Family death triggered Ferguson exit
Sir Alex Ferguson says he would have continued as Manchester United manager but for the death of his wife's twin sister.
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League Table & Stats
 Australia A-League
| Home | Away | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Central Coast Marnrs | 21 | +5 | 34 | D0-0 | - | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| 2 | Newcastle Utd Jets | 21 | +4 | 34 | |||||
| 3 | Sydney FC | 21 | +4 | 32 | L0-1 | - | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | +4 | 31 | D1-1 | D1-1 | W1-0 | - | |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 0 | 27 | D2-2 | - | W2-0 | W3-1 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 21 | +2 | 26 | W1-0 | W2-1 | D1-1 | - | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | -7 | 20 | L1-4 | W2-1 | D0-0 | - | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | -12 | 20 | W2-1 | L2-3 | W1-0 | - | |
| Newcastle Utd Jets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
| Played | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Won | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Drawn | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Lost | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 5th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-0-2 | 2-1-3 | 4-1-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 11-8 | 7-10 | 9-4 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 5th |
| Goals scored | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Failed to score | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 1st | 4th | 1st |
| Goals conceded | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 6th | 2nd |
| Goal difference | +4 | -1 | +5 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 7th | 4th | 8th |
| Goal total | 46 | 29 | 17 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 3 | ||
| Home | won last 2 | ||
| Away | won last 2 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-2 | 2-1-2 | 2-1-1 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-4 | 5-5 | 4-2 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 D1-1 |
W2-1 |
W1-0 L0-1 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Newcastle Utd Jets | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian A-League | 2nd | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | .595 |
| Australian A-League Play-Offs | Final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | .750 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | .620 | |