Cooks Hill United FC
| Full name | Cooks Hill United FC | |
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| Nickname | Cookers | |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Ground | Newcastle Athletics Field / No.2 Sportrsground | |
| Coordinates | 32°55′49.7″S 151°45′33.4″E / 32.930472°S 151.759278°E | |
| President | Mitch McPherson | |
| Head Coach | Jamie Dunning | |
| League | NPL NNSW | |
| 2025 | 9th of 12 | |
| Website | https://www.chufc.com.au/ | |
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Cooks Hill United FC is a semi-professional football club based in Cooks Hill, New South Wales. Cooks Hill United FC currently competes in the Northern NSW Football National Premier Leagues NNSW competition; the second tier of soccer in Australia. Its home games are played at the Fearnley Dawes Athletics Centre and No. 2 Sportsground in the suburb of Newcastle West.
History
In December 1997 at the Commonwealth Hotel, Cooks Hill, Cooks Hill United Football Club officially became a sporting organisation.
Amidst the buzz of the '98 World Cup, three All Age teams were registered in the local Newcastle competition and became the first representatives of the black & white stripes.[1]
The 1999 season was the inaugural year for both the Cooks Hill Juniors and the Cooks Hill Women’s and in 2000 Cooks Hill FC entered the Inter District competition for the first time, competing in I.D.3's
In 2005 the Cooks Hill Women won the double and the Men were promoted to I.D.2's.
In 2010 Cooks Hill Men’s were promoted to the top Inter District competition with the full amalgamation of Cooks Hill Juniors with the Seniors occurring not long after.
The club entered the Northern League 1 Division from 2015–2021
In 2022 Cooks Hill were promoted into the NNSW National Premier League.[2] Craig Deans was appointed Technical Director in June of this year as well.[3]
In June 2025 CHUFC advanced to the Australia Cup Round of 32 for the first time. A 2-3 victory against Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC saw them progress to the round of 16. CHUFC faced the Newcastle Jets at No2 Sportsground on Wed 13 August 2025 in front of a ground record crowd of 4,256, beaten 5-0.[4]
Honours
Northern League 1
Premiers - 2017, 2018, 2019
Champions - 2017
Northern NSW State Cup
Winners - 2025
Australia Cup
| Year | Opponent | Venue | Result | |
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| 2025 | Round of 32 | Adelaide Croatia | Croatian Sports Centre, Adelaide | W 3 - 2 |
| Round of 16 | Newcastle Jets | No.2 Sportsground | L 5 - 0 |
Coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Division | Honours |
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| 2015 - 2016 | Warren Spink | Northern League 1 | |
| 2017 - 2019 | Graham Law | Northern League 1 | Premiers - 2017, 2018, 2019 Champions 2017 |
| 2020 | Doug West | Northern League 1 | |
| 2021 - 2022 | David Tanchevski | Northern League 1 / NNSW NPL | |
| 2023 - 2025 | Chris Zoricich | NNSW NPL | NNNSW State Cup - 2025 |
| 2026–Present | Jamie Dunning | NNSW NPL |
Divisional History
| Seasons | Division |
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| 2000 - 2010 | NNSW Inter District |
| 2011 - 2014 | NNSW Zone League |
| 2015 - 2021 | Northern League 1 |
| 2022–Present | NNSW NPL |
Committee
- Mitch McPherson - President
- Ant Courtman - Vice President - Premier Football
- Brendan McManus and Fiona Robinson - Vice Presidents - Junior Community Football
- Matt Helinski - Secretary
- Di Spurway - NPL Administrator and Committee Member
- Louise Stanger - Events Coordinator and Committee Member
- John Bowlder - Treasurer
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Club Story - Cooks Hill United Football Club". www.chufc.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (15 July 2021). "Cooks Hill to join Northern NSW NPL in 2022". www.newcastleherald.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Craig Deans unveiled as technical director of Cooks Hill United Football Club". Newcastle Herald. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Cooks Hill and Weston into Australia Cup Round of 32". NBN News. Retrieved 13 June 2025.