2011–12 Perth Glory FC season

The 2011–12 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 7th time. The club participated in its first A-League Grand Final this season, its 5th overall.

Perth Glory FC
2011–12 season
Glory fans prior to the 2012 A-League Grand Final
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerIan Ferguson
A-League3rd
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Shane Smeltz13
All: Shane Smeltz17
Highest home attendance12,358(regular season) v Melbourne
22 January 2012
Lowest home attendance6,484 v Gold Coast
3 December 2011
Average home league attendance8,320

Players

First team squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
13MF  AUSTravis Dodd
14MF  SCOSteven McGarry
15FW  AUSTommy Amphlett
16MF  AUSEvan Berger
17MF  AUSTodd Howarth
18FW  AUSJesse Makarounas (Youth)
19DF  AUSJoshua Risdon (Youth)
20GK  AUSNeil Young
22FW  AUSAdam Taggart (Youth)
26MF  AUSBrandon O'Neill (Youth)
27MF  BRAAndrezinho (Injury Replacement)
35DF  AUSDean Heffernan

Transfers

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

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies

v Bunbury Forum Force
25 June 2011 Perth Glory 3 – 1 Bunbury Forum Force Hay Park, Bunbury
Taggart 43'
Dodd 54'
Amphlett 90'
48' FontanilleAttendance: 1,500
v WA State Team
5 July 2011 Perth Glory 9 – 4 WA State Team Dorrien Gardens
Dodd 19', 45'
McGarry 24'
Risdon 56'
Vittiglia 57', 79'
Taggart ?', ?'
Amphlett 90'
ReportMorgan 30'
Pritchard 63'
Barlow ?'
Kay ?'
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: David Costello
v Celtic
9 July 2011 Perth Glory 0 – 2 Celtic Nib Stadium, Perth
ReportHooper 16'
Mulgrew 51'
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Peter Green
v Perth Glory
3 August 2011 South African tour Platinum Stars 1 – 0 Perth Glory Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Report[permanent dead link]
v Perth Glory
6 August 2011 South African tour AmaZulu 1 – 3 Perth Glory Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
[ Report]
v Al-Ahli
23 August 2011 Perth Glory 1 – 1 Al-Ahli Nib Stadium, Perth
Burns 41'Report[permanent dead link]Grafite 90+3'Referee: David Costello
v Perth Glory
3 September 2011 Bayswater City 0 – 3 Perth Glory Frank Drago Reserve, Bayswater
Taggart 43'
Dodd 54'
Amphlett 90'
Fontanille 48'
v Perth Glory
7 September 2011 Stirling Lions 0 – 2 Perth Glory Macedonia Park, Stirling
19:00ReportSmeltz 56', 67'
v Perth Glory
10 September 2011 Balcatta 1 – 6 Perth Glory McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont
13:00Lowry 31' (og)Report[permanent dead link]Amphlett 13'
Sterjovski 20'
Mehmet 22'
Hughes 37'
Taggart 85'
v UAE U23's
13 September 2011 Perth Glory 2 – 1 UAE U23's AK Reserve, Mt Claremont
19:00Taggart 8'
Dodd 63'
Report[permanent dead link]Mabkhot 35'Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Cheeseman
v Perth Glory
18 September 2011 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 0 Perth Glory Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga
14:00ReportAttendance: 5000
v Perth Glory
24 September 2011 Sydney FC 2 – 2 Perth Glory Jubilee Oval, Carlton
15:00[ Report]Attendance: 3539

2011–12 Hyundai A-League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLLLDLWLLLDDWWDWWWLWLWWLW
Position222233455787797555444443333
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27134104035 +5438132412 +125371623 −7

Fixtures & Results

v Perth Glory
16 October 2011 Round 2 Melbourne Heart 1 : 2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
14:00 AWST
D. Williams 45'Report 33', 66' S. SmeltzAttendance: 7,229
v Wellington Phoenix
23 October 2011 Round 3 Perth Glory 1 : 0 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
21:30 NZDT
Perth Starting XI
L. Miller  18'
S. Smeltz 32'
C. Coyne  82'
(1:0)
Summary
8   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   12
4   Corners   7
4   Offsides   4
48%   Possession   52%
 7' B. Sigmund
 12'   90' M. Muscat
    32' Daniel
Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Ben Williams
v Perth Glory
5 November 2011 Round 5 Newcastle Jets 2 : 0 Perth Glory Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
17:30 AEDTJ. Brockie 10', 11'ReportAttendance: 12,383
v Sydney FC
12 November 2011 Round 6 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWSTSummary 45' Bridge
 76' S. Jamieson
Attendance: 9,046
v Perth Glory
26 November 2011 Round 8 Brisbane Roar 4 : 0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:45 AESTB. Berisha 23', 45'
I. Nakajima-Farran 34', 42'
SummaryAttendance: 19,339
v Gold Coast United
3 December 2011 Round 9 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Gold Coast United nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWSTM. Sterjovski 23' (pen.)
S. Smeltz 54' (pen.)
Summary  19'   62' AndersonAttendance: 6,484
v Perth Glory
10 December 2011 Round 10 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
Wellington Starting XI
P. Ifill  30'
T. Lochhead  31'
T. Brown  40'
B. Sigmund 85'
M. Pavlovic  90+4'
Summary
Report
10   Shots   9
5   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   13
6   Corners   1
0   Offsides   1
55%   Possession   45%
 64' T. Howarth
 88' J. Mitchell
Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Perth Starting XI
v Brisbane Roar
4 January 2012 Round 15 Perth Glory 3 : 3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWST
22:00 AEDT
Dodd 16'
Sterjovski 24', 79' (pen.)
SummaryNichols 40', 69'
Paartalu 45'
Referee: Chris Beath
v Perth Glory
15 January 2012 Round 17 Melbourne Heart 1 : 2 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
16:00 AEDTSarkies 66'SummarySmeltz 16'
McGarry 69'
Attendance: 7,233
Referee: Chris Beath
v Perth Glory
18 January 2012[Note 1] Round 11 Sydney FC 1 : 1 Perth Glory Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Bridge 45+3'SummaryHughes 89'Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Matthew Gillet
v Melbourne Victory
22 January 2012 Round 18 Perth Glory 4 : 1 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
19:30 AEDT
Smeltz 14', 35' (pen.)
Sterjovski 42' (pen.)
Andrezinho 90'
SummaryKewell 69' (pen.)
Allsopp  78'
Attendance: 12,358
v Perth Glory
29 January 2012 Round 19 Adelaide United 0 : 3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
16:30 ACDTSummarySmeltz 14'
McGarry 20'
Miller 82'
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Jarred Gillett
v Newcastle Jets
18 February 2012 Round 22 Perth Glory 2 : 0 Newcastle Jets nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWSTHughes 15'
Mehmet 60'
SummaryAttendance: 8,108
v Brisbane Roar
25 February 2012 Round 23 Perth Glory 0 : 3 Brisbane Roar nib Stadium, Perth
19:00 AWSTSummaryHenrique 21'
Berisha 59', 63'
Henrique  65'
Attendance: 10,367
v Perth Glory
18 March 2012 Round 26 Gold Coast United 3 : 0 Perth Glory Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:30 AESTAnderson 4'
Brown 83', 90+3'
SummaryHeffernan  36'Attendance: 1,720
v Melbourne Victory
24 March 2012 Round 27 Perth Glory 4 : 2 Melbourne Victory nib Stadium, Perth
18:30 AWSTSmeltz 24', 48', 63' (pen.), 66'SummaryHernández 22'
Milligan 45+4'
Attendance: 9,724
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Central Coast Mariners2715664024+1651Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a]
2Brisbane Roar (C)2714765028+2249Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3Perth Glory27134104035+543Qualification for Finals series
4Wellington Phoenix27124113432+240
5Sydney FC2710893742−538
6Melbourne Heart2791083534+137
7Newcastle Jets27105123841−335
8Melbourne Victory27611103543−829
9Adelaide United27510122644−1825
10Gold Coast United2749143042−1221
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

2011–12 Finals Series

v Melbourne Heart
1 April 2012 Semi-Final 3 v 6 Perth Glory 3 : 0 Melbourne Heart Perth
17:00 AWST
(UTC+8)
Smeltz 65', 72', 90+1'SummarySrhoj  15'Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Jarred Gillett
v Wellington Phoenix
7 April 2012 Minor Semi-Final Perth Glory 3 : 2 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix Perth
17:30 AWST
(UTC+8)
van den Brink 14'
Mehmet 72'
Howarth 113'
SummaryGreenacre 47'
Muscat 55'
Stadium: nib Stadium, Perth
Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final

v Perth Glory
22 April 2012 Brisbane Roar 2 - 1 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)
Berisha 84', 90+7' (pen)SummaryFranjic 53' (o.g.)
Heffernan  57'   90+1'
Attendance: 50,314
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Statistics

Goal scorers

RankPlayerGoals per Game
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021222324252627FS-SF1FS-SF2FS-PFGrand FinalTotal
1 Shane Smeltz211112143117
2 Billy Mehmet11111117
3 Steven McGarry11114
Mile Sterjovski1214
Travis Dodd11114
6 Andrezinho112
Liam Miller112
Adam Hughes112
Own Goal112
9 Josh Mitchell11
Jacob Burns11
Bas van den Brink11
Todd Howarth111
A goal was scored from a penalty kick
2 were scored from penalty kicks

Disciplinary record

No.PositionName
1GK Danny Vukovic300
2DF Josh Mitchell601
3DF Bas van den Brink400
4FW Billy Mehmet401
5DF Steve Pantelidis700
6DF Chris Coyne300
7MF Jacob Burns900
8DF Adam Hughes100
9FW Shane Smeltz400
10MF Liam Miller501
12DF Scott Neville100
13MF Travis Dodd100
17MF Todd Howarth400
19DF Joshua Risdon100
21FW Mile Sterjovski100
25DF Trent McClenahan100
26MF Brandon O'Neill100
27MF Andrezinho100
35DF Dean Heffernan511

References