# 2008–09 Perth Glory FC (women) season

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.

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 030.00 |
Source: Competitions

### W-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Canberra United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 October 2008.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

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