Perth Glory FC was established in 1995 and first entered national competition for the 1996/97 National Soccer League season. A strong supporter base was soon established and it was not long before the Glory was contesting Grand Finals. After winning two consecutive NSL Championships, Glory is now looking to be one of the most successful teams in the Hyundai A-League.
Mission Statement:
Perth Glory Football Club MySpace was developed as a means for Perth Glory supporters to communicate on issues surrounding the club and to promote Perth Glory FC. It is also a way for MySpace users to show support of their club and remind the world that Australia is a footballing nation and Perth will soon be the capital of local football as it once was in the NSL. We'd love it if you showed your support by leaving us a comment ;-).
Ins & Outs:
In: Chris Coyne (Colchester United, England - 3 years), Mile Sterjovski (Derby County, England - 3 years), Jacob Burns (FC Unirea Urziceni, Romania - 3 years), Branko Jelic (Energie Cottbuss, Germany - 3 years), Andy Todd (Derby County, England - 1 year), Aleks Vreski (FK Pobeda, Macedonia), Howard Fondyke (Perth Glory NYL - 2 years), Brent Griffiths (Perth Glory NYL - 2 years), Andrija Jukic (Perth Glory NYL - 2 years), Scott Neville (Perth Glory NYL - 3 years), Anthony Skorich (Perth Glory NYL - 2 years)
Re-signed: Eugene Dadi (1 year), Adriano Pellegrino (2 years), Naum Sekulovski (2 years), Victor Sikora (1 year), Scott Bulloch (1 year), Tando Velaphi (2 years), Wayne Srhoj (1 year)
Out: Frank Juric (coaching role), Jason Petkovic (retired), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets), David Tarka (released), Dino Djulbic (Rot Weiss Ahlen, Germany), Nick Rizzo (Central Coast Mariners), James Robinson (North Queensland Fury), Adrian Trinidad (released), Amaral (released), Josip Magdic (released), Nikita Rukavytsya (FC Twente, Netherlands), Hayden Doyle (Perth Glory NYL), Hayden Foxe (released), Mark Lee (released)
2009 Pre-Season Results:
16 June: Perth Glory 1 (Jukic 39') Inglewood United 0
26 June: Adelaide United 1 (Dodd 25') Perth Glory 0
10 July: Perth Glory 0 Wolverhampton Wolves 1 (Ebanks-Blake 2')
15 July: Perth Glory 0 Fulham 5 (Johnson 16', Nevland 60', 64', 68', Andranik 83')
18 July: Perth Glory 1 (Harnwell 17') North Queensland Fury 0
25 July: Perth Glory 0 Gold Coast United 1 (Porter 23')