2005–06 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory FC 2005–06 football season
Perth Glory FC
2005–06 season
ChairmanNick Tana
ManagerSteve McMahon
(to 7 December 2005)
Alan Vest
(from 8 December 2005)
A-League5th
Pre-Season CupRunner-up
World Club QualifiersSemi-finals
Top goalscorerBobby Despotovski – 8 Goals
Highest home attendance13,157 v Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance5,033 v Adelaide United
Average home league attendance9,734
Biggest win5–1 v Newcastle United Jets
Biggest defeat0–4 v Central Coast Mariners

The 2005–06 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 9th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 1st time.

Review

In 2005, it was announced that former Liverpool and England star Steve McMahon would be appointed as coach. The new season saw a complete overhaul of the playing squad, with Simon Colosimo and former Sunderland and Leeds striker Brian Deane as key signings. Other notable signings included future young stars Nick Ward and Billy Celeski.

Early results in friendlies against local opposition were not great, but Perth became the first team to defeat Sydney FC, winning 1–0 in the semi-final of the 2005–06 Pre-season Cup before losing in the final 0–1 to the Central Coast Mariners. Perth's woeful recruiting strategy was soon evident with the early departure of star import Brian Deane after seven games. Another McMahon recruit, Northern Ireland junior international Neil Teggart, quit the club prior to the start of the regular season. Deane was replaced by Damian Mori, a former Perth Glory striker. Originally on a three-game temporary contract, after some impressive performances Mori stayed for the rest of the season and finished with seven goals.

However, the club continued to be dogged by problems which would only be later revealed to the public. Steve McMahon was subject to constant media criticism over his coaching style and was accused of nepotism by signing his son, Steve McMahon Jr, who was of questionable talent. Rumours also surfaced that players were planning to stage a revolt against the coach. On 7 December, the club reported that the parties had "amicably" chosen to go separate ways.[1] On 9 December 2005, the club announced that assistant coach Alan Vest would move into the head coach role for the remainder of the season, with striker Damian Mori taking on a dual role as player-coach after being named as his assistant.[2]

The coach's departure was merely a symptom of deeper troubles. Poor performances saw Perth miss out on qualification for the finals for the first time since 1998. Dwindling support from chairman Nick Tana, as he looked to sell his 75% stake in the club, seemed to underpin a general decline in club fortunes. After the Round 20 match against Sydney FC, Alan Vest hinted that the current player group were incapable of achieving anything better and stated that "cliques" had been formed undermining club harmony. To cap off a bad season, Western QBE announced they were withdrawing as major sponsor after being associated with the club for 8 years.

Players

First team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Jason Petkovic
2 DF Australia AUS Matt Horsley
3 DF Australia AUS David Tarka
4 MF Australia AUS Simon Colosimo
5 DF Australia AUS Jamie Harnwell
6 DF England ENG Steve McMahon Jr
7 MF Australia AUS Scott Miller
8 MF Australia AUS Nick Ward
10 FW Australia AUS Bobby Despotovski
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Neil Teggart
12 MF Japan JPN Hiroyuki Ishida
13 DF Australia AUS Ante Kovacevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Australia AUS Jamie Coyne
15 MF Australia AUS Billy Celeski
16 FW England ENG Brian Deane
17 FW England ENG Stuart Young
18 FW Solomon Islands SOL Henry Fa'arodo
19 MF Australia AUS Naum Sekulovski
20 GK Serbia SRB Milan Jovanic
21 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
22 FW Australia AUS Damian Mori
23 DF New Zealand NZL Danny Hay
24 DF Australia AUS Ryan Townsend
25 MF Australia AUS David Micevski
26 MF Australia AUS Brendan Ross

Matches

2005–06 A-League fixtures

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
26 August 2005 Round 1 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Spencer 66' Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory
4 September 2005 Round 2 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 Perth Glory Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Kitzbichler 11'
Muscat 85' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Caceres 40'
Despotovski 56'		 Attendance: 17,960
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Perth Glory v Queensland Roar
10 September 2005 Round 3 Perth Glory 2 : 1 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski 54', 72' Report
Summary		 Moon 76' Attendance: 8,509
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
Perth Glory v Adelaide United
17 September 2005 Round 4 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Valkanis 20' (o.g.) Report
Summary		 Aloisi 32'
Qu 65'
Beltrame Red card 67'		 Attendance: 8,052
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
New Zealand Knights v Perth Glory
22 September 2005 Round 5 New Zealand Knights 0 : 1 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
20:00 UTC+12 Report
Summary		 Harnwell 68' Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Australia Neil Fox
Perth Glory v Sydney FC
1 October 2005 Round 6 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:35 UTC+8 Despotovski 40' Report
Summary		 Petrovski 48'
Yorke 65'		 Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
8 October 2005 Round 7 Newcastle Jets 1 : 5 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:30 UTC+10 Parisi 72' Report
Summary		 Mori 33', 62'
Harnwell 46'
Despotovski 52'
Sekulovski 80'		 Attendance: 5,868
Referee: Australia James Lewis
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
16 October 2005 Round 8 Central Coast Mariners 4 : 0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 UTC+10 Petrie 14', 48'
Heffernan 85'
Spencer 90+3'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
23 October 2005 Round 9 Perth Glory 2 : 1 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+8 Deane 22'
Sekulovski 55'		 Report
Summary		 Thompson 39' Attendance: 12,312
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
Queensland Roar v Perth Glory
29 October 2005 Round 10 Queensland Roar 0 : 0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 13,685
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
Adelaide United v Perth Glory
6 November 2005 Round 11 Adelaide United 2 : 4 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 UTC+10:30 Veart 13' (pen.)
Rees 53'		 Report
Summary		 Mori 9', 34', 45+1'
Despotovski 39' (pen.)		 Attendance: 10,868
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Perth Glory v New Zealand Knights
11 November 2005 Round 12 Perth Glory 3 : 0 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Ward 69'
Sekulovski 25'
Despotovski 12'		 Attendance: 9,667
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
Sydney FC v Perth Glory
19 November 2005 Round 13 Sydney FC 0 : 0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,242
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets
25 November 2005 Round 14 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Coveny 47' Attendance: 7,921
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
4 December 2005 Round 15 Perth Glory 2 : 2 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Ishida 65'
Ward 54'		 Petrie 12'
Hutchinson 8'		 Attendance: 7,428
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory
29 December 2005 Round 16 Melbourne Victory 2 : 2 Perth Glory Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Allsopp 45'
Thompson 23'		 Ward 67'
Mori 5'		 Attendance: 14,754
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
Perth Glory v Queensland Roar
7 January 2006 Round 17 Perth Glory 0 : 2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Baird 80'
Reinaldo 10'		 Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Perth Glory v Adelaide United
12 January 2006 Round 18 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Ward 86' Aloisi 71'
Qu 3'		 Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
New Zealand Knights v Perth Glory
19 January 2006 Round 19 New Zealand Knights 1 : 4 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Emblen 7' Harnwell 78'
Coyne 14'
Sekulovski 11', 42'		 Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Australia Neil Fox
Perth Glory v Sydney FC
29 January 2006 Round 20 Perth Glory 1 : 2 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Despotovski 53' Zadkovich 23'
Rudan 14'		 Attendance: 12,796
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
5 February 2006 Round 21 Newcastle Jets 1 : 3 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Coveny 34' Mori 71'
Picken 58' (o.g.)
Ward 9'		 Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze

Ladder

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Qualification for Finals series
4 Newcastle Jets 21 9 4 8 27 29 −2 31
5 Perth Glory 21 8 5 8 34 29 +5 29
6 Queensland Roar 21 7 7 7 27 22 +5 28
7 Melbourne Victory 21 7 5 9 26 24 +2 26
8 New Zealand Knights[a] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Awards

Perth Glory Most Glorious Player

2005/06 A-League – Bobby Despotovski

References

  1. ^ Glory and McMahon part ways Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine www.perthglory.com.au, 7 December 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2006
  2. ^ Vest and Mori to take Glory forwards Archived 24 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine www.perthglory.com.au, 9 December 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2006
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