One of just three teams from the old NSL to appear in the A-League, the Newcastle Jets won their first championship in 2007/08 after beating their great rivals, the Central Coast Mariners, 1-0. The club has since found itself floating around the lower half of the competition and came under severe financial strain in the lead-up to the 2010/11 season. However, the Jets’ short-term future is now secured until at least 2020 after the club was resold to mining magnate Nathan Tinkler, and the club will look to a strong 11/12 season under continuing coach Branko Culina and marquee Jason Culina.
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Heskey re-signs with Newcastle Jets
by AAP, 4 Apr 2013
Former England striker Emile Heskey has agreed to play another A-League season with the Newcastle Jets. The 35-year-old Heskey has agreed in principle to play the 2013-14 season with the Jets and the club says a formal announcement is expected in the next few days. One of the competition’s marquee players this season alongside Sydney [...]
Gary van Egmond’s Jets crash and burn
by John Davidson, 3 Apr 2013
Gary van Egmond sat slumped and defeated in his chair on the Newcastle bench, seemingly resigned to his fate, as the Western Sydney Wanderers romped home to claim the A-League premiership last Friday. Van Egmond’s muted display was an accurate reflection of the game, where the Wanderers never looked in doubt from the opening whistle [...]
Will in debt Tinkler sell the Knights and Jets?
by Chad Bennett, 3 Apr 2013
The imminent sale of Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack Farm horse racing empire might not come as a surprise to many, but what it means for Newcastle’s Knights and Jets clubs remains to be seen. Fairfax Media reported that Tinkler will attempt to sell his entire racing operation, including property and bloodstock, for a figure he hopes [...]
Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers: A-League live scores, blog
by Joe Gorman, 29 Mar 2013 
The history books beckon tonight as the Western Sydney Wanderers travel to Newcastle Jets, just a win or a draw away from closing out the A-League Premiership in their first season. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 5.30pm AEDT. The Wanderers will be kicking themselves after squandering last week’s opportunity to secure the premiership [...]
A-League finalists still undecided
by Laine Clark, 25 Mar 2013
The race for the final two A-League finals vacancies was whittled down to four after Melbourne Heart bowed out with a flat 2-0 loss to Brisbane Roar on Sunday. And the premier’s plate is still up for grabs after Central Coast downed Adelaide United 2-0 at Hindmarsh Stadium on Sunday night. A spirited Roar (32 [...]
Position Vacant: Fifth and sixth spot for Hyundai A-League final
by Daniel Catania, 23 Mar 2013
The five teams in contention for the last two A-League finals spots still up for grabs failed to win last round. Newcastle and Sydney FC got a point, while Melbourne Heart, Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory failed to get a point. There are only four points between the five clubs with two rounds left. Only [...]
Adelaide United vs Newcastle Jets: A-League live scores, blog
by Joe Gorman, 15 Mar 2013
Fourth-placed Adelaide United take on sixth-placed Newcastle Jets tonight at Hindmarsh Stadium, with both sides able to fly under the radar with the attention elsewhere this season. We’ll have minute-by-minute updates from 7.30pm AEDT. Still, with plenty of talent and finals spots up for grabs, this should be an exciting clash. The Reds have settled [...]
Djite to return for Adelaide in A-League
by Steve Larkin, 15 Mar 2013
Adelaide United frontman Bruce Djite will return from injury as the Reds seek to build their finals credentials against Newcastle Jets in Friday night’s A-League clash. Djite, troubled by a groin injury, will likely come from the bench against the Jets at Hindmarsh Stadium. The striker tore a groin muscle on January 11 and returned [...]
Jets suffer blow to A-League finals hopes
by Angela Habashy, 9 Mar 2013
Newcastle’s A-League finals hopes seem in tatters after a late goal from Michael Thwaite gave lowly Perth a 2-1 win on Friday night at Hunter Stadium. The Glory’s new Argentine import Matias Cordoba put the visitors in front and teen striker Adam Taggart pulled one back for the Jets before Thwaite sealed victory in the [...]
Newcastle Jets vs Perth Glory: A-League live scores, blog
by Vince Rugari, 8 Mar 2013
With a month remaining in the A-League season both Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory need three points to keep in the race for the A-League finals. We’ll have live scores from 7.30pm AEDT. After a goalless draw at home to Brisbane and a valuable (and rare) three points away in New Zealand, Jets boss Gary [...]
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