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Perth Glory SC
1996–97 season
OwnersNick Tana
Paul Afkos
CoachGary Marocchi
StadiumPerth Oval
National Soccer League7th
Top goalscorerBobby Despotovski (14)
Highest home attendance17582
Lowest home attendance6299
Average home league attendance11871

The 1996–97 Perth Glory SC season was the first season that the club played in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL).[1]

Background

Further information: Perth Glory FC § History

The club was launched in December 1995 with Gary Marocchi, a former Australia player, announced as head coach.[2]

Review and events

To allow the club to prepare for their first season, the Glory were excused from participation in the 1996–97 NSL Cup in September and October 1996. Instead the Glory played a number of friendly matches, starting with a match against Italian team Sampdoria which they lost 3-0. This was the only match that the club lost in the leadup to the season, with a series of matches against Western Australian opposition all ending in wins to the Glory.[3]

The league season began with a match against UTS Olympic at Perth Oval. The ground was ordinarily an Australian rules football ground so temporary seating was brought in to make a smaller arena for soccer. A crowd of 9639 saw the Glory lose 4–1 to Olympic, with Alan MacKenzie scoring a late consolation goal.[4][5]

The Glory entered the final round of the season needing just one point to secure a finals position. However they were defeated 3–1 by the Melbourne Knights after being reduced to ten players.[6][7]

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Preseason matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Ref
31 May 1996 Sampdoria WACA Ground 0-3 [8]
5 September 1996 Swan IC Ashfield Reserve 4-1 Nick Lazarevski (2), Bobby Despotovski [9]
8 September 1996 Floreat Athena Lake Monger Velodrome 7-0 Bobby Despotovski (2), Gary Lees (2), Paul Strudwick, Scott Miller, Alex Novatsis (og) [10]
10 September 1996 Morley-Windmills Ashfield Reserve 12-0 Bobby Despotovski (6), Nick Lazarevski (3), Paul Strudwick, Paul McVittie, Scott Miller [11]
14 September 1996 Inglewood Falcons 2-0 Scott Miller, Doug Ithier [12]
17 September 1996 Spearwood Dalmatinac Ashfield Reserve 3-0 Bobby Despotovski, Spase Najdovski, Peter Vukrimovic [13]
22 September 1996 Sorrento Kiev Sports Centre 7-0 Doug Ithier, Bobby Despotovski (3), Spase Najdovski, Paul McVittie [14]
26 September 1996 WA State Amateur team Kiev Sports Centre 4-0 Dale Wingell, Paul McVittie, Vladimir Beretovac, Scott Miller [15]
30 September 1996 Bayswater Panthers all-stars Bayswater Oval 3-0 Bobby Despotovski (2), Alan MacKenzie [16]
2 October 1996 WA State Amateur team Ashfield Reserve 6-0 Alan MacKenzie (3), Bobby Despotovski (2), Dale Wingell [17]
6 October 1996 WA State team Bayswater Oval 5-0 Paul Strudwick (2), Bobby Despotovski, Dale Wingell, Gareth Naven [18]

League results

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref
1 13 October 1996 UTS Olympic H 1-4 Alan MacKenzie 9639 [19]
2 20 October 1996 West Adelaide A 1-3 Paul Strudwick 3527 [20]
3 26 October 1996 Newcastle Breakers A 3-1 Paul Strudwick, Bobby Despotovski (2) 3750 [21]
4 3 November 1996 Canberra Cosmos H 6-0 Paul McVittie, Bobby Despotovski (2), Dale Wingell, Gareth Naven, Scott Miller 8053 [22]
5 10 November 1996 Collingwood Warriors A 0-0 5504 [23]
6 16 November 1996 Gippsland Falcons H 2-3 Vas Kalogeracos, Paul Strudwick 6299 [24]
7 23 November 1996 Sydney United A 2-4 Paul Strudwick, Vas Kalogeracos 3450 [25]
8 1 December 1996 Adelaide City H 2-1 Gavin Wilkinson, Bobby Despotovski 9765 [26]
9 7 December 1996 Brisbane Strikers A 5-1 Gavin Wilkinson, Bobby Despotovski (2), Vas Kalogeracos, Paul Strudwick 4028 [27]
10 14 December 1996 Wollongong City H 3-1 Paul Strudwick, Bobby Despotovski (2) 10281 [28]
11 21 December 1996 South Melbourne A 0-1 7896 [29]
12 28 December 1996 Melbourne Knights H 3-2 Paul McVittie, Vas Kalogeracos, Scott Miller 14759 [30]
13 4 January 1997 Marconi-Fairfield A 2-1 Vas Kalogeracos (2) 5419 [31]
14 12 January 1997 Marconi-Fairfield H 1-1 Paul Strudwick 17582 [32]
15 2 February 1997 UTS Olympic A 2-0 David Barrett (og), Bobby Despotovski 7124 [33]
16 9 February 1997 West Adelaide H 1-1 Vas Kalogeracos 15737 [34]
17 15 February 1997 Newcastle Breakers H 0-2 11546 [35]
18 22 February 1997 Canberra Cosmos A 1-4 Bobby Despotovski 2000 [36]
19 2 March 1997 Collingwood Warriors H 0-2 10964 [37]
20 9 March 1997 Gippsland Falcons A 1-1 Alan MacKenzie 2149 [38]
21 15 March 1997 Sydney United H 3-1 Vas Kalogeracos (2), Dale Wingell 11644 [39]
22 23 March 1997 Adelaide City A 1-1 Bobby Despotovski 5253 [40]
23 30 March 1997 Brisbane Strikers H 0-2 12858 [41]
24 6 April 1997 Wollongong City A 3-1 Bobby Despotovski (2), Gavin Wilkinson 3158 [42]
25 12 April 1997 South Melbourne H 4-0 Vas Kalogeracos (3), Con Blatsis (og) 15197 [43]
26 20 April 1997 Melbourne Knights A 1-3 Tony Carbone 10000 [44]

Statistics

Leading goalscorers

Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

Nat Pos Name Appearances Goals
Australia GK Vince Matassa 11 0
Australia GK Tom Maras 8 0
Australia GK Robert Zabica 7 0
New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 24 3
Australia Vladimir Beretovac 13 0
Australia Vinko Buljubasic 25 0
Australia Tony Carbone 8 1
Australia Doug Ithier 12 0
Australia Paul McVittie 25 2
Australia Scott Miller 26 2
Australia MF Gareth Naven 25 1
Australia Craig Naven 25 0
Australia Paul Strudwick 23 7
Australia Peter Vukrimovic 6 2
Australia Dale Wingell 25 2
Australia Marc Wingell 2 0
Scotland FW Alan MacKenzie 12 2
Australia FW Vasilios Kalogeracos 20 12
Australia FW Bobby Despotovski 23 14

Statistics accurate to end of 1996–97 NSL season[46]

References

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  2. ^ Schwab, Laurie (4 December 1995). "Knights Crash At Home To Cosmos". The Age. PERTH Glory is the name of the Western Australian team that will enter the Ericsson Cup next season. Coach is Gary Marocchi, who played for Adelaide City and had 15 games for the Socceroos.
  3. ^ Gatt, Ray (9 August 1996). "Cup could be a knockout". The Australian. New national league club Perth Glory have been given permission to miss the Johnnie Walker Cup so they can maximise preparations for their entry into the Ericsson Cup...
  4. ^ Moffatt, Mel (11 October 1996). "Perth's Colour Splash". The West Australian. SA technical director Peter Russell inspected the ground on Wednesday and expressed extreme satisfaction with the changes, which include the erection of 2000 temporary seats.
  5. ^ Moffatt, Mel (14 October 1996). "NSL Big Boys Ruin The Party". The West Australian.
  6. ^ Taylor, John (21 April 1997). "Knights loom large in playoffs". Daily Telegraph. The Glory, needing a draw to qualify for the semi-finals...
  7. ^ Moffatt, Mel (21 April 1997). "Glory Finals Dream Ends In Nightmare". The West Australian.
  8. ^ "Sampdoria crush fledgling Aussies 3-0". Agence France-Presse. 31 May 1996.
  9. ^ Moffatt, Mel (6 September 1996). "Six Clubs Face Exile". The West Australian.
  10. ^ Moffat, Mel (9 September 1996). "Sutton Hits Cup Winner". The West Australian.
  11. ^ Moffatt, Mel (11 September 1996). "Glory On The Rampage". The West Australian.
  12. ^ Moffatt, Mel (16 September 1996). "Glory's Striking Worry". The West Australian.
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  14. ^ Moffatt, Mel (23 September 1996). "Despotovski Puts Partner In Shade". The West Australian.
  15. ^ Moffatt, Mel (27 September 1996). "Glory Lacks Punch Up Front". The West Australian.
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  31. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 13 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  32. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 14 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  33. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 15 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  34. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 16 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  35. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 17 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  36. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 18 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  37. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 19 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  38. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 20 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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  41. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 23 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  42. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 24 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  43. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 25 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  44. ^ "1996/1997 Season Round 26 Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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  46. ^ "Perth Glory roster for 1996/97". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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