Cooks Hill United FC
| Full name | Cooks Hill United FC | ||
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| Nickname | Cookers | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Ground | Newcastle Athletics Field / No.2 Sportrsground | ||
| President | Mitch McPherson | ||
| Head Coach | Jamie Dunning | ||
| League | NPL NNSW | ||
| 2025 | 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | https://www.chufc.com.au/ | ||
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Cooks Hill United FC (CHUFC) is a semi-professional football club based in Cooks Hill, New South Wales. Cooks Hill United FC currently competes in the Northern NSW Football National Premier Leagues NNSW competition; the highest division of the NNSW Football Leagues and the second tier of soccer in Australia.
Cooks Hill United's badge is a detailed, traditional crest-style emblem featuring heraldic influences and strong football and local symbolism.
Upper section: Three brick‑patterned turrets in green and gold, symbolising Australia’s national colours. At the centre is a small Phoenix rendered in red, white, and blue, referencing the earlier Cooks Hill Soccer Club of the 1970s.
Middle left quadrant: A schooner ship, representing Newcastle’s maritime heritage. Middle right quadrant: Depicts the Obelisk, a well-known Cooks Hill and Newcastle landmark. The cinnamon brown and emerald green background elements reference colours used by Newcastle KB United and the official colours of the City of Newcastle.
Lower section: Contains black‑and‑white vertical stripes representing Cooks Hill United FC, along with a stylised football reinforcing the sport and the club’s purpose.
Flanking the shield are two silver heraldic lions in traditional inward-facing poses. Above the shield is a gauntlet formed as a raised fist, with decorative green mantling flowing from it.
Two cyan‑blue banners flow beneath the shield, displaying the club’s name in white lettering and the establishment year of 1997 between them.
The club’s official colours are Black, White and Royal Blue. Black and white reference the colours of Newcastle United (England), reflecting the club founders’ original naming intention and the Royal Blue is inspired by the star featured on the Newcastle Brown Ale logo.
CHUFC's home games for NPL and Zone League are played at the Fearnley Dawes Athletics Centre and No. 2 Sportsground in the suburb of Newcastle West. Cooks Hill Juniors as well as All Age Men's, Women's, Over age divisions etc play at the original home ground of National Park No.4 Games are also played across from No.4 over Cottage Creek on National Park No.6