2009–10 Perth Glory FC season

The 2009–10 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 5th time. Perth Glory changed their logo and for the first time in their A-League history chose to include vertical purple and white stripes on their home kit this season.

Perth Glory FC

2009–10 season
Perth vs North Queensland
Chairman	Tony Sage
Manager	David Mitchell
A-League	5th
Top goalscorer	6 goals Mile Sterjovski
Highest home attendance	12,822 v North Queensland 3 October 2009
Lowest home attendance	7,217 v Brisbane 6 December 2009
Average home league attendance	9,205
Biggest win	4–0 v Newcastle United Jets 26 December 2009
Biggest defeat	6–2 v Melbourne Victory 16 January 2010
Home colours Away colours
← 7th – 2008–09 10th – 2010–11 →

Season expectations were very high with Perth Glory's owner Tony Sage allowing manager David Mitchell to sign High calibre players like former Bolton defender Andy Todd and former Ajax midfielder Viktor Sikora who was on loan to Perth from FC Dallas the previous season. The club also managed to secure Socceroos Jacob Burns, Mile Sterjovski and Chris Coyne. Both Sage and Mitchell's intentions were to restore Perth's footballing past and challenge for an A-League finals spot. At one stage of the campaign the Glory were pushing to claim top spot and the league but a run of poor form and injuries cost the team and only managed to hold on to their final league position of 5th which equalled their best A-League finish in 2005–2006.

Perth Glory were knocked out of the A-League finals when they took part in a 1–1 draw against the Wellington Phoenix in Wellington which they lost to penalties and thus ended Perth's best season of the A-League so far.

Current squad for 2009–10 season

A-League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi 2 FW  AUS Daniel McBreen 3 DF  AUS Jamie Coyne 4 DF  ENG Andy Todd 5 DF  AUS Jamie Harnwell 6 DF  AUS Chris Coyne 7 MF  AUS Jacob Burns (Captain) 8 MF  NED Victor Sikora 9 MF  AUS Tommy Amphlett 10 MF  AUS Wayne Srhoj 11 FW  SRB Branko Jelic 12 DF  AUS Scott Neville (Youth)

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  AUS Scott Bulloch 14 MF  SCO Steven McGarry 15 MF  AUS Howard Fondyke (Youth) 16 MF  AUS Adriano Pellegrino 17 MF  AUS Todd Howarth 18 DF  AUS Brent Griffiths (Youth) 19 DF  AUS Naum Sekulovski 20 GK  AUS Aleks Vrteski 21 FW  AUS Mile Sterjovski (Marquee) 22 FW  AUS Anthony Skorich (Youth) 23 MF  AUS Andrija Jukic

Squad changes for 2009–10 season

In:

• Victor Sikora – From FC Dallas
• Andy Todd – From Derby County ^[1]
• Jacob Burns – From FC Unirea Urziceni ^[2]
• Branko Jelic – From Energie Cottbus ^[3]
• Aleks Vrteski – From FK Pobeda ^[4]
• Mile Sterjovski – From Derby County ^[5]
• Chris Coyne – From Colchester United ^[6]
• Todd Howarth – From Perth SC ^[7]

Out:

• James Robinson – To North Queensland Fury
• Nikolai Topor-Stanley – To Newcastle United Jets
• Jason Petkovic – Retired
• Dino Djulbic – To Rot Weiss Ahlen
• Nikita Rukavytsya – To FC Twente
• Nick Rizzo – To Central Coast Mariners
• Hayden Foxe – Released
• Adrian Trinidad – To Persiba Balikpapan
• Mark Lee – Released
• David Tarka – Released
• Josip Magdic – Released
• Frank Juric – Retired
• Eugene Dadi – Released
• Amaral – Nine Match guest player contract completed^[8]

Friendlies

Home team v Away team

Kick off Match

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Inglewood United v Perth Glory

2009-06-16 19:00 UTC+8 1	Inglewood United	0–1	Perth Glory	Clipsal Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
		Report	Jukic 39'	Referee: David Costello

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

2009-06-26 19:30 UTC+9:30 2	Adelaide United	1–0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, South Australia
	Dodd 25'	Report	Brent Griffiths  49'	Attendance: 1,961 Referee: Craig Zetter

Cockburn City v Perth Glory

2009-07-04 14:00 UTC+8 3	Cockburn City	0–7	Perth Glory	Dalmatinac Park, Perth, Western Australia
		Report	Jukic 2 goals Bulloch 3 goals Dadi Taggart

Perth Glory v Wolverhampton

2009-07-10 19:30 UTC+8[9] 4	Perth Glory	0–1	Wolverhampton	ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
		Report	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 2'	Attendance: 11,083 Referee: Craig Zetter

Perth Glory v Fulham

2009-07-15 20:00 UTC+8[10] 5	Perth Glory	0–5	Fulham	ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
	Scott Bulloch  15'	Report	Andrew Johnson 16' Erik Nevland 60,64,68' Andranik 84'	Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury

2009-07-18 15:00 UTC+8[11] 7	Perth Glory	1–0	North Queensland Fury	Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia
	Harnwell 17'	Report		Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Steven Gregory

Perth Glory v Gold Coast United

2009-07-25 15:00 UTC+8[12] 6	Perth Glory	0–1	Gold Coast United	Hands Oval, Bunbury, Western Australia
		Report	Porter 23'	Attendance: 2,985 Referee: David Costello

Home and away season

The 2009–10 A-League season will be played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.^[13]

2009–10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

7 August 2009	Adelaide United	1 : 0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
20:00 UTC+9:30	T. Dodd 30' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 13,847 Referee: Craig Zetter

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

16 August 2009	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+12	Ifill 24' Bertos 85'	Report Summary	Sikora 3'	Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

23 August 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8	Shroj 24' Pellegrino 73'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,398 Referee: Craig Zetter

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

28 August 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Melbourne Victory	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8	Jelić 5', 54'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 9'	Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

4 September 2009	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
20:00 UTC+10	Wilkinson 42' Simon 89'	Report Summary	Sterjovski 82'	Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory v Gold Coast United

13 September 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 2	Gold Coast United	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:00 UTC+8	Jelić 14' Sikora 16'	Report Summary	Burns 53' (o.g.) Smeltz 90+1'	Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

20 September 2009	Brisbane Roar	2 : 4	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10	Henrique 50' C. Coyne 64' (o.g.)	Report Summary	McCloughan 1' (o.g.) Shroj 41' Jelić 61' Reddy 76' (o.g.)	Attendance: 7,367 Referee: Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

25 September 2009	Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Sterjovski 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury

3 October 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 1	North Queensland Fury	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
15:30 UTC+8	Sterjovski 49' (pen.)	Report Summary	Talay  24'  45' Velaphi 70' (o.g.)	Attendance: 12,822 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

9 October 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 0	Adelaide United	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8	Sikora 79' Todd  43'  89'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,482 Referee: Chris Beath

Gold Coast United v Perth Glory

18 October 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 UTC+10	Neville 13' (o.g.) Smeltz 56'	Report Summary	Howarth 55'	Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Matthew Breeze

North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory

24 October 2009	North Queensland Fury	2 : 1	Perth Glory	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10	Fowler 65' Daal 71'	Report Summary	Sikora 25'	Attendance: 6,332 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

1 November 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 2	Melbourne Victory	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Sterjovski 19'	Report Summary	C. Coyne 7' (o.g.) Hernández 67'	Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

8 November 2009	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13	Ifill 82'	Report Summary	Shroj 68'	Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

22 November 2009	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Sydney FC	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Bulloch 57' Jelić 88'	Report Summary		Attendance: 8,932 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

27 November 2009	Central Coast Mariners	0 : 0	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11		Report Summary		Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

6 December 2009	Perth Glory	1 : 1	Brisbane Roar	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Harnwell 78'	Report Summary	DeVere 52'	Attendance: 7,217 Referee: Strebre Delovski

North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory

11 December 2009	North Queensland Fury	1 : 0	Perth Glory	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 UTC+10	Williams 32'	Report Summary		Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

19 January 2010	Adelaide United	2 : 3	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Pantelis 13'  67'  90+6' T. Dodd 52' Fyfe  61'	Report Summary	Burns 63', 69' McBreen 78'	Attendance: 8,904 Referee: Ben Williams

Gold Coast United v Perth Glory

20 December 2009	Gold Coast United	2 : 0	Perth Glory	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 UTC+10	Smeltz 3' Miller 76'	Report Summary		Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

26 December 2009	Perth Glory	4 : 0	Newcastle Jets	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8	Sekulovski 19' Harnwell 24', 69' Sterjovski 36' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,418 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

10 January 2010	Perth Glory	0 : 0	Sydney FC	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8		Report Summary		Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

16 January 2010	Melbourne Victory	6 : 2	Perth Glory	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11	A. Thompson 4' Kruse 12', 26', 39' K. Muscat 81' (pen.) Hernández 83'	Report Summary	Vargas 20' (o.g.) Sterjovski 52'	Attendance: 20,448 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

22 January 2010	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+8	McBreen 23' Howarth 42'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,368 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

31 January 2010	Perth Glory	3 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	McBreen 1', 13' Jukic 45+1'	Report Summary	Kwasnik 49'	Attendance: 8,160 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

7 February 2010	Sydney FC	3 : 2	Perth Glory	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+11	Corica 24' (pen.) Aloisi 48', 87'	Report Summary	Shroj 45+2' McBreen 79'	Attendance: 8,359 Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

13 February 2010	Perth Glory	2 : 0	Brisbane Roar	ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8	Neville 9' Bulloch 73'	Report Summary		Attendance: 8,054 Referee: Peter Green

2009-10 Finals series

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

21 February 2010 Semi-Final 4 v 5	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 1 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 UTC+13	Greenacre 37' McKain  32'  105'	(4-2 pen.) Report Summary	Neville 67'	Attendance: 24,278 Referee: Strebre Delovski
	Penalties
	Ifill Durante T. Brown Caceres		McGarry Sekulovski Bulloch McBreen

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	27	15	3	9	35	23	+12	48	Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	27	14	5	8	47	32	+15	47
3	Gold Coast United	27	13	5	9	39	35	+4	44	Qualification for Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix	27	10	10	7	37	29	+8	40
5	Perth Glory	27	11	6	10	40	34	+6	39
6	Newcastle Jets	27	10	4	13	33	45	−12	34
7	North Queensland Fury	27	8	8	11	29	46	−17	32
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	7	9	11	32	29	+3	30
9	Brisbane Roar	27	8	6	13	32	42	−10	30
10	Adelaide United	27	7	8	12	24	33	−9	29

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Season statistics

(Current as of Round 27)

Leading scorers

Perth Glory A-League Top Scorers

Total	Player	Team	Goals per Round
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
6	Mile Sterjovski	Perth Glory					1			1	1				1								1		1
5	Branko Jelic	Perth Glory				2		1	1								1
5	Daniel McBreen	Perth Glory																			1					1	2	1
4	Victor Sikora	Perth Glory		1				1				1		1
4	Wayne Srhoj	Perth Glory			1				1							1												1
3	Jamie Harnwell	Perth Glory																	1				2
2	Adriano Pellegrino	Perth Glory			1				1
2	Todd Howarth	Perth Glory											1													1
2	Jacob Burns	Perth Glory																			2
2	Scott Bulloch	Perth Glory															1												1
1	Naum Sekulovski	Perth Glory																					1
1	Andrija Jukic	Perth Glory																									1
1	Scott Neville	Perth Glory																											1

Discipline

Name	Cautions	2nd Caution – Send-Off	Send-Offs
Jacob Burns	7	0	0
Wayne Srhoj	6	0	0
Adriano Pellegrino	5	0	0
Chris Coyne	5	0	0
Andy Todd	4	1	0
Victor Sikora	4	0	0
Naum Sekulovski	4	0	0
Mile Sterjovski	3	0	0
Branko Jelic	2	0	0
Jamie Harnwell	2	0	0
Scott Neville	2	0	0
Jamie Coyne	1	0	0
Scott Bulloch	1	0	0
Tando Velaphi	1	0	0
Eugene Dadi	1	0	0
Aleks Vrteski	1	0	0
Daniel McBreen	1	0	0
Steven McGarry	1	0	0
Andrija Jukic	1	0	0

Home attendance

Round	Opponent	Attendance
3	Newcastle Jets	9,398
4	Melbourne Victory	8,057
6	Gold Coast United	9,408
9	North Queensland Fury	12,822
10	Adelaide United	9,482
13	Melbourne Victory	10,035
15	Sydney FC	8,932
17	Brisbane Roar	7,217
21	Newcastle Jets	9,418
22	Sydney FC	9,319
24	Wellington Phoenix	9,368
25	Central Coast Mariners	8,160
27	Brisbane Roar	8,054
	Total attendance	119,670
	Average attendance	9,205