2023–24 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory
2023–24 season
ChairmanRoss Pelligra
Head CoachKenny Lowe (interim)
(to 3 August 2023)
Alen Stajcic
(from 3 August 2023)
StadiumHBF Park
A-League Men12th
A-League Men FinalsDNQ
Australia CupPlay-offs
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Taggart (20)
All: Adam Taggart (20)
Highest home attendance8,252
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(24 February 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance4,651
vs. Western United
(21 April 2024)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance5,964
Biggest win2–0
vs. Central Coast Mariners (H)
(4 November 2023)
A-League Men
4–2
vs. Melbourne City (H)
(2 February 2024)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–8
vs. Melbourne City (A)
(14 April 2024)
A-League Men

The 2023–24 season was the 27th in the history of Perth Glory Football Club, the 19th in the A-League Men and the ninth in the Australia Cup.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Oliver Sail
2 DF Australia AUS John Koutroumbis
3 DF Australia AUS Jacob Muir
4 DF Australia AUS Luke Bodnar
5 DF England ENG Mark Beevers (co-captain)
7 FW North Macedonia MKD Stefan Colakovski
8 MF Australia AUS Mustafa Amini
9 FW Australia AUS David Williams
11 FW Australia AUS Adam Zimarino
13 GK Australia AUS Cameron Cook
14 DF Australia AUS Riley Warland
15 DF Australia AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Australia AUS Joshua Rawlins (on loan from Jong Utrecht)
17 FW Australia AUS Jarrod Carluccio (on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers)
19 MF Australia AUS Trent Ostler (scholarship)
20 MF Australia AUS Giordano Colli
21 MF Cyprus CYP Antonis Martis
22 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart (co-captain)
23 FW Australia AUS Daniel Bennie (scholarship)
25 MF Australia AUS Jaylan Pearman (scholarship)
28 DF Australia AUS Kaelan Majekodunmi (scholarship)
29 DF Curaçao CUW Darryl Lachman
77 FW Australia AUS Bruce Kamau

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
1 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 3 years 1 June 2023 [1]
15 DF Aleksandar Šušnjar Serbia Novi Pazar Free transfer 1 year 1 September 2023 [2]
77 FW Bruce Kamau Unattached Free transfer 1 year 4 September 2023 [3]
14 DF Riley Warland Australia Perth RedStar Free transfer 1 year 12 September 2023 [4]
24 MF Oliver Bozanic Western Sydney Wanderers Loan 4 months 13 September 2023 [5]
17 MF Jarrod Carluccio Western Sydney Wanderers Loan 4 months 13 September 2023 [6]
21 MF Cyprus Antonis Martis Australia Sutherland Sharks Free transfer 1 year 15 September 2023 [7]
16 DF Joshua Rawlins Netherlands Jong Utrecht Loan 5 months 29 January 2024 [8]

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
23 FW Australia Daniel Bennie 17 scholarship[9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
3 MF Jacob Dowse Unattached End of contract 17 March 2023 [10]
1 GK Brad Jones Retired 24 May 2023 [11]
16 MF Keegan Jelacic Belgium Gent Undisclosed 30 May 2023 [12]
14 DF Jack Clisby Unattached End of contract 14 June 2023 [13]
19 MF Zach Duncan Denmark AGF End of loan 14 June 2023 [13]
21 DF Antonee Burke-Gilroy Unattached End of contract 14 June 2023 [13]
23 MF Mitchell Oxborrow Unattached End of contract 14 June 2023 [13]
24 MF Spain Adrián Sardinero Unattached End of contract 14 June 2023 [13]
25 DF Matt Hatch Unattached Mutual contract termination 14 June 2023 [13]
27 DF Jacob Young Unattached End of contract 14 June 2023 [13]
30 GK Pierce Clark Unattached End of contract 14 June 2023 [13]
31 MF Chris Donnell England Fulham Undisclosed 6 July 2023 [14]
7 FW Ryan Williams India Bengaluru Mutual contract termination 28 July 2023 [15][16]
15 DF Jordan Elsey India East Bengal Mutual contract termination 28 July 2023 [15][17]
16 DF Joseph Forde Republic of Ireland Waterford Mutual contract termination 8 January 2024 [18][19]
24 MF Oliver Bozanic Western Sydney Wanderers End of loan 12 January 2024 [20]
10 MF Tunisia Salim Khelifi Melbourne Victory Loan 19 January 2024 [21][22]
6 MF Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Loan[a] 19 January 2024 [23][24]
12 FW Luke Ivanovic Finland Lahti Mutual contract termination 5 February 2024 [25][26]
  1. ^ McEneff was signed by Shamrock Rovers initially on loan with the deal to become permanent at the end of the 2024 season, with McEneff having signed a long-term contract

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes and references
43 Adam Zimarino Striker 2 years 1 June 2023 [27]
44 Jaylan Pearman Attacking midfielder 10 July 2023 scholarship[9]
9 David Williams Striker 10 August 2023 [28]
17 Jarrod Carluccio Winger 5 months 2 February 2024 Loan extension[29][30]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Australia Tour 2023 Perth Glory 2–6 England West Ham United Perth
18:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Alireza Faghani
1 September 2023 Stirling Macedonia Australia 2–5 Perth Glory Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Referee: Shane Skinner
5 September 2023 Olympic Kingsway Australia 1–3 Perth Glory Perth
19:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Referee: Shane Skinner
12 September 2023 Floreat Athena Australia 0–4 Perth Glory Perth
19:30 AWST Report
Stadium: E & D Litis Stadium
Referee: Shane Skinner
24 September 2023 Gold Fields Challenge Cup WA State Team Western Australia 0–3 Perth Glory Perth
18:00 Report
Stadium: State Football Centre
Referee: Shane Skinner
1 October 2023 Perth Glory 3–1 Melbourne Victory Bunbury
15:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Hay Park
Attendance: ~2,000
Referee: Shane Skinner
4 October 2023 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne Victory Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Referee: Shane Skinner

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 22 October 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 12th 27 5 7 15 46 69 −23 018.52
Australia Cup 18 July 2023 Play-offs Play-offs 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Total 28 5 7 16 46 73 −27 017.86

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Adelaide United 27 9 5 13 52 53 −1 32
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 42 55 −13 30 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 27 6 10 11 39 47 −8 28
11 Western United 27 7 5 15 36 55 −19 26
12 Perth Glory 27 5 7 15 46 69 −23 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[31][32]

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
27 5 7 15 46 69  −23 22 4 4 6 29 30  −1 1 3 9 17 39  −22

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Notes
  • Home figures include Perth Glory's 4–3 loss on neutral ground against Wellington Phoenix on 14 January 2024.

Results by round

Round123456789101127131415161718192021221223242526
GroundHAHAAAHAHAHNAAHAHHAHHAHHAHA
ResultDLWLLLLDWLLLWDWDWDLDLLDLLLL
Position5868810111211111111111111111099910101012121212
Points114444458888111215161920202121212222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 October 2023 1 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
16:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,592
Referee: Tim Danaskos
28 October 2023 2 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Perth Glory Wellington
17:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Daniel Elder
4 November 2023 3 Perth Glory 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:45 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,798
Referee: Shaun Evans
11 November 2023 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Perth Glory Sydney
14:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,971
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 November 2023 5 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
14:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,769
Referee: Ben Abraham
2 December 2023 6 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Alireza Faghani
8 December 2023 7 Perth Glory 1–2 Melbourne City Perth
18:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Daniel Cook
16 December 2023 8 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 December 2023 9 Perth Glory 3–2 Macarthur FC Perth
19:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Adam Bavcar
31 December 2023 10 Central Coast Mariners 4–2 Perth Glory Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 15,073
Referee: Jack Morgan
6 January 2024 11 Perth Glory 2–3 Melbourne Victory Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
14 January 2024 27 Perth Glory 3–4 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Tim Danaskos
20 January 2024 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,779
Referee: Ben Abraham
28 January 2024 14 Macarthur FC 2–2 Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,016
Referee: Daniel Elder
2 February 2024 15 Perth Glory 4–2 Melbourne City Perth
18:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Shane Skinner
9 February 2024 16 Adelaide United 3–3 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Ben Abraham
17 February 2024 17 Perth Glory 3–2 Brisbane Roar Perth
18:45 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 February 2024 18 Perth Glory 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,252
Referee: Daniel Elder
2 March 2024 19 Western United 1–0 Perth Glory Ballarat
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Mars Stadium
Attendance: 3,016
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 March 2024 20 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
18:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
16 March 2024 21 Perth Glory 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
16:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,952
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 March 2024 22 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Fornaroli 16', 53' Report Bennie 61' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,223
Referee: Ben Abraham
3 April 2024 12 Perth Glory 1–1 Sydney FC Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: Alex King
Note: Originally scheduled for 12 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[33]
7 April 2024 23 Perth Glory 2–4 Adelaide United Perth
15:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,338
Referee: Adam Bavcar
14 April 2024 24 Melbourne City 8–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Tim Danaskos
21 April 2024 25 Perth Glory 3–4 Western United Perth
17:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,651
Referee: Shane Skinner
28 April 2024 26 Sydney FC 7–1 Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,225
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2023 Play-offs Perth Glory 0–4 Macarthur FC Darwin
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Daniel Elder

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 28 April 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 17 0 1 0 18 0
2 DF Australia John Koutroumbis 21+3 0 1 0 25 0
3 DF Australia Jacob Muir 10+5 0 0 0 15 0
4 DF Australia Luke Bodnar 0+6 0 0 0 6 0
5 DF England Mark Beevers 10 1 0 0 10 1
7 FW North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski 15+7 6 1 0 23 6
8 MF Australia Mustafa Amini 11+6 2 0 0 17 2
9 FW Australia David Williams 3+22 5 0+1 0 26 5
11 FW Australia Adam Zimarino 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK Australia Cameron Cook 10 0 0 0 10 0
14 DF Australia Riley Warland 14+3 0 0 0 17 0
15 DF Australia Aleksandar Šušnjar 21 2 0 0 21 2
16 DF Australia Joshua Rawlins 8+4 1 0 0 12 1
17 FW Australia Jarrod Carluccio 11+12 1 0 0 23 1
19 MF Australia Trent Ostler 3+19 0 1 0 23 0
20 MF Australia Giordano Colli 27 0 1 0 28 0
22 FW Australia Adam Taggart 25 20 1 0 26 20
23 FW Australia Daniel Bennie 22+3 1 0+1 0 26 1
27 FW Australia Jayden Gorman 1+4 0 0 0 5 0
28 DF Australia Kaelan Majekodunmi 7+3 2 0+1 0 11 2
29 DF Curaçao Darryl Lachman 22+1 0 1 0 24 0
31 FW South Sudan Joel Anasmo 1+10 1 0+1 0 12 1
34 DF Australia Andriano Lebib 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF Australia Khoa Ngo 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
77 FW Australia Bruce Kamau 11+9 0 0 0 20 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
6 MF Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff 0+2 0 1 0 3 0
10 MF Tunisia Salim Khelifi 9+1 1 1 0 11 1
12 FW Australia Luke Ivanovic 9+4 1 0+1 0 14 1
15 DF Australia Jordan Elsey 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF Australia Joseph Forde 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 9 1 0 0 9 1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 28 April 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 15 DF Australia Aleksandar Šušnjar 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
2 77 FW Australia Bruce Kamau 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 5 DF England Mark Beevers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 20 MF Australia Giordano Colli 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 8 MF Australia Mustafa Amini 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 7 FW North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
17 FW Australia Jarrod Carluccio 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 2 DF Australia John Koutroumbis 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 FW Australia Adam Taggart 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 16 DF Australia Joshua Rawlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 1 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Australia Jacob Muir 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia David Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 GK Australia Cameron Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Australia Riley Warland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF Australia Trent Ostler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 DF Australia Kaelan Majekodunmi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 10 MF Tunisia Salim Khelifi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 FW Australia Luke Ivanovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 50 3 0 0 0 0 50 3 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 28 April 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 New Zealand Oliver Sail 1 0 1
13 Australia Cameron Cook 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

See also

References

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  2. ^ Morgan, Gareth (1 September 2023). "Glory bolster backline with Socceroo Šušnjar". Perth Glory.
  3. ^ Morgan, Gareth (4 September 2023). "Glory snap up exciting attacking midfielder Kamau". Perth Glory.
  4. ^ Morgan, Gareth (12 September 2023). "Homegrown defender joins ALM squad". Perth Glory.
  5. ^ Morgan, Gareth (13 September 2023). "Vastly-experienced Socceroos midfielder joins Glory on loan". Perth Glory.
  6. ^ Morgan, Gareth (13 September 2023). "Versatile attacking midfielder completes loan move to Glory". Perth Glory.
  7. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 September 2023). "Midfielder Martis signs on for the 2023-24 ALM season". Perth Glory.
  8. ^ Morgan, Gareth (29 January 2024). "Rising star Rawlins returns to Glory on loan". Perth Glory.
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  10. ^ Morgan, Gareth (17 March 2023). "Dowse to depart at the end of the season". Perth Glory.
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  20. ^ Morgan, Gareth (12 January 2024). "ALM Match Preview: Staj and co in determined mood ahead of Unite Round clash with Phoenix". Perth Glory. Midfielder Oliver Bozanic will not be available either following the completion of his loan spell from Western Sydney Wanderers.
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