{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Maitland FC | image = Maitland_FC_logo.jpg | fullname = Maitland Football Club | nickname = Magpies | founded = 1961 | ground = Cooks Square Park,<br />East Maitland | coordinates = {{coord|32|45|6.8|S|151|34|55.05|E|display=it}} | capacity = 350 seating | chrtitle = President | chairman= Steve Good | mgrtitle = Head Coach | manager = Mick Bolch | league = {{Australian soccer updater|Maitland}} | season = {{Australian soccer updater|Maitland2}} | position = {{Australian soccer updater|Maitland3}} | website = http://www.maitlandfc.com.au | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _chevron_black | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = _whitesides2 | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = 000000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = | }} '''Maitland Football Club''', commonly known as '''Maitland FC''', or simply as '''Maitland''', is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in East Maitland, a suburb of Maitland, New South Wales.

==History== In 2014, Maitland FC were premiers in the Northern NSW State League Division 1. The premiership resulted in Maitland being promoted back to the top tier of Northern NSW Football, now known as National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, for the first time since 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2493463/magpies-soar-into-top-flight/?cs=306 | title=Magpies soar into top flight | access-date=30 April 2024 | archive-date=30 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430213949/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2493463/magpies-soar-into-top-flight/?cs=306 | url-status=live }}</ref> Maitland capped off a successful 2014 by winning the Grand Final 3–1 against Valentine FC in extra time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2541735/magpies-score-dramatic-3-1-grand-final-win-photos/ |title=Magpies score dramatic 3-1 grand final win: PHOTOS &#124; the Maitland Mercury |access-date=2014-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140908011411/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2541735/magpies-score-dramatic-3-1-grand-final-win-photos/ |archive-date=2014-09-08 }}</ref>

Ben Martin was the highest goal scorer in the league in 2013 with 30 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=0-8304-0-233951-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Goals|title=Competition Stats for NewFM 1st Division - 1st Grade|access-date=8 September 2014|archive-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908090105/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=0-8304-0-233951-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Goals|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, he was again the highest goal scorer with 24 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=1-8304-113364-273973-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Goals|title=Competition Stats for NewFM 1st Division - 1st Grade|access-date=18 August 2014|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125508/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=1-8304-113364-273973-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Goals|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019 Maitland won the Northern NSW NPL premiership qualifying them for the NPL Finals. In the quarter finals they defeated the Tasmanian champions Devonport City. They progressed through the preliminary rounds of the FFA Cup with wins against Swansea, Charlestown City Blues, Boambee Bombers and Hamilton Olympic. This qualified them for the FFA Cup proper where in the Round of 32 they lost 2–0 at home to the A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

In 2021 Maitland added Junior Development Leagues (JDL, formerly SAP) and Women's Premier League (WPL) squads, and has more than doubled in size. In their inaugural season, the WPL Senior squad took out the 2021 Women's State Cup, coached by Keelan Hamilton.

== Current squad ==

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Connor GOAT Butchard}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Alex Read}} {{fs player|no=|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Braedyn Crowley}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Charles Cox}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Flynn Goodman}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=James Thompson}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Joel Clissold}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Lachlan Webb}} {{fs player|no=|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Damon Green}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=Paul Bitz}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Sean Pratt}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Tom Davies}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Isaac Collins}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=Takudzwa Tarrel Chisunga}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Taylor Pate}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Tyran Cousins}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Tyrell Paulson}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Will Mcfarlane}} {{fs player|no=|nat=AUS|pos=|name=Jackson Burston}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Daniel Shafer}} {{fs end}}

==FFA Cup results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season!! Round !! Home team (tier) !! Score !! Away team (tier) |- | 2014|| Northern NSW Preliminary Round 1 Southern Zone || '''South Cardiff''' (2) || 1–1 (6–5 pens) || Maitland FC (3) |- | 2015|| Preliminary Round 3: Northern NSW&nbsp;– Southern Zone || Cooks Hill United (3) || 0–8 || '''Maitland FC''' (2) |- | 2015|| Preliminary Round 4: Northern NSW&nbsp;– Southern Zone || '''Charlestown City Blues''' (2) || 3–2 || Maitland FC (2) |- | 2016|| Preliminary Round 3: Northern NSW&nbsp;– Southern Zone || Hunter Simba (6) || 1–8 || '''Maitland FC''' (2) |- | 2016|| Preliminary Round 4: Northern NSW&nbsp;– Southern Zone || '''Adamstown Rosebud''' (2) || 2–1 || Maitland FC (2) |- |}

==Honours== *'''National Premier Leagues Northern NSW''' / '''Northern NSW Division One''' :Premiers (3): 1980, 2019, 2022 :Champions (1): 1980 *'''Northern NSW State League Division 1''' (Tier 2) :Premiers (1): 2014 :Champions (1): 2009, 2014

*'''Northern NSW NPL Women's''' :Premiers (1): 2024

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.maitlandfc.com.au/ Maitland FC website]

{{National Premier Leagues Northern NSW}} {{NNSWSF SSL Clubs}}

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