# 2003–04 Perth Glory SC season

The 2003–04 Perth Glory SC season was the club's eighth season since its establishment in 1996, and its final season in the National Soccer League (NSL). Perth Glory finished top of the league and were crowned champions after defeating Parramatta Power in the 2004 NSL Grand Final.

## Review and events
### Stadium

A redevelopment of Perth Oval, known as Member's Equity Stadium at the time, forced the Glory to play two home matches at Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth. The unavailability of Perth Oval in the opening rounds led the Glory to play the majority of the first half of the season playing away. From the opening of the renovated stadium in round 12, Perth Glory only played four matches away until round 26. For the preliminary final, Glory used Subiaco Oval, which had hosted three previous NSL grand finals.

## Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Glory (C) | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 57 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Parramatta Power | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 51 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 7 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Sydney United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 24 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 23 | |
| 13 | Football Kingz | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 15 | |

## Player details

    Squad at end of season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | National Soccer League | National Soccer League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Jason Petkovic | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Matt Horsley | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Matthew Bingley | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Brad Hassell | 27 | 4 | 27 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Shaun Murphy | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Wayne Srhoj | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Scott Miller | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Anthony Danze | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja | 23 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Bobby Despotovski | 25 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Jade North | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Mark Byrnes | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Andrew Packer | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Tom Pondeljak | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Damien Mori | 26 | 16 | 26 | 16 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Gary Faria | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Nick Ward | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Jamie Harnwell | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Vince Matassa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Adrian Caceres | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Dean Apelgren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Jamie Coyne | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 28 July 2003 | DF | Shaun Murphy | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| August 2003 | FW | Jade North | Olympic Sharks | Free transfer |
| August 2003 | MF | Wayne Shroj | Olympic Sharks | Free transfer |
| August 2003 | MF | Tom Pondeljak | Olympic Sharks | Free transfer |