Cooks Hill United FC

Cooks Hill United FC is a semi-professional football club based in Cooks Hill in the Hunter Region, New South Wales. Cooks Hill United currently competes in the Northern NSW Football Northern NSW State League Division 1 competition.

Cooks Hill United FC
Full nameCooks Hill United FC
Nickname(s)Cookers
Founded1997
GroundNewcastle Athletics Field
Coordinates32°55′49.7″S 151°45′33.4″E
PresidentMatt Helinski
Head CoachDoug West
LeagueNorthern NSW State League Division 1
20205th
WebsiteClub website

The Northern League 1 Division is the second tier of football in NNSW below the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.

Former Newcastle Breakers and Socceroos striker Warren Spink was appointed head coach for Cooks Hill United in their inaugural year in NewFM for 2015. He was confident of achieving promotion to the Northern NSW National Premier League within three seasons.[1]

Former Adamstown Rosebud FC Coach Graham Law was appointed head coach for Cooks Hill United for 2017.[2] Graham led Cooks Hill United FC to 3 consecutive Northern League Division 1 Premierships from 2017 to 2019. On the back of this success, the club applied for admission to the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. After this application was unsuccessful Graham Law resigned in order to pursue management opportunities at NPL level.

Former Newcastle Breakers & Hamilton Olympic NPL player Doug West has been appointed head coach for Cooks Hill United for 2020.

Committee
  • Matt Helinski - President
  • Jeff Evans - Vice President (Senior Football)
  • Di Spurway - Secretary
  • Jonathan Mitchison - Treasurer

2020 First team 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 Adam Gunster
2 DF  ENG Stephen Bramley
3 DF  GRE Tom Liolio
4 DF  AUS Alex Gillespie
5 MF  AUS Daniel Clements
6 MF  AUS Daniel Johnson
7 MF  AUS Ethan Vince
8 MF  AUS Ash Balcomb
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  AUS Matt Williams
10 FW  AUS Sam Marr
11 FW  AUS Nick Russell
12 DF  AUS Boaz Moir
13 DF  ENG Tyler Curran
14 MF  AUS Dan Saul
15 FW  AUS Roger Dowdell
17 MF  ITA Daniel Yaxley

References
  1. "Cooks Hill aims for the top with Warren Spink". theherald.com.au/. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. "Graham Law joins CHUFC". Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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