# 2013–14 Perth Glory FC season

The 2013–14 Perth Glory FC season was the club's ninth season in the A-League and its 17th season since its establishment. It was Alistair Edwards' first full season in charge after the sacking of Ian Ferguson; however, he was subsequently sacked as Manager on 17 December 2013, and replaced on an interim basis by Kenny Lowe.

## Players
### 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 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Jack Clisby |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Brandon O'Neill (Youth) |
| 4 | MF | AUS | Ryan Edwards (On loan from Reading) |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Cameron Edwards |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Jacob Burns (Captain) |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Nebojša Marinković |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Shane Smeltz |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Jamie Maclaren (Youth) |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Adrian Zahra |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Travis Dodd |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Sidnei |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Chris Harold |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | AUS | Jack Duncan (Youth) |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Joshua Risdon |
| 20 | MF | AUS | Daniel De Silva (Youth) |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Scott Jamieson |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Michael Thwaite (Vice Captain) |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Matthew Davies (Youth) |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Riley Woodcock (Youth) |
| 26 | FW | AUS | Harry O'Brien |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Dean Evans (3-month injury replacement) |
| 28 | FW | LTU | Darvydas Šernas (On loan from Gaziantepspor) |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Devon Spence (Youth) |
| 36 | DF | FRA | William Gallas |
| 39 | GK | AUS | Luke Radonich |

## Transfers
### Winter
#### In

| Player | From† | Transfer Price |
| Cameron Edwards | Melbourne Heart | Free |
| Isaka Cernak | Wellington Phoenix | Free |
| Jack Duncan | Newcastle Jets | Free |
| Matthew Davies | Perth Glory Youth | Promotion |
| Daniel De Silva | Perth Glory Youth | Promotion |
| Riley Woodcock | Perth Glory Youth | Promotion |
| Jamie Maclaren | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| Ryo Nagai | Cerezo Osaka | Loan |
| Sidnei | Free agent | |
| Ryan Edwards | Reading | Loan |
| Ljubo Miličević | Melbourne Knights | |
| Dean Evans | Free agent | Injury Replacement |
| William Gallas | Free agent | |

#### Out

| Player | To† | Transfer Price |
| Matías Córdoba | Oriente Petrolero | Free |
| Dean Heffernan | Western Sydney Wanderers | Release |
| Evan Berger | Marconi Stallions | Release |
| Nick Ward | Free agent | Release |
| Lewis Italiano | Wellington Phoenix | Release |
| Liam Miller | Brisbane Roar | Free |
| Storm Roux | Central Coast Mariners | Free |
| Neil Young | – | Release |
| Ljubo Miličević | – | Release |
| Steve Pantelidis | Selangor FA | Free |

### Summer
#### In

| Player | From† | Transfer Price |
| Darvydas Šernas | Gaziantepspor | Loan until end of season |
| Nebojša Marinković | Free agent | |
| Rostyn Griffiths | Guangzhou R&F | |

#### Out

| Player | To† | Transfer Price |
| Ryo Nagai | Cerezo Osaka | Termination of Loan |
| Isaka Cernak | Central Coast Mariners | Free |
| Ndumba Makeche | FELDA United | Free |
| Danny Vukovic | Vegalta Sendai | Loan |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| A-League | — | — | 8th | 13 October 2013 | 13 April 2014 |
| National Youth League | — | — | 9th | 26 October 2013 | 1 March 2014 |
| National Premier League | — | 10th | | 8 March 2014 | 23 August 2014 |

### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 52 | Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 42 | Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 28 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | Melbourne Heart | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 26 | |
* ↑ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 April 2014. Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

| 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 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |

#### League Goalscorers per Round

| Total | Player | Player | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| Total | Player | Player | 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 |
| 4 | | Shane Smeltz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Steven McGarry | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 3 | | Chris Harold | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 3 | | Sidnei | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 2 | | Ryo Nagai | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Jamie Maclaren | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Adrian Zahra | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Rostyn Griffiths | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | – | Own goal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 1 | | Michael Thwaite | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Darvydas Šernas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | William Gallas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | | Nebojša Marinković | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 28 | TOTAL | TOTAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |

## Awards

* Player of the Week (Round 9) – Sidnei Sciola