2008–09 Perth Glory FC (women) season

Perth Glory (W-League)

2008–09 season
Chairman	Tony Sage
Head Coach	Nicola Williams
W-League	7th
W-League Finals	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Marianna Tabain (4)
Highest home attendance	693 vs. Newcastle Jets (28 December 2008) W-League
Lowest home attendance	479 vs. Canberra United (30 November 2008) W-League
Biggest win	3–1 vs. Adelaide United (A) (19 December 2008) W-League
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Sydney FC (H) (25 October 2008) W-League
Home colours Away colours

The 2008–09 season was Perth Glory Football Club (W-League)'s first season, in the newly formed women's league in Australia the W-League. Perth Glory finished 7th in their W-League season.

Background

Nicola Williams was appointed the coach of the team, with Tanya Oxtoby captaining.^[1][2][3]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	25 October 2008	28 December 2008	Matchday 1	7th	10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	030.00
Total					10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	030.00

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2008–09 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Queensland Roar (C)	10	8	1	1	27	7	+20	25	Qualification to Finals series
2	Newcastle Jets	10	5	2	3	17	12	+5	17
3	Canberra United	10	4	4	2	14	10	+4	16
4	Sydney FC	10	4	2	4	15	14	+1	14
5	Melbourne Victory	10	4	0	6	13	13	0	12
6	Central Coast Mariners	10	4	0	6	15	20	−5	12
7	Perth Glory	10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	11
8	Adelaide United	10	2	1	7	13	28	−15	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	2	5	14	24	−10	11	1	2	2	8	13	−5	2	0	3	6	11	−5

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D
Position	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	7
Points	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	7	10	11

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

25 October 2008 1	Perth Glory	0–4	Sydney FC	Perth
13:00 AWST		Report	Khamis 6', 8' Small 39' Garriock 61'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Sara Hodson

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

1 November 2008 2	Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Camilleri 69' Rollason 83', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	May 85'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 832 Referee: Amelia Morris

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

8 November 2008 3	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Karp 47' (pen.) Hawkins 75' (o.g.) Bisby 82'	Report		Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

15 November 2008 4	Perth Glory	3–2	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST	McCallum 25' De Vanna 41' Alagich 56' (o.g.)	Report	Black 90' Cockayne 90+3'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Prue Donohoe

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

23 November 2008 5	Newcastle Jets	4–1	Perth Glory	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT	Pearce 17' Gill 24' Jones 27' Neilson 76'	Report	Tabain 6'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Canberra United

30 November 2008 6	Perth Glory	2–2	Canberra United	Perth
16:00 AWST	D'Ovidio 34' De Vanna 54'	Report	Munoz 81' Sykes 89'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 479 Referee: Lee Corey

Perth Glory v Queensland Roar

7 December 2008 7	Perth Glory	3–5	Queensland Roar	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 7' De Vanna 40' Tabain 45+'	Report	Colthorpe 2' Harch 49' Kellond-Knight 57' Lathma 89' Beutel 90+3'	Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

13 December 2008 8	Sydney FC	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT		Report	Tabain 64'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sara Hodson

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

19 December 2008 9	Adelaide United	1–3	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Scalzi 90+'	Report	Tabain 52' McCallum 71' D'Ovidio 86'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

28 December 2008 10	Perth Glory	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
15:00 AWST		Report		Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 693 Referee: Lee Corey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Apps	Goals	Ref
1	GK	Kate Stewart	2	0	[4]
2	DF	Stacey Learmont	10	0	[5]
3	DF	Carys Hawkins	10	0	[6]
4	FW	Sam Kerr	7	1	[7]
5	MF	Shannon May	7	1	[8]
6	MF	Katarina Jukic	5	0	[9]
7	FW	Ciara Conway	7	0	[10]
8	DF	Tanya Oxtoby	10	0	[11]
9	MF	Katy Coghlan	4	0	[12]
10	MF	Ella Mastrantonio	7	0	[13]
11	FW	Lisa De Vanna	7	3	[14]
12	MF	Dani Calautti	10	0	[15]
13	MF	Elisa D'Ovidio	10	2	[16]
14	MF	Collette McCallum	10	2	[17]
15	DF	Elle Semmens	3	0	[18]
16	DF	Rachael Smith	3	0	[19]
17	MF	Marianna Tabain	8	4	[20]
18	MF	Shiya Lim	1	0	[21]
19	DF	Emily Dunn	3	0	[22]
20	GK	Maya Diederichsen	3	0	[23]
30	GK	Luisa Marzotto	5	0	[24]

Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2008–09 W-League season

• Coach: Nicola Williams
• Captain: Tanya Oxtoby

Awards

W-League

Award	Player	Ref.
2008–09 Goal of the Year	Marianna Tabain

References

1. Vilensky, Debby (19 October 2008). "X-factor boosts Glory girls in new W-league". The Sunday Times. Perth.
2. Cook, Jonathan; Hope, Shayne (27 October 2008). "Skipper to get head round Glory". Super Soccer. The West Australian. p. 4.
3. Cook, Jonathan (18 October 2008). "Girls determined to go where boys have failed". The West Australian. p. 152.
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