The 2009–10 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 5th time. Perth Glory changed their logo and for the first time in their A-League history chose to include vertical purple and white stripes on their home kit this season.
| 2009–10 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Perth vs North Queensland | |||
| Chairman | Tony Sage | ||
| Manager | David Mitchell | ||
| A-League | 5th | ||
| Top goalscorer | 6 goals Mile Sterjovski | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,822 v North Queensland 3 October 2009 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,217 v Brisbane 6 December 2009 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 9,205 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 v Newcastle United Jets 26 December 2009 | ||
| Biggest defeat | 6–2 v Melbourne Victory 16 January 2010 | ||
Season expectations were very high with Perth Glory's owner Tony Sage allowing manager David Mitchell to sign High calibre players like former Bolton defender Andy Todd and former Ajax midfielder Viktor Sikora who was on loan to Perth from FC Dallas the previous season. The club also managed to secure Socceroos Jacob Burns, Mile Sterjovski and Chris Coyne. Both Sage and Mitchell's intentions were to restore Perth's footballing past and challenge for an A-League finals spot. At one stage of the campaign the Glory were pushing to claim top spot and the league but a run of poor form and injuries cost the team and only managed to hold on to their final league position of 5th which equalled their best A-League finish in 2005–2006.
Perth Glory were knocked out of the A-League finals when they took part in a 1–1 draw against the Wellington Phoenix in Wellington which they lost to penalties and thus ended Perth's best season of the A-League so far.
Current squad for 2009–10 season
A-League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF |  AUS | Scott Bulloch |
| 14 | MF |  SCO | Steven McGarry |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Howard Fondyke (Youth) |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Adriano Pellegrino |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Todd Howarth |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Brent Griffiths (Youth) |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Naum Sekulovski |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Aleks Vrteski |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Mile Sterjovski (Marquee) |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Anthony Skorich (Youth) |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Andrija Jukic |
Squad changes for 2009–10 season
In:
Victor Sikora – From FC Dallas 
Andy Todd – From Derby County [1]
Jacob Burns – From FC Unirea Urziceni 
[2]
Branko Jelic – From Energie Cottbus 
[3]- Aleks Vrteski – From FK Pobeda
[4] - Mile Sterjovski – From Derby County [5]
- Chris Coyne – From Colchester United [6]
- Todd Howarth – From Perth SC [7]
Out:
- James Robinson – To North Queensland Fury
- Nikolai Topor-Stanley – To Newcastle United Jets
- Jason Petkovic – Retired
- Dino Djulbic – To Rot Weiss Ahlen
- Nikita Rukavytsya – To FC Twente
- Nick Rizzo – To Central Coast Mariners
- Hayden Foxe – Released
Adrian Trinidad – To Persiba Balikpapan 
- Mark Lee – Released
- David Tarka – Released
- Josip Magdic – Released
- Frank Juric – Retired
Eugene Dadi – Released
Amaral – Nine Match guest player contract completed[8]
Friendlies
| Kick off Match | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v 
Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 2009-06-16 19:00 UTC+8 1 | Inglewood United | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Clipsal Stadium, Perth, Western Australia |
| Report | Jukic  39' | Referee: David Costello |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 2009-06-26 19:30 UTC+9:30 2 | Adelaide United  | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Dodd 25' | Report | Brent Griffiths  49' | Attendance: 1,961 Referee: Craig Zetter |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 2009-07-04 14:00 UTC+8 3 | Cockburn City | 0–7 | Perth Glory | Dalmatinac Park, Perth, Western Australia |
| Report | Jukic 2 goals Bulloch 3 goals Dadi Taggart |
v Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton| 2009-07-10 19:30 UTC+8[9] 4 | Perth Glory | 0–1 | Wolverhampton | ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Western Australia |
| Report | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 2' | Attendance: 11,083 Referee: Craig Zetter |
v Fulham
Fulham| 2009-07-15 20:00 UTC+8[10] 5 | Perth Glory | 0–5 | Fulham | ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Western Australia |
| Scott Bulloch 15' | Report | Andrew Johnson 16' Erik Nevland 60,64,68' Andranik 84' | Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Ben Williams |
v 
North Queensland Fury
North Queensland Fury| 2009-07-18 15:00 UTC+8[11] 7 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | North Queensland Fury | Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia |
| Harnwell 17' | Report | Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Steven Gregory |
v Gold Coast United
| 2009-07-25 15:00 UTC+8[12] 6 | Perth Glory | 0–1 | Gold Coast United | Hands Oval, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Report | Porter 23' | Attendance: 2,985 Referee: David Costello |
Home and away season
The 2009–10 A-League season will be played over 27 rounds, followed by a finals series.[13]
2009–10 Hyundai A-League fixtures
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 7 August 2009 | Adelaide United | 1 : 0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 20:00 UTC+9:30 | T. Dodd 30' (pen.) | Report Summary | Attendance: 13,847 Referee: Craig Zetter |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 16 August 2009 | Wellington Phoenix  | 2 : 1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 17:00 UTC+12 | Ifill 24' Bertos 85' | Report Summary | Sikora 3' | Attendance: 10,024 Referee:  Peter O'Leary |
v 
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets| 23 August 2009 | Perth Glory | 2 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Shroj 24' Pellegrino 73' | Report Summary | Attendance: 9,398 Referee: Craig Zetter |
v 
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory| 28 August 2009 | Perth Glory | 2 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Jelić 5', 54' | Report Summary | A. Thompson 9' | Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Chris Beath |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 4 September 2009 | Central Coast Mariners  | 2 : 1 | Perth Glory | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Wilkinson 42' Simon 89' | Report Summary | Sterjovski 82' | Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Ben Williams |
v 
Gold Coast United
Gold Coast United| 13 September 2009 | Perth Glory | 2 : 2 | Gold Coast United | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Jelić 14' Sikora 16' | Report Summary | Burns 53' (o.g.) Smeltz 90+1' | Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 20 September 2009 | Brisbane Roar  | 2 : 4 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | Henrique 50' C. Coyne 64' (o.g.) | Report Summary | McCloughan 1' (o.g.) Shroj 41'Jelić 61'Reddy 76' (o.g.) | Attendance: 7,367 Referee: Chris Beath |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 25 September 2009 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 1 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary | Sterjovski 81' (pen.) | Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
v North Queensland Fury
North Queensland Fury| 3 October 2009 | Perth Glory | 1 : 1 | North Queensland Fury | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 15:30 UTC+8 | Sterjovski 49' (pen.) | Report Summary | Talay 24'  45'Velaphi 70' (o.g.) | Attendance: 12,822 Referee: Ben Williams |
v 
Adelaide United
Adelaide United| 9 October 2009 | Perth Glory | 1 : 0 | Adelaide United | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Sikora 79' Todd 43' 89' | Report Summary | Attendance: 9,482 Referee: Chris Beath |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 18 October 2009 | Gold Coast United | 2 : 1 | Perth Glory | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| 16:00 UTC+10 | Neville 13' (o.g.) Smeltz 56' | Report Summary | Howarth 55' | Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 24 October 2009 | North Queensland Fury | 2 : 1 | Perth Glory | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
| 19:30 UTC+10 | Fowler 65' Daal 71' | Report Summary | Sikora 25' | Attendance: 6,332 Referee: Peter Green |
v Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory| 1 November 2009 | Perth Glory | 1 : 2 | Melbourne Victory | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Sterjovski 19' | Report Summary | C. Coyne 7' (o.g.) Hernández 67' | Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 8 November 2009 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 : 1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 17:00 UTC+13 | Ifill 82' | Report Summary | Shroj 68' | Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
v 
Sydney FC
Sydney FC| 22 November 2009 | Perth Glory | 2 : 0 | Sydney FC | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Bulloch 57' Jelić 88' | Report Summary | Attendance: 8,932 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 27 November 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 0 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary | Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
v 
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar| 6 December 2009 | Perth Glory | 1 : 1 | Brisbane Roar | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Harnwell 78' | Report Summary | DeVere 52' | Attendance: 7,217 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 11 December 2009 | North Queensland Fury | 1 : 0 | Perth Glory | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
| 19:30 UTC+10 | Williams 32' | Report Summary | Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Peter Green |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 19 January 2010 | Adelaide United | 2 : 3 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 19:30 UTC+10:30 | Pantelis 13' 67' 90+6' T. Dodd 52'Fyfe  61' | Report Summary | Burns 63', 69' McBreen 78' | Attendance: 8,904 Referee: Ben Williams |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 20 December 2009 | Gold Coast United | 2 : 0 | Perth Glory | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| 18:00 UTC+10 | Smeltz 3' Miller 76' | Report Summary | Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Chris Beath |
v Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets| 26 December 2009 | Perth Glory | 4 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Sekulovski 19' Harnwell 24', 69'Sterjovski 36' (pen.) | Report Summary | Attendance: 9,418 Referee: Ben Williams |
v Sydney FC
Sydney FC| 10 January 2010 | Perth Glory | 0 : 0 | Sydney FC | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Report Summary | Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 16 January 2010 | Melbourne Victory | 6 : 2 | Perth Glory | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
| 19:00 UTC+11 | A. Thompson 4' Kruse 12', 26', 39'K. Muscat 81' (pen.)Hernández 83' | Report Summary | Vargas 20' (o.g.) Sterjovski 52' | Attendance: 20,448 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
v 
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix| 22 January 2010 | Perth Glory | 2 : 0 | Wellington Phoenix | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | McBreen 23' Howarth 42' | Report Summary | Attendance: 9,368 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
v 
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners| 31 January 2010 | Perth Glory | 3 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | McBreen 1', 13' Jukic 45+1' | Report Summary | Kwasnik 49' | Attendance: 8,160 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 7 February 2010 | Sydney FC | 3 : 2 | Perth Glory | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
| 17:00 UTC+11 | Corica 24' (pen.) Aloisi 48', 87' | Report Summary | Shroj 45+2' McBreen 79' | Attendance: 8,359 Referee: Chris Beath |
v Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar| 13 February 2010 | Perth Glory | 2 : 0 | Brisbane Roar | ME Bank Stadium, Perth |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Neville 9' Bulloch 73' | Report Summary | Attendance: 8,054 Referee: Peter Green |
2009-10 Finals series
v Perth Glory
Perth Glory| 21 February 2010 Semi-Final 4 v 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 : 1 (a.e.t.) | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 17:00 UTC+13 | Greenacre 37' McKain 32' 105' | (4-2 pen.) Report Summary | Neville 67' | Attendance: 24,278 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| Penalties | ||||
Ifill  Durante T. Brown Caceres | McGarry Sekulovski Bulloch McBreen | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 47 | |
| 3 | Gold Coast United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34 | |
| 7 | North Queensland Fury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Adelaide United | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Season statistics
(Current as of Round 27)
Leading scorers
Perth Glory A-League Top Scorers
| Total | Player | Team | 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 | |||
| 6 | Mile Sterjovski | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Branko Jelic | Perth Glory | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Daniel McBreen | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Victor Sikora | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wayne Srhoj | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jamie Harnwell | Perth Glory | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Adriano Pellegrino | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Todd Howarth | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacob Burns | Perth Glory | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Scott Bulloch | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Naum Sekulovski | Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrija Jukic | Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Scott Neville | Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline
| Name | Cautions | 2nd Caution – Send-Off | Send-Offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Burns | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Srhoj | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Adriano Pellegrino | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Coyne | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Todd | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Sikora | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Naum Sekulovski | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mile Sterjovski | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Branko Jelic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Harnwell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Neville | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Coyne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Bulloch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tando Velaphi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eugene Dadi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleks Vrteski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel McBreen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven McGarry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrija Jukic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Home attendance
| Round | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 9,398 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 8,057 |
| 6 | Gold Coast United | 9,408 |
| 9 | North Queensland Fury | 12,822 |
| 10 | Adelaide United | 9,482 |
| 13 | Melbourne Victory | 10,035 |
| 15 | Sydney FC | 8,932 |
| 17 | Brisbane Roar | 7,217 |
| 21 | Newcastle Jets | 9,418 |
| 22 | Sydney FC | 9,319 |
| 24 | Wellington Phoenix | 9,368 |
| 25 | Central Coast Mariners | 8,160 |
| 27 | Brisbane Roar | 8,054 |
| Total attendance | 119,670 | |
| Average attendance | 9,205 |
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