OUR AWARDS: CRAIG JOHNSTON AND CHERYL SALISBURY
Early Years of Newcastle Football
Football in the Newcastle region has a rich and powerful history. The story preceding the inception of the Newcastle Jets features a series of highs and a catalogue of lows for Clubs which once stood to represent the Novocastrian footballing faithful. Footballing traditions ran deep in the Wallsend and Adamstown suburbs between the 1940s and 1960s. Success was ingrained into the fabric of these local clubs. Wallsend FC was founded in 1887 and has achieved at the state league level. Alf Quill and Pippy Wilknison are some of the names who have etched their way into the history books of Wallsend FC. Adamstown Rosebud was founded in 1889 and have a State Premiership in their trophy cabinet.
Newcastle KB United
In 1977, a new football club was formed, Newcastle KB United. This club would revolutionise the footballing scene in Newcastle and spark an immense response from the community. Newcastle KB United would enter the National Soccer League (NSL) in 1978 and were renowned as a fierce opponent.
In a predominantly white kit, which featured a horizontal emerald top with cinnamon stripes slightly below, Newcastle KB United played in an iconic set of colours. The active support group, The Rowdies would stand behind their team and create an electrifying atmosphere at the Newcastle International Sports Centre. Word would get around the town of Newcastle and soon droves of fans would come out to back their club. Crowd numbers would climb above 10,000 and Newcastle KB United would provide the fans with a showcase of the local footballing talent. Legends such as Colin Curran, Phil Dando and Ken Boden would make their mark in the Steel City.
English footballing legend Sir Bobby Charlton, who made over 600 appearances for Manchester United, would make a singular appearance for Newcastle KB United, with the likes of Craig Johnston also playing a handful of games for the Club in 1978 and 1982. Glory was seemingly destined in Newcastle KB United’s journey; however, financial struggles would be beginning of the end for the club. Local interest and crowd numbers would begin to dwindle over the coming years. Newcastle KB United would fold after a tumultuous few years in 1984.
Newcastle Rosebud United
A new chapter would emerge and an NSL football team in Newcastle would continue. Newcastle Rosebud United formerly known as Adamstown Rosebud would secure their license in the NSL in 1984 off the back of Newcastle KB United’s insolvency. The newly formed Newcastle club would claim the National League Cup title in 1984, with a 1-0 victory over the Melbourne Knights. Newcastle Rosebud United would go on to compete in the NSL for a couple seasons. Come the end of the 1986 NSL season, Newcastle Rosebud United were relegated from the competition which marked a dark period in the Newcastle’s footballing history.
Newcastle Breakers
It would be over five years before Newcastle would have a new challenger in the NSL, with the Newcastle Breakers coming to the fore in 1991 as the new representative club of the region. A town built on its coal industry, the Newcastle Breakers came to resemble and epitomise the working-class Newcastle community. BHP Steel would sit as the major sponsor on the Newcastle Breakers jersey with a mixture of red and blue shaping the primary colours of the kit.
Andy Roberts, Shayne Pryce, Warren Spink and Troy Halpin made their names at the Breakers. The Newcastle Breakers struggled from a competitive standpoint and never reached the finals of the NSL. After several disappointing campaigns and a cloud of financial uncertainty hanging over the Newcastle Breakers, the club would dissolve in 2000 at the turn of the century.
Newcastle United
This would be the impetus to the introduction of Newcastle United in 2000. Businessman Con Constantine was the owner of Newcastle United and on top of the new Club hierarchy. Newcastle United went on to compete in the NSL and was a growing force in the competition. Football in Australia would enter its next phase in 2005 with the A-League becoming the leading footballing competition on the continent. Newcastle United would undertake a remodeling process and alter its public image, badge and icon.
The Formation of the A-League
On November 1 2004, Football Federation Australia announced that the Newcastle United Jets was one of eight franchises to have successfully bid for a place in the newly formed Hyundai A-League
2005/06 Season
After coach Richard Money had assembled his squad which included Newcastle Jets legends-to-be like Matt Thompson and Craig Deans, the Jets played their first ever Hyundai A-League fixture in front of more than 13,000 people at then-Energy Australia Stadium against Adelaide United. It was a 1-0 loss, which meant the Jets first goal in the Hyundai A-League came the following weekend and belonged to Ante Milicic in a 1-1 draw with the Central Coast Mariners. Newcastle’s first Hyundai A-League win came one week later: 2-1 over Sydney FC.
2006/07 Season
Richard Money remained in charge throughout the entirety of the inaugural of the Hyundai A-League season, leading Newcastle to a fourth-place finish but went out in the semi-finals to the Central Coast Mariners. He was let go at the conclusion of the 2005/06 season (April 2006), and Nick Theodorakopoulos was signed as his replacement for the 2006/07 season and beyond. He recruited players, Joel Griffiths in particular, who would be key to Newcastle’s success in the coming years.
Theodorakopoulos’ reign didn’t last long though after he failed to lead the side to a win in its opening seven matches and assistant coach Gary van Egmond was promoted to Head Coach. Although it meant the club was onto it’s third manager in just under six months, van Egmond was able to bring stability and success to the Jets and steer them to a third-place finish in the Hyundai A-League. Newcastle just missed out on a spot in the grand final against Melbourne Victory after going down on penalties to Adelaide United at the last hurdle.
2007/08 Season
Things had been building slowly for the Jets, and it’d all come together in the best way possible in 2007/08. With players such as Adam Griffiths and Jason Hoffman entering the frame, as well as Brazillian striker Mario Jardel, things were coming together nicely. The Jets finished in second place that season after missing out on top spot by a single goal, but the best was yet to come. After being beat 3-2 on aggregate by the Central Coast Mariners in the semi-finals, for the second year running the Jets were in the preliminary final. Tarek Elrich scored his most famous goal in Jets gold against then-Queensland Roar to book Newcastle’s spot in the Hyundai A-League Grand Final.
Relocated to Sydney Football Stadium, more than 55 busloads of Jets fans and thousands more by train and car went down the F3 Freeway to play in the F3 Derby Grand Final – versus the Central Coast Mariners. It was cagey, and it took until the 63rd minute for a goal to come. It came via Mark Bridge who pinched the ball off Tony Vidmar and went on to score. Despite late scares, the Jets triumphed 1-0 and Newcastle had its first ever Hyundai A-League championship.
2008/09 Season
From the highs of 2007/08 to the lows of 2008/09. Just four wins saw Newcastle finish on the bottom of the league for the first time in Hyundai A-League history. The one shining light of the season was the club’s first ever Asian Champions League campaign, where a final-day win over Ulsan Hyundai booked the Jets passage to the Round of 16. Newcastle went down 6-0 to Pohang Steelers in that clash to go out of Asia’s premier tournament.
A highlight of the season was the formation of the Club’s Women’s team. Powered by Matilas legend Cheryl Salisbury and a teenage Emily Van Egmond, the Club would finish their inaugural season in second place, losing their semi-final to Canberra United 1-0.
2009/10 Season
There was off-season change at the club as Gary van Egmond left for a job with the AIS, and former club technical director Branko Culina was named as his replacement in June 2009. His first season, 2009/10, saw the Jets sneak into the finals, where they managed to beat the first hurdle in Gold Coast United on penalties but went down 3-1 to Wellington in extra-time in the minor semi-final to go out of the Finals Series.
Unfortunately, key departures meant that the Women’s team couldn’t carry forward their momentum from the previous season, finishing as wooden spooners with just two draws and eight losses.
2010/11 Season
The 2010/11 season would bring about the biggest shift in the Newcastle Jets sands to that point. Things weren’t good financially at the club, and the FFA made the decision to sell the club to mining magnate billionaire Nathan Tinkler. He had an immediate impact, investing money into the club and bringing the world’s biggest name in football, David Beckham, to Newcastle for a mid-season friendly match against his LA Galaxy. It didn’t translate to results on the pitch however and the Jets missed out on the finals for just the second time in history.
2011/12 Season
The following season began with a bang, with coach Branko Culina and son and marquee man Jason Culina stood down from their roles with the club on the eve of the season’s kick-off. Former Championship winning manager, Gary van Egmond returned to the helm and the squad just missed out on finals after defeat at Sydney on the final day of the 2011/12 season.
2012/13 Season
2012/13 begun with one of the biggest squad overhauls in Jets history: the likes of promising youngsters Scott Neville, Josh Brillante, Craig Goodwin and Adam Taggart all heading to the Jets. The biggest signing was that of a former England international and cult hero, Emile Heskey. He and Ryan Griffiths scored nine goals each, but Newcastle again missed out on the finals with defeat on the final day to the Wanderers meant the margin was just one point.
2013/14 Season
There wasn’t nearly as much transfer activity to kick off the following Jets season, and it took five rounds for Newcastle to win their first match of the season: a 2-1 win in Adelaide. Results weren’t up to par though, and Gary van Egmond was relieved of his duties in mid-January of the 2013/14 season. There were positives though, with the return of club hero Joel Griffiths and Adam Taggart winning the Hyundai A-League Golden Boot at age 20 with sixteen goals.Â
2014/15 Season
Taggart’s magnificent season saw him earn a move to English Championship club Fulham in the offseason prior to the 2014/15 season. There was plenty of experience brought into the club in the form of Adrian Madaschi and Marcos Flores, playing under new boss Phil Stubbins who was in a Hyundai A-League job for the first time. It ended up being a season to forget: just three wins in 27 league matches, best remembered for the mid-season dismissal of a clutch of senior players. Newcastle finished the season on the bottom of the Hyundai A-League ladder.
2015/16 Season
After what had been a long season for Jets fans, it looked like Hyundai A-League football in Newcastle could be all over after Nathan Tinkler attempted to hand in the club’s licence. FFA instead terminated the licence and issued a new one immediately: the new entity still operating as the same Newcastle Jets. A performance review saw Stubbins stood down from the top job, and appointed former Fulham assistant manager Scott Miller as the club’s sixth manager. The 2015/16 season under his reign was always going to be a tough one, and Newcastle missed out on the finals for the fifth season running
2016/17 Season
There were again big moves in the leadership department prior to the 2016/17 season: FFA announced the club had been sold in its entirety to Martin Lee’s Ledman Group and former Gosford Mayor and Central Coast Mariners boss, Lawrie McKinna was appointed as the club’s CEO and club legend Joel Griffiths took up an ambassadorial role which would eventually develop into one as football operations manager.
Midway through the pre-season however, Scott Miller was dismissed and Championship winning assistant manager Mark Jones was signed as the club’s newest manager. The pre-season had seen the signing of players such as Andrew Nabbout and Wayne Brown. After a positive start which saw Newcastle take five points from their opening three matches, the Jets went on to win just four of their next 23 matches to finish bottom of the ladder for the first time and Jones was relieved of his position.
2017/18 Season
This saw the appointment of former Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix boss Ernie Merrick as manager for the 2017/18 season. There was a swag of players brought in, including Daniel Georgievski, Roy O’Donovan, Dimi Petratos and Ronald Vargas who helped get things off to the best possible start with a resounding 5-1 win over the Central Coast Mariners in the opening round of the Hyundai A-League season. They finished well in the regular season too: an 8-2 rout of their F3 rivals in Gosford.
Newcastle enjoyed their best season in recent memory, claiming a record-high 50 points in the league and qualifying for the finals for the first time since the 2009/10 season. The first semi-final was played against Melbourne City in front of nearly 20,000 people at McDonald Jones Stadium. Fans were treated to a special moment, as Riley McGree’s magnificent scorpion kick helped earn the Jets their first Grand Final appearance in nearly ten years. Played in front of a full house at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle weren’t able to complete the fairy tale, going down 1-0 to Melbourne Victory.
2018/19 Season
The Jets 2018/19 season failed to live up to the heights of that was expected from the previous year. A 7th place finish in the Hyundai A-League, as well as a disappointing Round 16 exit in the FFA Cup, was only amplified as the Jets crashed out of the AFC Champions League in its qualifying stage. They were knocked out by Japan’s Kashima Antlers.
While results didn’t go the Jets’ way in season 2018/19, there were still many positives to take from the season. The season was put into perspective with defender Johnny Koutroumbis diagnosed with stage one Thyroid cancer in October. Koutroumbis made an inspirational comeback just three months later in January in a 2-2 draw with Brisbane Roar and shortly after penned a new long-term deal to keep him at the club for the coming seasons.
Another highlight of the 2018/19 season was that of Dimi Pertratos’s ,’Goal of the Season’ contender when the Jets faced the Victory in Geelong in March. Petratos danced his way across from wide right to a more central position, when his left-foot unleashed a venomous effort from well outside the box.
2019/20 Season
The 2019/20 A-League season will be one remembered as the season that was. Disrupted by the Coronavirus crisis, COVID-19 would bring the league to a halt in March of 2020, with all play suspended in the wake of a national lockdown.
Before the 2019/20 season commenced a fair amount of player movement occurred with players such as Roy O’Donovan, Daniel Georgievski and Ronald Vargas leaving the club, while players such as Mariners defender Matthew Millar and Wanderers attacker Nick Fitzgerald joined the Jets along with former Premier League and Ireland international midfielder Wes Hoolahan.
In 2020, the Club and coach Ernie Merrick would part ways. A month later, the Club would appoint Welsh manager Carl Robinson as his successor.
It also saw the return of O’Donovan from Brisbane and new signings; Bernie Ibini, Connor O’Toole and Welsh international Joe Ledley. The Jets would finish the season strongly with 6 wins, 3 draws and just the one loss to finish the season in 8th.
Steve Ugarkovic claimed the A-League Player of the Year award, while Cass Davis claimed the W-League gong.
2020/21 Season
Carl Robinson departed the club during the 2020/21 preseason. Craig Deans was assigned as interim head coach for a third time before being appointed permanent head coach for the remainder of the 2020/21 and the following 2021/22 A-League seasons.
Dimitri Petratos and Bernie Ibini also left the club before the beginning of the 2020/21 campaign which paved the way for the arrivals of Western United attacker Valentino Yuel and Melbourne City’s Ramy Najjarine.
A-League veteran Ali Abbas returned to the club after a stint with Wellington Phoenix, with the Club securing young NPL talents Tete Yengi and Jack Armson on scholarship deals. Luka Pršo soon arrived on a season long loan transfer from Croatian side NK Osijek.
Football Manager Joel Griffiths provided further depth to the squad with the signing of Western United striker, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and loan deals for Syahrian Abimanyu and Liridon Krasniqi.
As a reflection of the Club moving forward, the Jets tied down midfield prospect Angus Thurgate and left-back Connor O’Toole for a further two seasons. Blake Archbold also extended his deal with the Club for a further season, while Lucas Mauragis re-signed for a further two seasons.
Keeper Jack Duncan, also inked a three year extension, while midfielder Jordan O’Doherty arrived mid-year as part of a trade with Western Sydney for Steven Ugarkovic.
Nearing the end of the 2020/21 season, Coach Craig Deans announced he will step down from his position.
Captain Nigel Boogaard announced his retirement at the end of the season, following 16 years in the A-League.
Meanwhile, the club farewelled Roy O’Donovan, Ali Abbas, Lachlan Jackson, Matt Millar and Jack Simmons, while Luka Prso, Ramy Najjarine, Liridon Krasniqi and Syahrian Abimanyu returned to their respective clubs.
Nikolai Topor-Stanley was awarded the A-League Player of the Year award, while Rhianna Pollicina claimed the W-League award.
Under first-year W-League coach, Ash Wilson, the women finished 8th with two wins and one draw.
The men finished the year in 11th spot, with 5 wins and 6 draws. The Club avoided the wooden spoon by knocking off Melbourne City in the final game of the round.
2021/22 Season
The 2021/22 season was a mixed bag for the Club. Whilst the team struggled, missing the finals again as they finished 9th, the team played some entertaining football, boosted by the loan signing of Brazilian magician Daniel Penha, who scored four goals to go with his eleven assists. Georgian striker Beka Mikeltadze also had a big impact, scoring 13 goals. Both Beka and Daniel were named A-League All-Stars at the end of the season, alongside fellow import signing Oliver Boumal. They faced Barcelona FC, losing 3-2. Alongside the All-Stars, the Club signed Arthur Papas to be the new Head Coach, who had previously held various roles across Australia and Asia as both a Head Coach and Assistant Coach. Other notable signings include New Zealand international Dane Ingham, Australian Youth International Kosta Grozos, and A-League stalwart Matthew Jurman.
2022/23 Season
Daniel Penha and Samuel Silvera’s time at the Club ended, as their loan contracts expired. Club legend Ben Kantarovski also retired from professional football, leaving the game as the Clubs most capped player. Archie Goodwin was handed a three-year extension, whilst Jason Hoffman and Kosta Grozos both had their contracts extended by another season.
The Club made several signings throughout the season, inlcuding Brandon O’Niell, Reno Piscopo, Trent Buhagiar, Mark Natta and Jaushua Sotirio. Daniel Stynes and Callum Timmins also joined from Perth Glory. Midway through the season Manabu Saito, Thomas Aquilina and Phil Cancar also joined. It was another tough season for the Jets, as they finished in tenth place.
At the end of the season, the Jets lost several key players, including Beka Mikeltadze, Angus Thurgate and Jack Duncan. Sotirio, Jurman, Saito and Al-Taay also left the club. Arthur Papas also resigned as Head Coach.
2023/24 Season
At the beginning of the season, the Club appointed former Sydney FC Youth Team and Assistant Coach Robert Stanton as the new Head Coach of the A-League Men’s team on a two-year deal. Stanton was quick to use his Sydney FC links to build his squad, signing former Sydney FC Youth players Clayton Taylor and Nathan Grimaldi. Former juniors Jacob Dowse and Lachlan Bayliss were also brought back to the club from Perth Glory and the Central Coast Mariners Youth Team respectively. Zac Bowling was handed a scholarship after impressing at Broadmeadow Magic and Altona Magic, whilst Marconi Stallions striker Justin Vidic was also given a scholarship deal. More experience was also brought in, with Apostolos Stamatelopoulos returning to the Club, whilst Ryan Scott joined from Western United and Jason Berthomier from France.
The Club struggled on the field amid the ownership concerns, as they limped to a 10th place finish, winning just six games. A bright spark from the season was Stamatelopoulos, who scored 17 goals in 25 A-League games, finishing third in the A-League golden boot, as well as earning a call-up to the Socceroos and a move to Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premiership. Club legend Jason Hoffman also retired from professional football as the Clubs most capped player. He soon took up a role within the Clubs commercial team. Archie Goodwin also departed for Adelaide United, amongst a host of other other players who moved elsewhere.
At the conclusion of the season, it was announced that Maverick Sports Partners had taken over the ownership of the club, bringing long-awaited stability and room for growth for the club. Maurice Bisetto was named Executive Director, as well as interim CEO.
2024/25 Season
With stable ownership thanks to Maverick Sports Partners, the Club was able to bring some real quality into the squad. Former Socceroo Aleksandar Šušnjar was brought in to solidify the backline, whilst young attacking weapon Eli Adams was brought in on a three-year deal from Melbourne Victory. Lachlan Rose also made the move to the club, leaving Macarthur FC. Stanton continued to use his Sydney FC connections, bringing in highly rated winger Oscar Fryer, as well as former Sydney FC junior Ben Gibson, who was fresh off a stellar 2024 NPL season with Apia Leichhardt. Matthew Scarcella also joined on loan from Sydney FC. Brazilian winger Wellissol also joined the club. Three youth team players were also rewarded with two-year scholarships. Youth Team captain and defender Ben Van Dorssen, attacking young gun Alex Nunes, and midfield technician Will Dobson.
Before the season got underway, Oscar Fryer was ruled out for the entirety with a devastating ACL injury. The Club struggled through the first half of the season, winning just ten points. Yokohama Marinos legend Kota Mizunuma was brought in midway through the season, as well as Tanzanian international Charles M’Mombwa. Kota made a massive impact, scoring twice and assisting four in his 12 appearances, becoming a cult hero in the process. Tain Drinkwater was also named as the new CEO midway through the season.
The Club managed to improve on the previous season, finishing in 9th position as well as breaking the club record for longest undefeated streak, lasting seven games. At the conclusion of the season, the Club announced a host of departures, including Dane Ingham, Ryan Scott, Phil Cancar, Wellissol, Callum Timmins and Justin Vidic amongst others. Robert Stanton and a large portion of his coaching staff also departed at the end of the season.
2025/26 Season
Socceroos legend and former player Mark Milligan was announced as the new Head Coach. Kota Mizunuma and Daniel Wilmering both had their contracts extended as well. Milligan brought Nick Stavroulakis, Jess Vanstratten and Ruben Zadkovich to fill his coaching staff. The Club were also able to bring in experienced A-League midfielder Max Burgess, as well as AFC Youth Player of the Year Alex Badolato. Joe Shaughnessy, a former team-mate of Milligan, joined from Dundee, whilst James Delianov was also brought in from Adelaide United, Joel Bertolissio from APIA Leichhardt, and Richard Nkomo from the Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Team. Alex Nassiep was also brought in from Western United. The Club also promoted from the Youth Team, with Xavier Bertoncello, Lucas Scicluna and Christian Bracco all being awarded with one year scholarship deals, whilst Max Cooper was signed on a multi-year deal.
The Club started the season strong, winning five games in a row en-route to winning the Australia Cup in an action-packed final against NPL Victoria powerhouse Heidelberg. The Club went down 0-1 in the 8th minute, after Lethlean scored from close range. The deficit lasted less than 15 minutes, after Max Burgess scored to equalise. The game went to extra time, before Oscar Fryer scored a superb curling effort to go up 2-1. Captain Kosta Grozos was sent off for two quick yellows, before Heidelberg’s Johnny Apostolopoulos was also given his marching orders for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity after fouling Alex Nunes. Ben Gibson scored moments after to secure the 3-1 victory, and the Clubs second ever trophy.
The A-League season commenced with a 3-2 loss away to the Central Coast Mariners, as the Jets opened the season with just two wins and five losses from their first seven games, sitting in 11th on the ladder. By the end of 2025, the Club was sitting in 9th with four losses and six wins from the first ten games, before turning their fortunes around with a club record unbeaten streak of ten games, including another club record of eight wins in a row. The unbeaten streak was brought to an end on the 14th of March with a 1-2 loss to Auckland FC at McDonald Jones Stadium. The Club took top spot on the ladder on the 31st of January, a position they would not give up as they finished the season as Minor Premiers for the first time in Club history. Players such as Eli Adams and Clayton Taylor starred on the flanks, whilst Max Burgess played a key role as he shifted into a deeper role in the midfield.
Finals followed, with the Club facing Sydney FC in the two-legged semi-finals. The first match, at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, was a close battle between the two teams, with Sydney slightly edging the stats on the day. Former Jet Stamatelopoulos, now at Sydney FC, opened the scoring for the Sky Blues in the 50th minute. Eli Adams equalised just minutes later following a mazy run from Clayton Taylor, who beat three players before playing it across to Adams. Full-time was blown with the scores at 1-1, setting up a blockbuster clash back in Newcastle.
A crowd of 25,082 crowded into McDonald Jones Stadium for the second leg of the semi-finals. Sydney opened the scoring yet again, as Quispe reacted quickest to a parried shot from Delianov, firing past the helpless keeper into the back of the net. However, right at the end of injury time, Eli Adams scored a sublime side-foot volley to send the Newcastle fans into raptures, and the game to extra time. After a goal-less extra time period, penalties followed. It was heartbreak for the Club, with Sydney prevailing 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
At the conclusion of the season, several key players including Clayton Taylor, Mark Natta and Lachlan Rose departed the Club amongst others. Captain Kosta Grozos also left, whilst Eli Adams departed for a transfer fee to Gamba Osaka.
2026/27 Season
The Club moved to replace their departures. Greek striker Nikos Vergos signed, whilst Jordan Baylis and Oliver Cockle signed scholarship deals. Zane Schreiber arrived from Melbourne City, as well as Will Kennedy from the Mariners. A trio of Sydney FC players also made the move to the Hunter, in forward Patrick Wood, experienced centre-back Alex Grant, and former Premier League winger Joe Lolley. Young forward Oscar Gonzalez also arrived from APIA Leichhardt in the NPL NSW. Several key players also recommitted themselves to the Club, including Joe Shaughnessy, Thomas Aquilina, Alex Nunes and Oscar Fryer.
Club records
| Most appearances | Jason Hoffman – 239 Appearances (181 Starts) |
|---|---|
| Most appearances as captain | Nigel Boogaard – 121 |
| Top goalscorer | Joel Griffiths – 62 (34 in A-League) |
| Most goals in a season | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (2023-24) 17 Goals |
| Biggest win | 8-2 v Central Coast Mariners, Round 27, 14 April 2018 |
| Longest winning streak | Eight – 1 January 2026 to 28 February 2026 |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Ten – 1 January 2026 to 14 March 2026 |
| Largest home crowd | 29,410 v Melbourne Victory, 2018 Hyundai A-League Grand Final |
Newcastle Jets Men’s Top 20 Appearance Makers
*As of 21st May 2026
| Rank | Name *Bold denotes Active Player at the club | Appearances |
| 1 | Jason Hoffman | 239 |
| 2 | Ben Kantarovski | 210 |
| 3 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 202 |
| 4 | Tarek Elrich | 153 |
| 5 | Matt Thompson | 145 |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic | 144 |
| 7 | Jobe Wheelhouse | 141 |
| 8 | Joel Griffiths | 138 |
| 9 | Nigel Boogaard | 128 |
| T-10 | Ben Kennedy | 127 |
| T-10 | Kosta Grozos | 127 |
| 12 | Angus Thurgate | 125 |
| 13 | Adam D’Apuzzo | 122 |
| 14 | Labinot Haliti | 111 |
| 15 | Ryan Griffiths | 108 |
| 16 | Jack Duncan | 99 |
| 17 | Ruben Zadkovich | 97 |
| 18 | Mark Natta | 97 |
| T-19 | John Koutroumbis | 96 |
| T-19 | Esala Masi | 96 |
Newcastle Jets Men’s Top 20 Goal-Scorers
*As of 21st May 2026
| Rank | Name *Bold denotes Active Player at the club | Goals |
| 1 | Joel Griffiths | 62 |
| 2 | Roy O’Donovan | 31 |
| 3 | Ryan Griffiths | 27 |
| T-4 | Dimitri Petratos | 24 |
| T-4 | Clayton Taylor | 24 |
| T-6 | Matt Thompson | 20 |
| T-6 | Eli Adams | 20 |
| T-6 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 20 |
| 9 | Beka Mikeltadze | 19 |
| T-10 | Esala Masi | 18 |
| T-10 | Andrew Nabbout | 18 |
| T-10 | Adam Taggart | 18 |
| 13 | Jason Hoffman | 17 |
| T-14 | Labinot Haliti | 16 |
| T-14 | Lachlan Rose | 16 |
| 16 | Mark Bridge | 14 |
| 17 | Jobe Wheelhouse | 13 |
| T-18 | Michael Bridges | 12 |
| T-18 | Trent Buhagiar | 12 |
| T-20 | Ben Gibson | 11 |
| T-20 | Sasho Petrovski | 11 |
| T-20 | Angus Thurgate | 11 |
| T-20 | Jeremy Brockie | 11 |
Newcastle Jets WoMen’s Top 20 Appearance Makers
*As of 14th May 2026
| Rank | Name *Bold denotes Active Player at the club | Appearances |
| 1 | Cassidy Davis | 185 |
| 2 | Gema Simon | 134 |
| 3 | Tara Andrews | 131 |
| 4 | Lauren Allan | 116 |
| 5 | Hannah Brewer | 103 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Copus-Brown | 102 |
| 7 | Natasha Prior | 71 |
| 8 | Clare Wheeler | 67 |
| T-9 | Emily Van Egmond | 63 |
| T-9 | Rhali Dobson | 63 |
| 11 | Jenna Kingsley | 61 |
| T-12 | Emma Dundas | 60 |
| T-12 | Sophie Hoban | 60 |
| 14 | Claudia Cicco | 58 |
| 15 | Stacey Day | 51 |
| 16 | Josie Wilson | 50 |
| 17 | Claire Coelho | 48 |
| 18 | Lorena Baumann | 47 |
| 19 | Ashlee Brodigan | 46 |
| 20 | Josie Allan | 43 |
| 20 | Lara Gooch | 43 |
Newcastle Jets WoMen’s Top 20 Goal-Scorers
*As of 14th May 2026
| Rank | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Tara Andrews | 45 |
| 2 | Lauren Allan | 24 |
| 3 | Emily Van Egmond | 19 |
| T-4 | Melina Ayres | 14 |
| T-4 | Sarina Bolden | 14 |
| 6 | Katie Stengel | 13 |
| 7 | Arin Wright | 12 |
| 8 | Rhali Dobson | 10 |
| 9 | Jenna Kingsley | 9 |
| T-10 | Gema Simon | 8 |
| T-10 | Tori Huster | 8 |
| T-12 | Sophie Hoban | 7 |
| T-12 | Elizabeth Copus-Brown | 7 |
| T-14 | Cassidy Davis | 6 |
| T-14 | Sheridan Gallagher | 6 |
| T-14 | Kelli Brown | 6 |
| T-14 | Deven Jackson | 6 |
| T-14 | Katie Gill | 6 |
| T-19 | Ashlee Brodigan | 5 |
| T-19 | Lara Gooch | 5 |
| T-19 | Jennifer Hoy | 5 |
| T-19 | Lisa De Vanna | 5 |
