2009–10 North Queensland Fury FC season
| Company type | Football club |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Townsville , Australia |
Key people | Ian Ferguson (head coach), Robbie Fowler (marquee player) |
| Products | Football (soccer) team |
The 2009–10 season marked the debut year for North Queensland Fury FC. Their competitive fixtures in the A-League spanned from August through February, culminating in a seventh-place finish. The club achieved eight victories, eight draws, and suffered eleven defeats, narrowly falling short of qualifying for the finals series.
For their inaugural campaign, the Fury appointed former Scottish international Ian Ferguson as head coach. They also secured the signing of former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler as their marquee player.
The team experienced a challenging start, failing to win any of their first five matches and managing only one victory within the initial eleven games. However, their form picked up significantly during the latter portion of the season, securing seven wins in the final sixteen fixtures.
Throughout the season, 27 players were utilized in the A-League roster, with ten different individuals contributing goals. Fowler emerged as the leading scorer, netting nine goals across 26 appearances.
Transfers
Incoming
| No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jeremy Brockie | Unattached | Free transfer | 14 November 2008 | |
| DF | Robbie Middleby | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 14 November 2008 | |
| 11 | FW | Brendon Santalab | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 14 November 2008 |
| DF | Jacob Timpano | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 14 November 2008 | |
| MF | Jason Spagnuolo | Unattached | Free agent signing | 23 December 2008 | |
| MF | Chris Grossman | Brisbane Roar FC | Free transfer | 24 December 2008 | |
| MF | Fred Agius | Adelaide City FC | Undisclosed fee | 25 December 2008 | |
| 9 | FW | Robbie Fowler | Unattached | Free transfer | 4 February 2009 |
| DF | Scott Wilson | Dunfermline Athletic F.C. | Free transfer | 6 March 2009 | |
| 19 | FW | Daniel McBreen | York City F.C. | Free transfer | 27 May 2009 |
| MF | Rostyn Griffiths | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 July 2009 | |
| 1 | GK | Paul Henderson | Unattached | Free transfer | 5 August 2009 |
Departures
| No. | Position | Player | Destination club | Transfer fee | Date |
|---|
Loan signings
| No. | Position | Player | Loaning club | Loan start date | Loan end date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | David Williams | Brøndby IF | 15 July 2009 | End of season |
First team squad
- Signed as injury replacement for Scott Wilson.
- Signed as injury replacement for Shane Stefanutto.
- Signed as injury replacement for James Robinson.
- Signed as injury replacement for Shane Stefanutto.
Pre-season friendlies
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│ date |=15 July 2019 │ time |=17:15 UTC+8 │ team1 |=Northern Fury FCflagicon AUS │ score |=1 :2 │ team2 |=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.flagicon ENG │ goals1 |=Robbie Fowler[penalty goal at minute66] │ goals2 |=Andy Keogh[minute2]
Jody Craddock[minute74] │ stadium |=Members Equity Stadium │ attendance |=14,903 │ result |=Loss }}
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│ date |=18 July 2009 │ time |=15:00 UTC+8 │ team1 |=Perth Glory FCflagicon AUS │ score |=1 :0 │ team2 |=Northern Fury FCflagicon AUS │ goals1 |=Jamie Harnwell[minute17] │ stadium |=Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah │ attendance |=2,780 │ result |=Loss }}
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│ date |=26 July 2009 │ time |=15:00 UTC+10 │ team1 |=Northern Fury FCflagicon AUS │ score |=1 :0 │ team2 |=Brisbane Roar FCflagicon AUS │ goals1 |=Own goal by Craig Moore at minute66 │ stadium |=Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville │ attendance |=6,000 │ result |=Win }}
2009-10 Hyundai A-League match schedule
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;; date="8 November" ;; time="17:00 UTC+11" ;; team_1="Newcastle Jets" ;; score="2 :0" ;; report="league_newsdisplay&id=30577 Report" ;; team_2="Northern Fury" ;; goals_1="M. Thompson (55), M. Bridges (85 pen.)" ;; stadium="EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle" ;; attendance="6,271" ;; referee="Ryan Shepheard"
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;; date="21 November" ;; time="20:00 UTC+10" ;; team_1="Northern Fury" ;; score="1 :5" ;; report="Report" ;; team_2="Central Coast Mariners" ;; goals_1="R. Griffiths (68)" ;; goals_2="P. Bojić (22), N. Mrdja (35,59), A. Elrich (62), J. Hutchinson (82)"
}}
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;date="28 November"
;time="20:00 UTC+10"
;team_1="Northern Fury"
;score="2 :1"
;report="Report"
;team_2="Adelaide United"
;goals_1="D. McBreen (38), R. Fowler (67)"
;goals_2="Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues (90+2)"
}}
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;date="5 December"
;time="19:00 UTC+11"
;team_1="Sydney FC"
;score="4 :1"
;report="Report"
;team_2="Northern Fury"
;goals_1="J. Aloisi (13), A. Brosque (19,58), S. Corica (64)"
;goals_2="R. Griffiths (61)"
}}
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;date="11 December"
;time="19:30 UTC+10"
;team_1="Northern Fury"
;score="1 :0"
;report="Report"
;team_2="Perth Glory"
;goals_1="David Williams (32)"
}}
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;date="16 December"
;time="19:30 UTC+10"
;team_1="Brisbane Roar"
;score="2 :0"
;report="Report"
;team_2="Northern Fury"
;goals_1="Serginho van Dijk (20,42)"
}}
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;date="20 December"
;time="17:00 UTC+11"
;team_1="Newcastle Jets"
;score="3 :2"
;report="league_newsdisplay&id=31566 Report"
;team_2="Northern Fury"
;goals_1="C. Tadrosse (24 og), Song Jin-Hyung (38), Sasho Petrovski (83)"
;goals_2="Dyron Daal (44,61)"
}}
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;date ="27 December"
;time ="20:00 UTC+10"
;team_1 ="Northern Fury"
;score ="1 :0"
;report ="Report"
;team_2 ="Melbourne Victory"
;goals_1 ="Dyron Daal (31)"
}}
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;date ="9 January 2010"
;time ="19:00 UTC+11"
;team_1 ="Central Coast Mariners"
;score ="1 :1"
;report ="Report"
;team_2 ="Northern Fury"
;goals_1 ="Nik Mrdja(3)"
;goals_2 ="Jeremy Brockie(20)"
}}
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;date ="15 January 2010"
;time ="19:30 UTC+13"
;team_1 ="Wellington Phoenix"
;score ="3 :0"
;report ="Report"
;team_2 ="Northern Fury"
;goals_1 ="Eugène Dadi(47), Paul Ifill(78), Jonathan McKain(90)"
}}
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;;date ="23 January 2010"
;;time ="20:00 UTC+10"
;;team_01 ="Northern Fury"
;;score ="1 :1"
;;report="Report"
;;team02 ="Brisbane Roar"
;;goals01 ="David Williams(55)"
;;goals02 ="Luke DeVere(49)"
}}
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;;date ="02 February 2010"[1] ;;time ="19:30 UTC+10" ;;team01 ="Northern Fury" ;;score ="2 :1" ;;report="Report" ;;team02 ="Newcastle Jets" ;;goals01 ="Chris Grossman(39), Chris Tadrosse(81)" ;;goals02 ="Matt Thompson(19)"
}}
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;;date ="05 February 2010"
;;time ="20:00 UTC+11"
;;team01 ="Melbourne Victory"
;;score ="2 :0"
;;report="Report"
;;team02 ="Northern Fury"
;;goals01 ="Carlos Hernández Valverde(36,66)"
}}
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;;date ="13 February 2010"
;;time ="20:00 UTC+10"
;;team01 ="Northern Fury"
;;score ="2 :1"
;;report="Report"
;;team02 ="Gold Coast United"
;;goals01 ="David Williams(9), Terry Cooke(83)"
;;goals02 ="Joel Porter(62)"
}}
Player statistics
Throughout the 2009–10 campaign, the Fury deployed a total of 27 players, with 10 individuals contributing goals. Two squad members did not participate in any first-team fixtures. Fowler led the team in appearances, taking part in 26 matches and missing just one.
The squad accumulated 29 goals over the season. Fowler was the leading goal scorer, netting 9 times, followed by Daal who scored 5. During the season, Kohler and Talay each received red cards.
- Legend
No. = Player's squad number
Pos = Position on the field
Nat. = Country of origin
Apps = Number of appearances
GK = Goalkeeper
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
FW = Forward
= Yellow card
= Red card
Substitute appearances are indicated in parentheses. Players whose names are struck through and marked † departed during the season.
References
- ↑ Originally scheduled for January 30 but postponed due to heavy rainfall.