Manly United FC

Neerlandia / Manly Warringah A Dutch club called Neerlandia competed in the 1959 Sydney Federation Division Two, won the premiership and gained entry into the Sydney Federation Division One for 1960. The club changed its name to Manly Warringah from 1960. The side had spent 14 seasons throughout the New South Wales top flight in 1960, 1968, and from 1976 to 1987 before being relegated to Division Two. With the club struggling, it merged with North Shore United in 1991. North Shore United itself was a merger of two clubs Ku-Ring-Gai and North Sydney-Artarmon (for the 1989 season). The Manly-North Shore United merger dissolved after the 1991 NSW Division One season, with Manly merging with Warringah Freshwater. With promotion in 1984 to NSW Division One, the club maintained mid-lower half of the table across their eight-year sojourn in the top flight. Their highest place finish was 5th, achieved in 1991 before merging with Manly for the newly revamped "NSW Super League" in 1992. Manly Warringah Dolphins The merger of Manly-North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater created the Manly Warringah Dolphins at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming NSW Super League season. The club is closely associated with the Manly Warringah Football Association (MWFA), the largest community Football Association in Australia with more than 20,000 players. Divisional History • 2004–2012: NSW Premier League (NSW Tier 1) • 2013–present: National Premier Leagues NSW (NSW Tier 1) Manly Warringah Dolphins • 1992–1996: Super League (NSW Tier 1) • 1997–1999: Division One (NSW Tier 2) • 2000: Super League (NSW Tier 1) • 2001–2004: Winter Super League (NSW Tier 2) ==Lucas Neill Scholarship and Medal==

Between 2006 and 2012 ex-Manly junior Lucas Neill helped provide opportunities for up and coming footballers from his junior club. Each year the scholarship was awarded to a different young player from Manly to trial in Europe. Due to a number of factors including difficulty getting clubs in Europe to provide the opportunity for the players, the scheme was discontinued as Lucas and his advisors looked for a different way to reward the junior players from his junior club. In 2014 the scholarship was re-branded the Lucas Neill Medal and was extended to include ALL junior members of the club, it was determined that there should be two medals awarded each year, in recognition of the advancements in ladies football. The medal is made from Sterling silver and is laser engraved on the front with a photograph of Lucas when he first became captain of Australia in 2007. ==Current Men's squad==

• National Premier Leagues NSW :Men's Club Champions (1): 2016 • National Premier Leagues NSW Grand Finals :Champions (1): 2017 :Runners Up (1): 2022 • Waratah Cup: :Champions (1): 2011 :Runners-up (4): 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016 Manly Warringah Dolphins (1992–2004) • National Premier Leagues NSW :Premiers (1): 1995 :Runners-Up (1): 1992 • National Premier Leagues NSW Grand Finals :Champions (1): 1995, :Runners-Up (0): • National Premier Leagues NSW 2 :Premiers (1): 2004 :Runners-Up (1): 2002 • National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Grand Finals :Champions (1): 2001 :Runners-Up (2): 1994, 2004 ==References==