goals)
All: Matt Simon (7 goals)
Highest home attendance8,923 vs. Newcastle Jets
(23 December 2018)
Lowest home attendance3,703 vs. Wellington Phoenix
(9 March 2019)
Average home league attendance5,562

The 2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time and the FFA Cup for the fifth time.

Review

The Mariners were defeated in the first round of the 2018 FFA Cup by Adelaide United.

This season saw the appointment of Mike Mulvey as head coach following the departure of Paul Okon late in the previous season. Mike Mulvey lasted only until round 21 before becoming the forth coach sacked in 5 seasons. In the transfer window, the club re-signed two former players: all-time top scorer Matt Simon and New Zealand midfielder Michael McGlinchey. In pre-season, Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt also came to the club to train on an indefinite basis. Mulvey was sacked by the Mariners following their 8–2 loss at home against Wellington Phoenix.[1] Alen Stajcic was named as caretaker to carry out the remainder of the season.[2]

Background

The Mariners ended the previous A-League season in last place after losing to F3 Derby rivals Newcastle Jets 8–2 on the final matchday.[3] Paul Okon had stepped down as head coach late in the season and his replacement, Wayne O'Sullivan, had his contract terminated soon after season's end.[4] Former Gold Coast United and Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey was named as the new coach in April 2018.[5]

Players

First team squad

As of 1 March 2019[6]

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 Australia AUS Ben Kennedy
2 DF Australia AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis
3 DF Australia AUS Jack Clisby
6 MF Netherlands NED Tom Hiariej
7 MF Australia AUS Andrew Hoole
8 MF New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey
10 FW Australia AUS Tommy Oar
11 FW Australia AUS Connor Pain
12 GK Australia AUS Adam Pearce
13 MF Australia AUS Aiden O'Neill (on loan from Burnley)
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles
17 FW Australia AUS Peter Kekeris (Scholarship)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Australia AUS Matthew Millar
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon
21 FW Australia AUS Corey Gameiro
22 MF Australia AUS Jacob Melling
23 MF Australia AUS Mario Shabow
24 GK Australia AUS Joe Gauci
25 FW Australia AUS Jordan Murray
26 MF Australia AUS Josh Nisbet
28 DF England ENG Sam Graham (on loan from Sheffield United)
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Mallon (on loan from Sheffield United)
68 MF Turkey TUR Jem Karacan

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
3DF Jack Clisby Free transfer 1 year 7 May 2018 [7]
21FW Corey Gameiro Free transfer 1 year 8 May 2018 [8]
19FW Matt Simon Sydney FC Free transfer 2 years 10 May 2018 [9]
2DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 1 year 14 May 2018 [10]
23MF Mario Shabow Newcastle Jets Free transfer 2 years 7 June 2018 [11]
24GK Joe Gauci Australia West Torrens Birkalla Free transfer 2 years 19 June 2018 [12]
8MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Free transfer 2 years 26 June 2018 [13]
20DF Mali Kalifa Cissé Free transfer 1 year 28 June 2018 [14]
18MF Matthew Millar Australia South Melbourne Free transfer 1 year 9 July 2018 [15]
16MF Josh Macdonald Australia Wollongong Wolves Free transfer 1 year 6 August 2018 [16]
25FW Jordan Murray Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers Free transfer 1 year 6 August 2018 [16]
13MF Aiden O'Neill England Burnley Loan 1 year 15 August 2018 [17]
44FW Scotland Ross McCormack England Aston Villa Loan 1 year 20 September 2018 [18]
10FW Tommy Oar Free transfer 2 years 20 September 2018 [18]
68MF Turkey Jem Karacan Free transfer 1 year 24 January 2019 [19]
28DF England Sam Graham England Sheffield United Loan 1 year 31 January 2019 [20]
29MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Mallon England Sheffield United Loan 1 year 31 January 2019 [20]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
3 DF Joshua Rose Retired 9 April 2018 [21]
2 DF New Zealand Storm Roux End of contract 18 April 2018 [22]
8 FW Blake Powell End of contract 18 April 2018 [22]
16 MF Liam Rose End of contract 18 April 2018 [22]
17 FW Josh Bingham End of contract 18 April 2018 [22]
18 GK Tom Glover England Tottenham Hotspur Loan return 18 April 2018 [22]
19 DF Jacob Poscoliero End of contract 18 April 2018 [22]
27 FW Peter Skapetis End of contract 18 April 2018 [22]
12 FW Trent Buhagiar Mutual contract termination 4 May 2018 [23]
23 MF Netherlands Wout Brama Netherlands Twente Free transfer 1 June 2018 [24]
15 DF Spain Alan Baró Mutual contract termination 5 June 2018 [25]
10MF Daniel De Silva Sydney FC Loan 25 July 2018 [26]
44FW Scotland Ross McCormack England Aston Villa Loan return 5 January 2019 [27]
5DF Antony Golec Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 30 January 2019 [28]
20DF Mali Kalifa Cissé Retired 30 January 2019 [29][30]
14 MF Adam Berry Mutual contract termination 1 February 2019 [31]
4 DF Jake McGing Poland Wisła Płock $29,000 1 March 2019 [32]
16 FW Josh Macdonald Mutual contract termination 15 March 2019 [33]

From academy squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
17 FW Australia Peter Kekeris19 1 year scholarship contract[34]
26 MF Australia Josh Nisbet19 0.5 year contract[35]

Contracts extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
5Antony GolecLeft back1 year25 April 2018[36]
22Jacob MellingDefensive midfielder2 years26 April 2018[37]
21Kye RowlesCentral defender1 year9 May 2018[38]
11Connor PainWinger1 year9 May 2018[39]
1Ben KennedyGoalkeeper1 year19 June 2018[12]
12Adam PearceGoalkeeper1 year19 June 2018[12]
3Jack ClisbyLeft back2 years12 April 2019[40]
25Jordan MurrayForward2 years17 April 2019[41]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Australia Alen Stajcic (caretaker)
Assistant coach Scotland Nick Montgomery
Goalkeeping coach Australia Matthew Nash
Strength and

conditioning coach
Physiotherapist Australia Murray Leyland
Youth football coach Australia Ben Cahn
Head of sports science Australia Tim Knight

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Ben Kennedy 22 0 1 0 0 22+001000+00000
2 DF Australia Jonathan Aspro 13 0 2 0 0 13+002000+00000
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 21 1 3 0 0 16+413001+00000
6 MF Netherlands Tom Hiariej 16 0 1 0 0 13+301000+00000
7 MF Australia Andrew Hoole 21 4 4 0 0 14+744000+00000
8 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 21 0 2 0 0 11+902001+00000
10 FW Australia Tommy Oar 11 0 1 0 0 6+501000+00000
11 FW Australia Connor Pain 25 5 3 0 0 21+353001+00000
12 GK Australia Adam Pearce         4 0 0 0 0 3+000001+00000
13 MF Australia Aiden O'Neill                   21 4 9 1 0 20+149100+00000
15 DF Australia Kye Rowles 21 0 8 0 1 20+008011+00000
17 FW Australia Peter Kekeris† 4 0 0 0 0 0+300000+10000
18 MF Australia Matthew Millar 22 1 0 0 0 20+210000+00000
19 FW Australia Matt Simon 21 5 7 1 0 18+257101+00000
21 FW Australia Corey Gameiro 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
22 MF Australia Jacob Melling 21 0 6 0 0 15+506001+00000
23 MF Australia Mario Shabow 11 1 1 0 0 3+811000+00000
24 GK Australia Joe Gauci 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
25 FW Australia Jordan Murray 21 3 2 0 0 11+1032000+00000
26 MF Australia Josh Nisbet† 5 0 1 0 0 1+301001+00000
27 DF Australia Charles M'Mombwa† 2 0 0 0 0 0+100000+10000
27 DF Australia Alec Vinci† 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
28 DF England Sam Graham 6 0 0 0 0 6+000000+00000
29 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Mallon 8 1 0 0 0 6+210000+00000
31 FW Australia Jordan Smylie† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
33 DF Australia Lewis Miller† 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
34 DF Australia Michael Glassock† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
68 MF Turkey Jem Karacan 8 1 4 1 0 7+114100+00000
Out on loan:
10 MF Australia Daniel De Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
4 MF Australia Jake McGing 9 0 1 0 0 7+101001+00000
5 DF Australia Anthony Golec 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
14 MF Australia Adam Berry 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
16 MF Australia Josh Macdonald 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000+00000
20 DF Mali Kalifa Cissé 9 0 2 2 0 8+002201+00000
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack                                   5 1 0 0 0 5+010000+00000

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) Central Coast Mariners Australia 6–0 Australia Adamstown Rosebud Lisarow
 Report Stadium: Pluim Park
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) Newcastle Jets Australia 2–2 Australia Central Coast Mariners Maitland
 Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) Central Coast Mariners Australia 6–1 Australia Central Coast Select Gosford
19:30
Report
  • Knight 76'
 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 9,958
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) Central Coast Mariners Australia 4–0 Australia Central Coast United Lisarow
19:00
Report Stadium: Pluim Park
5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) Wollongong Wolves Australia 1–3 Australia Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
19:30
  • Madden 24'
 Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) Sydney FC Australia 2–0 Australia Central Coast Mariners Sydney
 Report Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 10th 21 October 2018 26 April 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 1 August 2018 1 August 2018

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 3 4 20 31 70  −39 13 2 2 8 17 32  −15 1 2 12 14 38  −24

Last updated: 14 April 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultDDLLLLLLLLLWLDLLLLDLLWLLLWL
Position369101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 October 2018 2 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne City Gosford
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,144
Referee: Stephen Lucas
4 November 2018 3 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Adelaide United Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,043
Referee: Alex King
11 November 2018 4 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,508
Referee: Stephan Lucas
25 November 2018 5 Perth Glory 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Perth
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,417
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 December 2018 6 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney FC Gosford
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,386
Referee: Daniel Elder
15 December 2018 8 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 December 2018 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Newcastle Jets Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,923
Referee: Alex King
31 December 2018 10 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Perth Glory Gosford
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 January 2019 11 Sydney FC 5–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:50 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,053
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 January 2019 13 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,186
Referee: Alex King
23 January 2019 15 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:50 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,466
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 February 2019 17 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Melbourne Victory Gosford
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: Kurt Ams
9 February 2019 18 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 February 2019 19 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 12,188
Referee: Jarred Gillett
22 February 2019 20 Central Coast Mariners 3–5 Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:50 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Stephan Lucas
9 March 2019 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:50 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Chris Beath
16 March 2019 22 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
17:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Adam Kersey
31 March 2019 23 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Adelaide United Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11) Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Kurt Ams
7 April 2019 24 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Perth Glory Gosford
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,939
Referee: Daniel Elder
20 April 2019 26 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:50 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Adam Kersey
26 April 2019 27 Melbourne City 5–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:50 AEST (UTC+10)
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Kurt Ams

FFA Cup

1 August 2018 Round of 32 Adelaide United 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Shaun Evans

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