2009–10 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory FC
2009–10 season
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
Home colours
Away colours

The 2009–10 season is Perth Glory FC's 5th season since the inception of the A-League and 13th since the club's founding, in 1996. Perth Glory have changed their logo and have for the first time in their A-League history chosen vertical purple and white stripes as their home kit this season.

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Tando Velaphi
2 Australia FW Daniel McBreen
3 Australia DF Jamie Coyne
4 England DF Andy Todd
5 Australia DF Jamie Harnwell
6 Australia DF Chris Coyne
7 Australia MF Jacob Burns (Captain)
8 Netherlands MF Victor Sikora
9 Australia MF Tommy Amphlett
10 Australia MF Wayne Srhoj
11 Serbia FW Branko Jelic
12 Australia DF Scott Neville (Youth)
No. Position Player
13 Australia MF Scott Bulloch
14 Scotland MF Steven McGarry
15 Australia MF Howard Fondyke (Youth)
16 Australia MF Adriano Pellegrino
17 Australia MF Todd Howarth
18 Australia DF Brent Griffiths (Youth)
19 Australia DF Naum Sekulovski
20 Australia GK Aleks Vrteski
21 Australia FW Mile Sterjovski (Marquee)
22 Australia FW Anthony Skorich (Youth)
23 Australia MF Andrija Jukic

Squad changes for 2009–10 season

In:

Out:

Friendlies

Kick off Match Home team Score Away team Venue

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

2009-10 Finals series

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 2010 A-League Finals Series[lower-alpha 2]
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: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ First place qualifies for the 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage.
    Winning the 2010 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2011 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2010 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off.
  2. ↑ First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2010 A-League Finals Series.

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 101112131415161718192021222324252627
6Australia Mile SterjovskiPerth Glory111111
5Serbia Branko JelicPerth Glory2111
5Australia Daniel McBreenPerth Glory1121
4Netherlands Victor SikoraPerth Glory1111
4Australia Wayne SrhojPerth Glory1111
3Australia Jamie HarnwellPerth Glory12
2Australia Adriano PellegrinoPerth Glory11
2Australia Todd HowarthPerth Glory11
2Australia Jacob BurnsPerth Glory2
2Australia Scott BullochPerth Glory11
1Australia Naum SekulovskiPerth Glory1
1Australia Andrija JukicPerth Glory1
1Australia Scott NevillePerth Glory1

Discipline

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

Home attendance

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

References

  1. ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/glory-sign-todd-188611/
  2. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25426407-5000940,00.html?from=public_rss
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  4. ↑ Vrteski back in Glory fold Shayne Hope, www.thewest.com.au, 25 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009
  5. ↑ Sterjovski coup for Glory AAP, www.theworldgame.com.au, 12 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009
  6. ↑ Glory secures a green & gold Coyne Archived 25 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. www.perthglory.com.au, 10 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009
  7. ↑ http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=15&ContentID=156217
  8. ↑ Amaral underwhelms in Glory return Archived 24 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. www.watoday.com.au/, 23 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009
  9. ↑ Sage true to word as Wolverhampton Wanderers Perth bound www.perthnow.com.au, 26 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009
  10. ↑ Glory look for fixture bonanza www.thewest.com.au, 4 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009
  11. ↑ Perth Glory to play in town Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Mandurah Mail, 11 June 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009
  12. ↑ Perth Glory Bunbury bound Bunbury Mail, 27 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009
  13. ↑ "Hyundai A-League 2009/10 Season Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2009.  (2.33 MB) Football Federation Australia, 20 April 2009. Retrieved on 20 April 2009.

See also

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