2003–04 Perth Glory SC season explained

Club:Perth Glory
Season:2003–04
Chairman:Nick Tana
Chrtitle:Owner
Manager:Mich d'Avray
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Members Equity Stadium
Arena Joondalup
Subiaco Oval
League:National Soccer League
League Result:Premier (1st)
Cup1:Finals series
Cup1 Result:Champion
League Topscorer:Damian Mori (14)[1]
Season Topscorer:Damian Mori (16)
Highest Attendance:12,624 (regular season)
17,524 (finals)
Lowest Attendance:6,801
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Prevseason:2002–03
Nextseason:2005–06

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.

Review and events

Stadium

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]

Player details

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Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNameFromFeeRef.
28 July 2003 DF [10]
August 2003 FW [11]
MF
MF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003/2004 Season Top Scorers . OzFootball . 27 January 2014.
  2. News: Lewis . Ross . 29 October 2003 . Perth Oval lost to Members Equity . The West Australian . 2023-04-11.
  3. News: Cook . Jonathan . 25 July 2003 . Glory in tough road test . en . The West Australian . 4 August 2003 . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030804174325/http://www.thewest.com.au/20030731/sport/soccer/tw-sport-soccer-home-sto106345.html . 2023-04-04 . live .
  4. News: 28 October 2003 . Glory's new home behind schedule . ABC Sport . 2023-04-04 . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031029042705/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s977106.htm . 29 October 2003 . live .
  5. News: 19 November 2004 . Perth Glory - 2003/04 . en . The World Game . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041119205325/http://www2.sbs.com.au/ozstats/nsl.php3?teamnsl=35&yearnsl=200304 . 2023-04-04 . live .
  6. News: 29 March 2004 . Five-goal Glory into grand final . 35 . Illawarra Mercury.
  7. News: Place . Michael . 4 April 2004 . Underdog is hungry for Grand Final glory . 89 . The Sunday Times.
  8. News: Players . 8 June 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040608031441fw_/http://www.perthglory.com.au/html/club_info/players.asp . Perth Glory. 2023-04-04.
  9. Web site: Perth Glory roster for 2003/2004 . 2023-04-04 . OzFootball.
  10. News: Cook . Jonathan . 29 July 2003 . D'Avray elated at Murphy signing . en . The West Australian . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030818212039/http://www.thewest.com.au/20030806/sport/soccer/tw-sport-soccer-home-sto106757.html . 18 August 2003 . 2023-04-04 . live .
  11. News: Cook . Jonathan . 5 August 2003 . Srhoj, North in switch to Glory . en . The West Australian . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030818212449/http://www.thewest.com.au/20030806/sport/soccer/tw-sport-soccer-home-sto107545.html . 18 August 2003 . 2023-04-04 . live .