2013–14 Perth Glory FC season explained

Club:	Perth Glory FC
Season:	2013–14
Manager:	Alistair Edwards (until 17 December 2013) Kenny Lowe (from 20 December 2013)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Tony Sage
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stadium:	nib Stadium, Perth (20,441)
League:	A-League
League Result:	8th
League Topscorer:	Shane Smeltz, Steven McGarry (4)
Current:	2013–14 Perth Glory FC season
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Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15

The 2013–14 Perth Glory FC season was the club's ninth season in the A-League and its 17th season since its establishment. It was Alistair Edwards' first full season in charge after the sacking of Ian Ferguson; however, he was subsequently sacked as Manager on 17 December 2013, and replaced on an interim basis by Kenny Lowe.

Players

Squad

Transfers

Winter

In

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Cameron Edwards	Melbourne Heart	Free^[1]
Isaka Cernak	Wellington Phoenix	Free
Jack Duncan	Newcastle Jets	Free
Matthew Davies	Perth Glory Youth	Promotion
Daniel De Silva	Perth Glory Youth	Promotion
Riley Woodcock	Perth Glory Youth	Promotion
Jamie Maclaren	Blackburn Rovers	Free^[2]
Ryo Nagai	Cerezo Osaka	Loan^[3]
Sidnei	Free agent	^[4]
Ryan Edwards	Reading	Loan
Ljubo Miličević	Melbourne Knights	^[5]
Dean Evans	Free agent	Injury Replacement^[6]
William Gallas	Free agent	^[7]

Out

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Matías Córdoba	Oriente Petrolero	Free
Dean Heffernan	Western Sydney Wanderers	Release^[8] ^[9]
Evan Berger	Marconi Stallions	Release
Nick Ward	Free agent	Release
Lewis Italiano		Release^[10]
Liam Miller	Brisbane Roar	Free^[11]
Storm Roux	Central Coast Mariners	Free^[12]
Neil Young	–	Release
Ljubo Miličević	–	Release^[13]
Steve Pantelidis	Selangor FA	Free^[14]

Summer

In

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Darvydas Šernas	Gaziantepspor	Loan until end of season^[15]
Nebojša Marinković	Free agent	^[16]
Rostyn Griffiths	Guangzhou R&F	^[17]

Out

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Ryo Nagai	Cerezo Osaka	Termination of Loan^[18]
Isaka Cernak	Central Coast Mariners	Free^[19]
Ndumba Makeche	FELDA United	Free^[20]
Danny Vukovic	Vegalta Sendai	Loan^[21]

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	—	8th	13 October 2013	13 April 2014
National Youth League	—	—	9th	26 October 2013	1 March 2014
National Premier League	—	10th		8 March 2014	23 August 2014

A-League

See main article: 2013–14 A-League.

League Goalscorers per Round

Total	Player	Goals per Round
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
4																2		1					1
						1								1						1								1
3								1							1												1
											2																	1
2			1				1
					1				1
											1					1
																					1								1
	–																								1			1
1											1
																			1
																								1
																											1
28	TOTAL		1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	3	1

Awards

• Player of the Week (Round 9) – Sidnei Sciola^[22]

Notes and References

1. News: Perth Glory re-signs Steven McGarry; signs Cameron Edwards and Jack Duncan. The Advertiser. 2 May 2013.
2. News: Glory snare Young Roo hero Jamie Maclaren. FourFourTwo. 2 July 2013.
3. Web site: FANS' FAVOURITE RETURNS. Football Federation Australia. 4 July 2013. 4 July 2013. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110132026/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/FANS-FAVOURITE-RETURNS/70035. dead.
4. Web site: Deals Done for Dynamic Duo. Football Federation Australia. 16 July 2013. 16 July 2013. 22 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022224104/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/Deals-Done-for-Dynamic-Duo/70778. dead.
5. Web site: Milicevic joins Perth Glory. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002100340/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1164671/Milicevic-joins-Perth-Glory. dead. 2 October 2013. SBS. 20 August 2013.
6. Web site: Second chance at Glory for Evans. Football Federation Australia. 9 September 2013.
7. Web site: Glory get Gallas. Football Federation Australia. 23 October 2013. 23 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200545/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Glory-get-Gallas/77483. 29 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
8. News: Stars exit as clubs swing axe . . 11 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130414061029/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/268664%2Cstars-exit-as-clubs-swing-axe.aspx . 14 April 2013 . dmy .
9. Web site: Veteran Dean Heffernan has signed a one-year deal with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Tony. Harper. Fox Sports. 28 June 2013.
10. News: Merrick makes first signing as Phoenix coach. Sam. Worthington. Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2013.
11. Web site: Brisbane Roar lure Liam Miller from Perth Glory, Ben Halloran departs for Bundesliga 2 in Germany. Fox Sports. 22 May 2013.
12. Web site: Roux & Slater join Mariners. Football Federation Australia. 8 July 2013. 27 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925064829/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/centralcoastmariners/news-display/Roux--Slater-join-Mariners/70248. 25 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
13. News: Milicevic walks out on Glory. Shayne. Hope. The West Australian. 3 October 2013. 15 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131007230859/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/19237950/milicevic-walks-out-on-glory/. 7 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
14. Web site: STEVE PANTELIDIS TO LEAVE PERTH GLORY. Football Federation Australia. 3 December 2013. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206235222/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/STEVE-PANTELIDIS-TO-LEAVE-PERTH-GLORY/79751. 6 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
15. News: Perth Glory adds attacking flair ahead of tilt at finals series. 19 January 2014. Perth Now. Braden. Quartermaine.
16. Web site: GLORY SIGNS ATTACKING MIDFIELDER NEBOJSA MARINKOVIC. 20 January 2014. Football Federation Australia.
17. Web site: ROSTYN GRIFFITHS RETURNS TO WA. 23 January 2014. Football Federation Australia. 23 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140204041556/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/ROSTYN-GRIFFITHS-RETURNS-TO-WA/83982. 4 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
18. Web site: GLORY AND NAGAI AGREE TO END LOAN SPELL. Football Federation Australia. 11 January 2014. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112062503/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/glory-and-nagai-agree-to-end-loan-spell/82829. 12 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
19. Web site: GLORY AGREE EARLY RELEASE OF ISAKA CERNAK. Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2014.
20. Web site: MAKECHE MAKES MALAYSIAN MOVE. Football Federation Australia. 28 February 2014.
21. Web site: GLORY CLEAR WAY FOR DANNY'S RIO DREAM. Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2014.
22. Web site: Team of the Week – Round Nine. Football Federation Australia. 9 December 2013.