1996–97 Perth Glory SC season

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Perth Glory
1996–97 season
ChairmanNick Tana
Paul Afkos
Head CoachGary Marocchi
StadiumPerth Oval
National Soccer League7th
Top goalscorerBobby Despotovski (14)

The 1996–97 season was Perth Glory's first season in the National Soccer League and first overall season in the top flight of Australian soccer.

Review

Pre-season

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.[1]

October

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.[2][3]

April

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.[4][5]

Players

Further information: Perth Glory FC § Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF Australia AUS Gareth Naven
7 DF Australia AUS Scott Miller
10 FW Australia AUS Bobby Despotovski
— DF Australia AUS Vladimir Beretovac
— DF Australia AUS Vinko Buljubasic
— MF Australia AUS Anthony Carbone
— MF Australia AUS Doug Ithier
— FW Australia AUS Vasilio Kalogeracos
— FW Scotland SCO Alan MacKenzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Vince Matassa
— GK Australia AUS Tom Maras
— DF Australia AUS Craig Naven
— FW Australia AUS Paul Strudwick
— DF Australia AUS Peter Vukmirovic
— MF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson
— DF Australia AUS Dale Wingell
— MF Australia AUS Marc Wingell

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref
— DF Vinko Buljubasic Melbourne Knights Undisclosed July 1996 [6]
10 FW Bobby Despotovski Gippsland Falcons Undisclosed July 1996 [6]
— FW Doug Ithier Australia Floreat Athena Undisclosed July 1996 [6]
— FW Vasilios Kalogeracos Australia Floreat Athena Undisclosed July 1996 [6]
— MF Paul McVittie Australia Stirling Lions Undisclosed July 1996 [6]
7 DF Scott Miller Gippsland Falcons Undisclosed July 1996 [6]
— GK Robert Zabica Australia Cockburn City Undisclosed July 1996 [6]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
— MF Paul McVittie Australia Inglewood United Undisclosed April 1997 [6]
— GK Robert Zabica Australia Cockburn City Undisclosed April 1977 [6]

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Preseason matches

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

League results

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

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[45]

References

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  2. ^ Moffatt, Mel (11 October 1996). "Perth's Colour Splash". The West Australian – via Factiva. 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.
  3. ^ Moffatt, Mel (14 October 1996). "NSL Big Boys Ruin The Party". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  4. ^ Taylor, John (21 April 1997). "Knights loom large in playoffs". Daily Telegraph – via Factiva. The Glory, needing a draw to qualify for the semi-finals...
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  7. ^ "Sampdoria crush fledgling Aussies 3–0". Agence France-Presse. 31 May 1996 – via Factiva.
  8. ^ Moffatt, Mel (6 September 1996). "Six Clubs Face Exile". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  9. ^ Moffat, Mel (9 September 1996). "Sutton Hits Cup Winner". The West Australian – via Factiva.
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  11. ^ Moffatt, Mel (16 September 1996). "Glory's Striking Worry". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  12. ^ Moffatt, Mel (18 September 1996). "Najdovski On Target For Glory". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  13. ^ Moffatt, Mel (23 September 1996). "Despotovski Puts Partner In Shade". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  14. ^ Moffatt, Mel (27 September 1996). "Glory Lacks Punch Up Front". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  15. ^ Moffatt, Mel (1 October 1996). "Tough Workout Pleases Glory". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  16. ^ Moffatt, Mel (3 October 1996). "MacKenzie Scores Treble In Glory Whitewash". The West Australian – via Factiva.
  17. ^ Moffatt, Mel (7 October 1996). "Glory On The Target For Big Time". The West Australian – via Factiva.
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  44. ^ a b "1996–97 Regular Season Top Scorers". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  45. ^ "Perth Glory roster for 1996/97". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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