The 2019–20 season was

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' 19th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the

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for the 15th time and

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for the sixth time. On 24 March 2020, the

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announced that the

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season would be postponed until further notice due to the

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and

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, and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.

Players

Transfers

Transfers in

From youth squad

Transfers out

Contract extensions

Technical staff

Newcastle Jets started the season with

Ernie Merrick Ernest Merrick Order of Australia, OAM (born 15 January 1953) is a Scottish-Australian coach, who last managed A-League soccer club Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets. He was released on 6 January 2020. He was the former head coach of the Hong Ko ...

as their head coach. Following bad results and sitting bottom of the table, Merrick was sacked in January 2020 and Newcastle Jets' W-League coach

Craig Deans Craig Deans (born 7 May 1974) is an Australian former soccer player and former head coach of the Newcastle Jets. Playing career Deans was a central defender for multiple Australian clubs, with most of his appearances coming in the National Soc ...

together with Qiang Li were appointed as caretaker coaches. A month later, Jets appointed Welshman

Carl Robinson Carl Philip Robinson (born 13 October 1976) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach at Atlanta United FC. Early life Robinson was born and raised in Llandrindod Wells, ...

as the head coach, signing him on a 3.5 year contract. A week after his appointment, Robinson added

Kenny Miller Kenneth Miller (born 23 December 1979) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, and is currently the assistant coach of Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. Miller, who played as a striker, is one of only five post-war ...

to the coaching staff. In June,

Darren Bazeley Darren Shaun Bazeley (born 5 October 1972) is an English football coach and former player. He played as either a right back or right-sided midfielder. He is currently head coach of the New Zealand team and head coach of the national U-23 and O ...

was added to the coaching staff.

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

FFA Cup

A-League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Disciplinary record

''Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.''

Clean sheets

''Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.''

References

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