2003–04 Perth Glory SC season

The 2003–04 Perth Glory SC season was the club's eighth season since its establishment in 1996, and its final season in the National Soccer League (NSL). Perth Glory finished top of the league and were crowned champions after defeating Parramatta Power in the 2004 NSL Grand Final.

Perth Glory
2003–04 season
OwnerNick Tana
Head coachMich d'Avray
StadiumMembers Equity Stadium
Arena Joondalup
Subiaco Oval
National Soccer LeaguePremier (1st)
Finals seriesChampion
Top goalscorerLeague: Damian Mori (14)[1]
All: Damian Mori (16)[1]
Highest home attendance12,624 (regular season)
17,524 (finals)
Lowest home attendance6,801

Review and events

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Stadium

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A redevelopment of Perth Oval, known as Member's Equity Stadium at the time, forced the Glory to play two home matches at Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth. The unavailability of Perth Oval in the opening rounds led the Glory to play the majority of the first half of the season playing away. From the opening of the renovated stadium in round 12, Perth Glory only played four matches away until round 26.[2][3][4][5] For the preliminary final, Glory used Subiaco Oval, which had hosted three previous NSL grand finals.[6][7]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory (C) 24 18 3 3 56 22 +34 57 Qualification to Finals series
2 Parramatta Power 24 16 3 5 58 30 +28 51
3 Adelaide United 24 11 7 6 28 25 +3 40
4 Marconi Stallions 24 10 8 6 29 25 +4 38
5 South Melbourne 24 11 4 9 39 21 +18 37
6 Brisbane Strikers 24 9 5 10 28 33 −5 32
7 Northern Spirit 24 9 3 12 31 33 −2 30
8 Sydney Olympic 24 7 8 9 26 31 −5 29
9 Wollongong Wolves 24 8 5 11 34 41 −7 29
10 Sydney United 24 7 8 9 18 25 −7 29
11 Newcastle United 24 6 6 12 18 33 −15 24
12 Melbourne Knights 24 6 5 13 21 41 −20 23
13 Football Kingz 24 4 3 17 25 51 −26 15
Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions

Home and away season

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28 September 2003 Round 2 Perth Glory 3–0 Melbourne Knights Arena Joondalup
Mori   82',
Pondeljak   87',
Caceres   88'
Report[8] Attendance: 9,780
Referee: Eddie Lennie
4 October 2003 Round 3 Brisbane Strikers 0–0 Perth Glory Perry Park
Report Attendance: 3,042
Referee: Peter Green
12 October 2003 Round 4 Football Kingz 1–3 Perth Glory Ericsson Stadium
Ngata   64' Report Despotovski   48',
Pondeljak   57',
Mori   67'
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: D. Rugg
19 October 2003 Round 5 Northern Spirit 3–5 Perth Glory Pittwater Park
O'Sullivan   6', 34',
Osman   38'
Report[9] Pondeljak   11',
Mori   12',
Despotovski   14',
Hassell   43', 48'
Attendance: 2,867
Referee: Matthew Breeze
26 October 2003 Round 6 Sydney Olympic 0–2 Perth Glory OKI Jubilee Stadium
Report Mori   37', 76' Attendance: 3,383
Referee: S. Pryzdacz
2 November 2003 Round 7 Parramatta Power 6–0 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium
Milicic   8', 37', 44',
Buonavoglia   29', 49',
Colosimo   90'
Report Attendance: 2,639
Referee: Matthew Breeze
9 November 2003 Round 8 Perth Glory 1–0 South Melbourne Arena Joondalup
Despotovski   62' (pen.) Report[10] Attendance: 7,356
Referee: S. Micallef
16 November 2003 Round 9 Adelaide United 1–4 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium
Kemp   19' Report Pondeljak   15', 92',
Mori   16',
Despotovski   49'
Attendance: 13,096
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 November 2003 Round 10 Wollongong Wolves 2–1 Perth Glory WIN Stadium
Young   3',
Nwaogazi   54'
Report Mori   69' Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Peter Green
28 November 2003 Round 11 Newcastle United 1–0 Perth Glory Energy Australia Stadium
Masi   82' Report Attendance: 2,976
Referee: S. Micallef
2 February 2004 Round 12 Perth Glory 2–0 Sydney United Perth
Mori   20',
Mrdja   81'
Report Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 6,801
Referee: Matthew Breeze
10 December 2003 Round 13 Marconi Stallions 0–2 Perth Glory Marconi Stadium
Report Mori   68',
Despotovski   73'
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: B. Hugo
21 December 2003 Round 15 Melbourne Knights 0–2 Perth Glory Knights Stadium
Report Mrdja   32', 74' Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Mark Shield
27 December 2003 Round 16 Perth Glory 6–1 Brisbane Strikers Perth
Despotovski   26',
Byrnes   45',
Hassell   55',
Caceres   74',
Pondeljak   76',
Mrdja   84'
Report Brownlie   55' (pen.) Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 12,142
Referee: Eddie Lennie
3 January 2004 Round 17 Perth Glory 4–0 Football Kingz Perth
Murphy   29',
Faria   56',
Mrdja   62', 78'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,856
Referee: C. Diomis
21 January 2004 Round 18 Perth Glory 3–2 Northern Spirit Perth
Murphy   9',
Pondeljak   42',
Despotovski   85'
Richter   25',
Tomasevic   92'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 7,996
Referee: Eddie Lennie
10 January 2004 Round 19 Perth Glory 2–0 Sydney Olympic Perth
Murphy   76', 84' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: A. Nardi
17 January 2004 Round 20 Perth Glory 4–1 Parramatta Power Perth
Mrdja   18', 52',
Despotovski   27' (pen.),
Caceres   90'
Sekulovski   74' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Eddie Lennie
26 January 2004 Round 21 South Melbourne 0–0 Perth Glory Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Matthew Breeze
31 January 2004 Round 22 Perth Glory 2–0 Adelaide United Perth
Mori   30', 34' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: A. Nardi
7 February 2004 Round 23 Perth Glory 2–0 Wollongong Wolves Perth
Despotovski   33',
Mori   62'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Mark Shield
14 February 2004 Round 24 Perth Glory 2–0 Newcastle United Perth
Mori   27',
Caceres   85'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 8,678
Referee: C. Zetter
22 February 2004 Round 25 Sydney United 2–4 Perth Glory Sydney United Sports Centre
Santalab   69',
Heffernan   78'
Mrdja   28', 38', 92',
Hassell   70'
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: C. Diomis
8 February 2004 Round 26 Perth Glory 2–2 Marconi Stallions Perth
Mori   83',
Mrdja   86'
Spiteri   21', 76' Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Finals

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13 March 2004 Major Semi Final, 1st Leg Parramatta Power 4–2 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Ceccoli   9'
Petrovski   41'
Zorbas   45'
Milicic   75'
Report) Despotovski   46'
Harnwell   56'
Attendance: 6,059
Referee: Micallef
20 March 2004 Major Semi Final, 2nd Leg Perth Glory 0–2
(2–6 agg.)
Parramatta Power Perth
Report Elrich   15'
Petrovski   65'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Matthew Breeze
28 March 2004 Preliminary Final Perth Glory 5–0 Adelaide United Perth
Despotovski   10', 81'
Mori   51', 69'
Mrdja   88'
Report Stadium: Subiaco Oval
Attendance: 17,524
Referee: Mark Shield
4 April 2004 2004 NSL Grand Final Parramatta Power 0–1 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEST Report Mrdja   98' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,630
Referee: Mark Shield
Man of the Match: Ahmad Elrich

Player details

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Squad at end of season[11][12]
No. Pos Nat Player Total National Soccer League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   AUS Jason Petkovic 27 0 27 0
2 DF   AUS Matt Horsley 9 0 9 0
3 DF   AUS Matthew Bingley 26 0 26 0
4 DF   AUS Brad Hassell 27 4 27 4
5 DF   AUS Shaun Murphy 28 4 28 4
6 MF   AUS Wayne Srhoj 13 0 13 0
7 DF   AUS Scott Miller 11 0 11 0
8 MF   AUS Anthony Danze 4 0 4 0
9 FW   AUS Nik Mrdja 23 14 23 14
10 FW   AUS Bobby Despotovski 25 12 25 12
11 FW   AUS Jade North 22 0 22 0
12 DF   AUS Mark Byrnes 24 1 24 1
14 DF   AUS Andrew Packer 5 0 5 0
15 MF   AUS Tom Pondeljak 26 7 26 7
16 FW   AUS Damien Mori 26 16 26 16
17 MF   AUS Gary Faria 18 1 18 1
18 MF   AUS Nick Ward 2 0 2 0
DF   AUS Jamie Harnwell 12 1 12 1
20 GK   AUS Vince Matassa 1 0 1 0
21 MF   AUS Adrian Caceres 25 4 25 4
22 DF   AUS Dean Apelgren 1 0 1 0
DF   AUS Jamie Coyne 22 0 22 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 2003 DF   Shaun Murphy Sheffield United Free transfer [13]
August 2003 FW   Jade North Olympic Sharks [14]
MF   Wayne Shroj
MF   Tom Pondeljak

References

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  1. ^ a b "2003/2004 Season Top Scorers". OzFootball. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ Lewis, Ross (29 October 2003). "Perth Oval lost to Members Equity". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ Cook, Jonathan (25 July 2003). "Glory in tough road test". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Glory's new home behind schedule". ABC Sport. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 29 October 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Perth Glory - 2003/04". The World Game. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Five-goal Glory into grand final". Illawarra Mercury. 29 March 2004. p. 35.
  7. ^ Place, Michael (4 April 2004). "Underdog is hungry for Grand Final glory". The Sunday Times. p. 89.
  8. ^ Findlay, Len (29 September 2003). "Glory leaves it late to strike". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Findlay, Len (23 October 2003). "Hassell on target for Glory's road warriors". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Cook, Jonathan (10 November 2003). "Glory in safe hands". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 19 November 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Players". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 8 June 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Perth Glory roster for 2003/2004". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. ^ Cook, Jonathan (29 July 2003). "D'Avray elated at Murphy signing". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. ^ Cook, Jonathan (5 August 2003). "Srhoj, North in switch to Glory". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2023.