Perth Glory FC - last updated on 7 April 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Perth Glory Football Club
Foundation: 1996
City: Perth
Colours: Purple, orange and white
Website: www.perthglory.com.au
Honours:
National Soccer League Final Series - 2 (2003, 2004)
National Soccer League - 3 (2000, 2002, 2004)
A bit of history:
Perth Glory FC is an association football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. Perth Glory was one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League. The other clubs included Adelaide United FC and Newcastle United FC, although all of these clubs were majorly overhauled to enter the A-League.
Perth Glory's home strip is all-purple with orange trim on the sleeves and sides. As with all A-League clubs (excluding Melbourne Victory), the away strip is all-white with the club colours featuring on the sleeves - purple with orange trim.
When Perth Glory was formed - in 1996 - the club felt it important to create a logo and name with no ethnic overtones and which symbolised the rebirth of football in Western Australia. It was felt the name Perth Glory had broad appeal and a sense of history. The sunburst in the logo is characteristic of Perth in summer, and everywhere else in the world, while the orange and purple colours were chosen in contrast to the more traditional combinations (generally white, red or blue).
In 2004 when the A-League was launched, the club decided a new logo was needed for the new era of Perth Glory. The new logo retained the small 'Perth' in an arc above the larger 'Glory', with the letter 'O' still represented by a football. The orange and purple colours still stayed as did the sun rays. The previous logo had been used since the clubs inception in 1996 in the old NSL.
During the FFA's administration of the club, they indicated an openness to changes to the Perth Glory name and colours.
This was not a popular move amongst Glory supporters. Thankfully for supporters, new triple owners Sage, Spence and McKeon have stated that colours will certainly not be changed under their reign. However, the owners have also stated a change to the current badge may be in order in the near future. There is an urge to have a more common football logo, including an actual badge. Ideas for such include a badge shape such as Melbourne Victory's or Sydney FC's, with the existing orange-and-white football that represents the 'O' in Glory in the center with a white and purple background, the words 'Perth Glory FC' above this and '1996' (the year Glory was established) below in the bottom. This is reasonably popular with most supporters, although some complain that this idea would be too different from the old NSL logo, when times were more deplorable.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
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