2008–09 Perth Glory FC (women) season

The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory Football Club (W-League)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Perth Glory finished 7th in their W-League season.

Perth Glory (W-League)

2008–09 season
Chairman	Tony Sage
Head Coach	Nicola Williams
W-League	7th
W-League Finals	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Marianna Tabain (4)
Highest home attendance	693 vs. Newcastle Jets (28 December 2008) W-League
Lowest home attendance	479 vs. Canberra United (30 November 2008) W-League
Biggest win	3–1 vs. Adelaide United (A) (19 December 2008) W-League
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Sydney FC (H) (25 October 2008) W-League
Home colours Away colours
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Background

Nicola Williams was appointed the coach of the team, with Tanya Oxtoby captaining.^[1][2][3]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	25 October 2008	28 December 2008	Matchday 1	7th	10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	030.00
Total					10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	030.00

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2008–09 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Queensland Roar (C)	10	8	1	1	27	7	+20	25	Qualification to Finals series
2	Newcastle Jets	10	5	2	3	17	12	+5	17
3	Canberra United	10	4	4	2	14	10	+4	16
4	Sydney FC	10	4	2	4	15	14	+1	14
5	Melbourne Victory	10	4	0	6	13	13	0	12
6	Central Coast Mariners	10	4	0	6	15	20	−5	12
7	Perth Glory	10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	11
8	Adelaide United	10	2	1	7	13	28	−15	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	11	1	2	2	8	13	−5	2	0	3	6	11	−5

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D
Position	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	7
Points	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	7	10	11

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

25 October 2008 1	Perth Glory	0–4	Sydney FC	Perth
13:00 AWST		Report	Khamis 6', 8' Small 39' Garriock 61'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

1 November 2008 2	Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Camilleri 69' Rollason 83', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	May 85'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 832 Referee: Amelia Morris

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

8 November 2008 3	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Karp 47' (pen.) Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Bisby 82'	Report		Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

15 November 2008 4	Perth Glory	3–2	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST	McCallum 25' De Vanna 41' Alagich 56' (o.g.)	Report	Black 90' Cockayne 90+3'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Prue Donohoe

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

23 November 2008 5	Newcastle Jets	4–1	Perth Glory	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT	Pearce 17' Gill 24' Jones 27' Neilson 76'	Report	Tabain 6'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Canberra United

30 November 2008 6	Perth Glory	2–2	Canberra United	Perth
16:00 AWST	D'Ovidio 34' De Vanna 54'	Report	Munoz 81' Sykes 89'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 479 Referee: Lee Corey

Perth Glory v Queensland Roar

7 December 2008 7	Perth Glory	3–5	Queensland Roar	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 7' De Vanna 40' Tabain 45+'	Report	Colthorpe 2' Harch 49' Kellond-Knight 57' Lathma 89' Beutel 90+3'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

13 December 2008 8	Sydney FC	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT		Report	Tabain 64'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sara Hodson

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

19 December 2008 9	Adelaide United	1–3	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Scalzi 90+'	Report	Tabain 52' McCallum 71' D'Ovidio 86'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

28 December 2008 10	Perth Glory	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
15:00 AWST		Report		Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 693 Referee: Lee Corey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Apps	Goals	Ref
1	GK	Kate Stewart	2	0	[4]
2	DF	Stacey Learmont	10	0	[5]
3	DF	Carys Hawkins	10	0	[6]
4	FW	Sam Kerr	7	1	[7]
5	MF	Shannon May	7	1	[8]
6	MF	Katarina Jukic	5	0	[9]
7	FW	Ciara Conway	7	0	[10]
8	DF	Tanya Oxtoby	10	0	[11]
9	MF	Katy Coghlan	4	0	[12]
10	MF	Ella Mastrantonio	7	0	[13]
11	FW	Lisa De Vanna	7	3	[14]
12	MF	Dani Calautti	10	0	[15]
13	MF	Elisa D'Ovidio	10	2	[16]
14	MF	Collette McCallum	10	2	[17]
15	DF	Elle Semmens	3	0	[18]
16	DF	Rachael Smith	3	0	[19]
17	MF	Marianna Tabain	8	4	[20]
18	MF	Shiya Lim	1	0	[21]
19	DF	Emily Dunn	3	0	[22]
20	GK	Maya Diederichsen	3	0	[23]
30	GK	Luisa Marzotto	5	0	[24]

Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2008–09 W-League season

• Coach: Nicola Williams
• Captain: Tanya Oxtoby

Awards

W-League

Award	Player	Ref.
2008–09 Goal of the Year	Marianna Tabain