2013–14 Perth Glory FC season

For the W-League team's 2013–14 season, see 2013–14 Perth Glory W-League season.

The 2013–14 Perth Glory FC season was the club's ninth season in the A-League and its 17th season since its establishment. It was Alistair Edwards' first full season in charge after the sacking of Ian Ferguson; however, he was subsequently sacked as Manager on 17 December 2013, and replaced on an interim basis by Kenny Lowe.

Perth Glory FC

2013–14 season
Chairman	Tony Sage
Head coach	Alistair Edwards (until 17 December 2013) Kenny Lowe (from 20 December 2013)
Stadium	nib Stadium, Perth (20,441)
A-League	8th
Top goalscorer	Shane Smeltz, Steven McGarry (4)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Players

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 2 DF  AUS Jack Clisby 3 MF  AUS Brandon O'Neill (Youth) 4 MF  AUS Ryan Edwards (On loan from Reading) 5 MF  AUS Rostyn Griffiths 6 MF  AUS Cameron Edwards 7 MF  AUS Jacob Burns (Captain) 8 MF  SRB Nebojša Marinković 9 FW  NZL Shane Smeltz 10 FW  AUS Jamie Maclaren (Youth) 11 MF  AUS Adrian Zahra 13 MF  AUS Travis Dodd 14 MF  SCO Steven McGarry 16 FW  BRA Sidnei 17 FW  AUS Chris Harold

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  AUS Jack Duncan (Youth) 19 DF  AUS Joshua Risdon 20 MF  AUS Daniel De Silva (Youth) 21 DF  AUS Scott Jamieson 23 DF  AUS Michael Thwaite (Vice Captain) 24 DF  MAS Matthew Davies (Youth) 25 DF  AUS Riley Woodcock (Youth) 26 FW  AUS Harry O'Brien 27 MF  AUS Dean Evans (3-month injury replacement) 28 FW  LTU Darvydas Šernas (On loan from Gaziantepspor) 30 GK  AUS Devon Spence (Youth) 36 DF  FRA William Gallas 39 GK  AUS Luke Radonich

Transfers

Winter

In

Player	From†	Transfer Price
Cameron Edwards	Melbourne Heart	Free[1]
Isaka Cernak	Wellington Phoenix	Free
Jack Duncan	Newcastle Jets	Free[1]
Matthew Davies	Perth Glory Youth	Promotion
Daniel De Silva	Perth Glory Youth	Promotion
Riley Woodcock	Perth Glory Youth	Promotion
Jamie Maclaren	Blackburn Rovers	Free[2]
Ryo Nagai	Cerezo Osaka	Loan[3]
Sidnei	Free agent	[4]
Ryan Edwards	Reading	Loan[4]
Ljubo Miličević	Melbourne Knights	[5]
Dean Evans	Free agent	Injury Replacement[6]
William Gallas	Free agent	[7]

Out

Player	To†	Transfer Price
Matías Córdoba	Oriente Petrolero	Free
Dean Heffernan	Western Sydney Wanderers	Release[8][9]
Evan Berger	Marconi Stallions	Release[8]
Nick Ward	Free agent	Release[8]
Lewis Italiano	Wellington Phoenix	Release[8][10]
Liam Miller	Brisbane Roar	Free[11]
Storm Roux	Central Coast Mariners	Free[12]
Neil Young	–	Release
Ljubo Miličević	–	Release[13]
Steve Pantelidis	Selangor FA	Free[14]

Summer

In

Player	From†	Transfer Price
Darvydas Šernas	Gaziantepspor	Loan until end of season[15]
Nebojša Marinković	Free agent	[16]
Rostyn Griffiths	Guangzhou R&F	[17]

Out

Player	To†	Transfer Price
Ryo Nagai	Cerezo Osaka	Termination of Loan[18]
Isaka Cernak	Central Coast Mariners	Free[19]
Ndumba Makeche	FELDA United	Free[20]
Danny Vukovic	Vegalta Sendai	Loan[21]

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	—	8th	13 October 2013	13 April 2014
National Youth League	—	—	9th	26 October 2013	1 March 2014
National Premier League	—	10th		8 March 2014	23 August 2014

A-League

Main article: 2013–14 A-League

Pre-season

Kwinana United v Perth Glory

6 July 2013 Friendly	Kwinana United	0–3	Perth Glory	Perth
Saturday 14:00 AWST		Report	Sidnei 16' McGarry 48' Smeltz 75'	Stadium: Kelly Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Trent Fleskens

Gosnells City v Perth Glory

13 July 2013 Friendly	Gosnells City	1–9	Perth Glory	Perth
Saturday 15:00 AWST	D. Francis 25'	Report	B. O'Neill 2' Nagai 4' Sidnei 13' Jamieson 30' Logue 39' (o.g.) Makeche 48', 65' Zahra 58' Harold 75'	Stadium: Walter Padbury Reserve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: David Bruce

Mpumalanga Black Aces v Perth Glory

25 July 2013 South Africa Tour	Mpumalanga Black Aces	1–0	Perth Glory	Nelspruit
	69'	Report		Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

University of Pretoria v Perth Glory

28 July 2013 South Africa Tour	University of Pretoria	2–0	Perth Glory	Pretoria
	Selolwane ?' Tarumbwa ?'	Report

SuperSport United v Perth Glory

31 July 2013 South Africa Tour	SuperSport United	2–0	Perth Glory	Pretoria
15:00	Khumalo ?' Nkoana ?'	Report		Stadium: Groenkloof Campus

Darul Takzim v Perth Glory

14 August 2013 Friendly	Darul Takzim	0–2	Perth Glory	Johor Bahru
		Report	McGarry 35' (pen.) Makeche 90+3'	Stadium: Larkin Stadium Attendance: 30,000

WA State Team v Perth Glory

21 August 2013 Call To Arms Cup	WA State Team	1–3	Perth Glory	Perth
	G. Knight 2'	Report	McGarry 50' (pen.) De Silva 82' Makeche 88'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Referee: David Bruce

Cockburn City v Perth Glory

25 August 2013 Friendly	Cockburn City	0–7	Perth Glory	Perth
Sunday 14:00 AWST		Report	Miličević 1' Nagai 20', 47' Sidnei 29', 59' O'Brien 68', 79'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park

Stirling Lions v Perth Glory

4 September 2013 Friendly	Stirling Lions	0–4	Perth Glory	Perth
Wednesday 19:00 AWST		Report	Miličević 31' R. Edwards 35' Maclaren 71' Zahra 87'	Stadium: Macedonia Park Referee: David Bruce

Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart

11 September 2013 Friendly	Perth Glory	1–0	Melbourne Heart	Perth
Wednesday 15:30 AWST	Maclaren 9'	Report		Stadium: Intiga Stadium

Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart

14 September 2013 Friendly	Perth Glory	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Mandurah
Saturday 15:00 AWST	McGarry 88'	Report	Kewell 84'	Stadium: Hyundai Stadium

Northern All Stars v Perth Glory

18 September 2013 Friendly	Northern All Stars	1–3	Perth Glory	Joondalup
Wednesday 16:00 AWST	Stynes 17' (pen.)	Report	Burns 7' Maclaren 8', 42'	Stadium: ECU Joondalup Sport Complex Referee: Adam Fielding

WA State Amateur Team v Perth Glory

25 September 2013 Friendly	WA State Amateur Team	1–2	Perth Glory	Perth
Wednesday 19:00 AWST	Kelly 68'	Report	Marulanda 18' McGarry 21'	Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve Referee: Trent Fleskens

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

29 September 2013 Friendly	Sydney FC	0–3	Perth Glory	Sydney
Sunday 16:00 AEST		Report	Maclaren 15', 89' Sidnei 48'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Alan Milliner

Friendlies

Perth Glory v FELDA United

10 December 2013	Perth Glory	9–0	FELDA United	Perth
Tuesday 17:00 AWST	Makeche 17', 32', 34' Maclaren 39' Sam 64', 86' J. Burns 70' (pen.) Zahra 73' O'Neill 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: David Bruce

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	16	4	7	43	25	+18	52	Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	11	9	7	34	29	+5	42
3	Central Coast Mariners	27	12	6	9	33	36	−3	42	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a]
4	Melbourne Victory	27	11	8	8	42	43	−1	41	Qualification for Finals series
5	Sydney FC	27	12	3	12	40	38	+2	39
6	Adelaide United	27	10	8	9	45	36	+9	38
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	6	11	34	34	0	36
8	Perth Glory	27	7	7	13	28	37	−9	28
9	Wellington Phoenix[b]	27	7	7	13	36	51	−15	28
10	Melbourne Heart	27	6	8	13	36	42	−6	26

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

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
27	7	7	13	28	36	−8	28	6	4	3	18	11	+7	1	3	10	10	25	−15

Last updated: 13 April 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

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
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	L
Position	9	9	6	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

13 October 2013 1	Adelaide United	3–1	Perth Glory	Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT	Jerónimo 9', 25' F. Ferreira 64' Isaías  40'  65' Boogaard  53'  79'	Report	Nagai 11'	Attendance: 10,320 Referee: Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

20 October 2013 2	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Perth Glory	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 15:00 AEDT		Report		Attendance: 12,383 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart

27 October 2013 3	Perth Glory	1–0	Melbourne Heart	nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 14:00 AWST	Maclaren 51'	Report		Attendance: 13,856 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

2 November 2013 4	Perth Glory	1–0	Sydney FC	nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 14:30 AWST	McGarry 9' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 10,613 Referee: Ben Williams

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

9 November 2013 5	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Perth Glory	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday 17:00 NZDT	Durante 4'	Report	Nagai 29'	Attendance: 9,671 Referee: Alan Milliner

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

16 November 2013 6	Perth Glory	1–1	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 14:30 AWST	Harold 69'	Report	Malik 52'	Attendance: 8,574 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

23 November 2013 7	Perth Glory	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 18:45 AWST	Maclaren 25'	Report	McGlinchey 35' Duke 90+3'	Attendance: 8,923 Referee: Adam Kersey

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

30 November 2013 8	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 16:30 AEST	Berisha 57'	Report		Attendance: 12,308 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

6 December 2013 9	Perth Glory	4–2	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST	Sidnei 16', 90+1' Thwaite 60' Zahra 82'	Report	Huysegems 36' Ifill 49'	Attendance: 8,232 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

13 December 2013 10	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Perth Glory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:30 AEDT	Traoré 36' Finkler 90'	Report		Attendance: 17,008 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

21 December 2013 11	Perth Glory	0–0	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 18:30 AWST		Report		Attendance: 9,436 Referee: Alan Milliner

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

31 December 2013 12	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Tuesday 19:30 AEDT	Sainsbury 11' McGlinchey 90+6'	Report	McGarry 83' (pen.) J. Burns  89'  90+4'	Attendance: 12,919 Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

4 January 2014 13	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Perth Glory	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 17:30 AEDT		Report	Harold 38'	Attendance: 11,966 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart

10 January 2014 14	Perth Glory	3–0	Melbourne Heart	nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST	Zahra 64' Smeltz 86', 89'	Report	Macallister  75'  81'	Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

17 January 2014 15	Perth Glory	0–0	Brisbane Roar	nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST		Report	Berisha  2'  32'	Attendance: 11,026 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

26 January 2014 16	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–1	Perth Glory	Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Sunday 19:00 AEDT	Šantalab 28' Mooy 35' Bridge 71' (pen.)	Report	Smeltz 56'	Attendance: 14,111 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

31 January 2014 17	Perth Glory	1–1	Melbourne Victory	nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST	Šernas 50'	Report	Finkler 37' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,151 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory

9 February 2014 18	Melbourne Heart	2–1	Perth Glory	Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Sunday 17:00 AEDT	Kisnorbo 51' Williams 81'	Report	McGarry 73'	Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

15 February 2014 19	Sydney FC	2–1	Perth Glory	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 17:30 AEDT	Despotović 17' Antonis 64' Calver  50'  89'	Report	Ro. Griffiths 67'	Attendance: 11,160 Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

22 February 2014 20	Perth Glory	0–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 18:30 AWST		Report	Poljak 12' Jurić 70'	Attendance: 8,543 Referee: Shaun Evans

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

28 February 2014 21	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Perth Glory	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Friday 19:00 AEST	Franjić 56' Miller 80' Broich 85'	Report	Smeltz 90+1'	Attendance: 10,896 Referee: Ben Williams

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

9 March 2014 22	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT	Cunningham 85'	Report	Gallas 34'	Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

15 March 2014 23	Perth Glory	1–2	Melbourne Victory	nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 19:15 AWST	Milligan 27' (o.g.)	Report	Milligan 40' (pen.) A. Thompson 90'	Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Shaun Evans

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

23 March 2014 24	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–0	Perth Glory	Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Sunday 17:00 AEDT	Polenz 42' Bridge 61' Jurić 78'	Report		Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Tim McGilchrist

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

29 March 2014 25	Perth Glory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 18:30 AWST	Marinković 84' Harold 86'	Report	Taggart 62'	Attendance: 5,837 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

5 April 2014 26	Perth Glory	3–1	Central Coast Mariners	nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 18:30 AWST	McGarry 8' (pen.) Sidnei 71' Anderson 86' (o.g.)	Report	Fitzgerald 19' (pen.)	Attendance: 11,127 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

13 April 2014 27	Sydney FC	2–1	Perth Glory	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 17:00 AEST	Antonis 38' Garcia 90+3'	Report	Ro. Griffiths 45+1'	Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

League Goalscorers per Round

Total	Player		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
4		Shane Smeltz														2		1					1
		Steven McGarry				1								1						1								1
3		Chris Harold						1							1												1
		Sidnei									2																	1
2		Ryo Nagai	1				1
		Jamie Maclaren			1				1
		Adrian Zahra									1					1
		Rostyn Griffiths																			1								1
	–	Own goal																							1			1
1		Michael Thwaite									1
		Darvydas Šernas																	1
		William Gallas																						1
		Nebojša Marinković																									1
28	TOTAL		1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	3	1

Awards

• Player of the Week (Round 9) – Sidnei Sciola^[22]