2005–06 Perth Glory FC season

October 2015 October 2015 Perth Glory FC 2005–06 Steve McMahon(to 7 December 2005) Alan Vest(from 8 December 2005) Manager Nick Tana Chairman A-League 5th Pre-Season Cup Runner-up World Club Qualifiers Semi-finals 5–1 v Newcastle United Jets 0–4 v Central Coast Mariners Bobby Despotovski – 8 Goals 13,157 v Sydney FC 5,033 v Adelaide United 9,734 2003–04 2006–07 The 2005–06 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 9th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 1st time. Review In 2005, it was announced that former Liverpool and England star Steve McMahon would be appointed as coach. The new season saw a complete overhaul of the playing squad, with Simon Colosimo and former Sunderland and Leeds striker Brian Deane as key signings. Other notable signings included future young stars Nick Ward and Billy Celeski. Early results in friendlies against local opposition were not great, but Perth became the first team to defeat Sydney FC, winning 1–0 in the semi-final of the 2005–06 Pre-season Cup before losing in the final 0–1 to the Central Coast Mariners. Perth's woeful recruiting strategy was soon evident with the early departure of star import Brian Deane after seven games. Another McMahon recruit, Northern Ireland junior international Neil Teggart, quit the club prior to the start of the regular season. Deane was replaced by Damian Mori, a former Perth Glory striker. Originally on a three-game temporary contract, after some impressive performances Mori stayed for the rest of the season and finished with seven goals. However, the club continued to be dogged by problems which would only be later revealed to the public. Steve McMahon was subject to constant media criticism over his coaching style and was accused of nepotism by signing his son, Steve McMahon Jr, who was of questionable talent. Rumours also surfaced that players were planning to stage a revolt against the coach. On 7 December, the club reported that the parties had "amicably" chosen to go separate ways.Glory and McMahon part ways https://web.archive.org/web/20070311024224/http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=2654&pageid=204 11 March 2007 www.perthglory.com.au, 7 December 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2006 On 9 December 2005, the club announced that assistant coach Alan Vest would move into the head coach role for the remainder of the season, with striker Damian Mori taking on a dual role as player-coach after being named as his assistant.Vest and Mori to take Glory forwards https://web.archive.org/web/20060824131509/http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=2675&pageid=204 24 August 2006 www.perthglory.com.au, 9 December 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2006 The coach's departure was merely a symptom of deeper troubles. Poor performances saw Perth miss out on qualification for the finals for the first time since 1998. Dwindling support from chairman Nick Tana, as he looked to sell his 75% stake in the club, seemed to underpin a general decline in club fortunes. After the Round 20 match against Sydney FC, Alan Vest hinted that the current player group were incapable of achieving anything better and stated that "cliques" had been formed undermining club harmony. To cap off a bad season, Western QBE announced they were withdrawing as major sponsor after being associated with the club for 8 years. Players First team squad 1 AUS Jason Petkovic GK 2 AUS Matt Horsley DF 3 AUS David Tarka DF 4 AUS Simon Colosimo MF 5 AUS Jamie Harnwell DF 6 ENG Steve McMahon Jr DF 7 AUS Scott Miller MF 8 AUS Nick Ward MF 10 AUS Bobby Despotovski FW 11 NIR Neil Teggart FW 12 JPN Hiroyuki Ishida MF 13 AUS Ante Kovacevic DF 14 AUS Jamie Coyne DF 15 AUS Billy Celeski MF 16 ENG Brian Deane FW 17 ENG Stuart Young FW 18 Solomon Islands Henry Fa'arodo FW 19 AUS Naum Sekulovski MF 20 SCG Milan Jovanic GK 21 AUS Adrian Caceres MF 22 AUS Damian Mori FW 23 NZL Danny Hay DF 24 AUS Ryan Townsend DF 25 AUS David Micevski MF 26 AUS Brendan Ross MF Matches 2005–06 A-League fixtures Round 1 26 August 2005 20:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 20px 0 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Central Coast Mariners Spencer 66 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 11,113 AUS Ben Williams L Round 2 4 September 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 2 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Kitzbichler 11Muscat 85 pen. Caceres 40Despotovski 56 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 17,960 AUS Matthew Breeze D Round 3 10 September 2005 19:35 UTC+8 Perth Glory 20px 2 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Queensland Roar Despotovski 54', 72 Moon 76 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,509 AUS Simon Przydacz W Round 4 17 September 2005 19:35 UTC+8 Perth Glory 20px 1 : 2 ReportSummary 20px Adelaide United Valkanis 20 o.g. Aloisi 32Qu 65Beltrame 0 67 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 8,052 AUS Matthew Breeze L Round 5 22 September 2005 20:00 UTC+12 New Zealand Knights 20px 0 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Harnwell 68 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 4,138 AUS Neil Fox W Round 6 1 October 2005 19:35 UTC+8 Perth Glory 20px 1 : 2 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121230142744/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000260074/scoreboard.html Summary 20px Sydney FC Despotovski 40 Petrovski 48Yorke 65 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 13,157 AUS Matthew Breeze L Round 7 8 October 2005 19:30 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 5 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Parisi 72 Mori 33 62Harnwell 46Despotovski 52Sekulovski 80 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 5,868 AUS James Lewis W Round 8 16 October 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 20px 4 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Petrie 14 48Heffernan 85Spencer 90+3 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 6,494 AUS Ben Williams L Round 9 23 October 2005 17:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 20px 2 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Melbourne Victory Deane 22Sekulovski 55 Thompson 39 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 12,312 AUS Mark Shield W Round 10 29 October 2005 19:30 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 20px 0 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 13,685 AUS Simon Przydacz D Round 11 6 November 2005 16:30 UTC+10:30 Adelaide United 20px 2 : 4 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Veart 13 pen.Rees 53 Mori 9 34 45+1Despotovski 39 pen. Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 10,868 AUS Ben Williams W Round 12 11 November 2005 Perth Glory 20px 3 : 0 20px New Zealand Knights Ward 69Sekulovski 25Despotovski 12 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 9,667 AUS Craig Zetter W Round 13 19 November 2005 Sydney FC 20px 0 : 0 20px Perth Glory Aussie Stadium, Sydney 16,242 AUS Matthew Breeze D Round 14 25 November 2005 Perth Glory 20px 0 : 1 20px Newcastle Jets Coveny 47 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,921 AUS Simon Przydacz L Round 15 4 December 2005 Perth Glory 20px 2 : 2 20px Central Coast Mariners Ishida 65Ward 54 Petrie 12Hutchinson 8 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 7,428 AUS Mark Shield D Round 16 29 December 2005 Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 2 20px Perth Glory Allsopp 45Thompson 23 Ward 67Mori 5 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 14,754 NZL Peter O'Leary D Round 17 7 January 2006 Perth Glory 20px 0 : 2 20px Queensland Roar Baird 80Reinaldo 10 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 11,087 AUS Peter Green L Round 18 12 January 2006 Perth Glory 20px 1 : 2 20px Adelaide United Ward 86 Aloisi 71Qu 3 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 5,033 AUS Matthew Breeze L Round 19 19 January 2006 New Zealand Knights 20px 1 : 4 20px Perth Glory Emblen 7 Harnwell 78Coyne 14Sekulovski 11 42 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 3,024 AUS Neil Fox W Round 20 29 January 2006 Perth Glory 20px 1 : 2 20px Sydney FC Despotovski 53 Zadkovich 23Rudan 14 Members Equity Stadium, Perth 12,796 AUS Craig Zetter L Round 21 5 February 2006 Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 3 20px Perth Glory Coveny 34 Mori 71Picken 58 o.g.Ward 9 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 9,232 AUS Matthew Breeze W Ladder Standings PG Awards Perth Glory Most Glorious Player 2005/06 A-League – Bobby Despotovski References 2005-06 Category:2005–06 A-League by team