1996–97 Coventry City F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Coventry City F.C. 1996–97 Bryan Richardson Ron Atkinson (until 5 November) Gordon Strachan (from 5 November) Highfield Road FA Premier League 17th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round Dion Dublin (13) 23,085 vs Manchester United (18 Jan 1997, FA Premier League) 11,828 vs Birmingham City (18 Sep 1996, League Cup) 19,625 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary Manager Ron Atkinson stepped up to the role of Director of Football at struggling Coventry City in early November, with assistant Gordon Strachan stepping up to the manager's seat. Coventry climbed to 11th place in January, but then a decline set in and defeat in the penultimate game of the season made Coventry's 30-year stay in the top appear to be over. However, with a win over Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the season and losses for Sunderland and Middlesbrough, the Sky Blues pulled off a survival act to book themselves a 31st successive top flight campaign.Moore Glenn Football: Coventry perform escape act once again https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-coventry-perform-escape-act-once-again-1261077.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-coventry-perform-escape-act-once-again-1261077.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent 12 May 1997 9 September 2015 The key player in the act was striker Dion Dublin, who scored 14 FA Premier League goals to attract attention from several larger clubs and encourage calls for an international call-up from many observers. However, Coventry only ultimately avoided relegation due to the three-point deduction imposed upon Middlesbrough, who had been penalised in mid-season for cancelling a fixture at short notice. Final league table 1996–97 FA Premier League COV Results Coventry City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1996-1997/results Coventry City 1996-1997 Results - statto.com 20 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150127002110/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1996-1997/results 27 January 2015 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1996 Nottingham ForestH0–319,468 21 August 1996 West Ham UnitedA1–121,580McAllister 24 August 1996 ChelseaA0–225,024 4 September 1996 LiverpoolH0–123,021 7 September 1996 MiddlesbroughA0–429,811 14 September 1996 Leeds UnitedH2–117,297Salako, Whelan 21 September 1996 SunderlandA0–119,459 28 September 1996 Blackburn RoversH0–017,032 13 October 1996 SouthamptonH1–115,485Dublin 19 October 1996 ArsenalA0–038,140 26 October 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH0–017,267 4 November 1996 EvertonA1–131,477McAllister 16 November 1996 WimbledonA2–210,307Whelan, Dublin 23 November 1996 Aston VillaH1–221,340Dublin 30 November 1996 Derby CountyA1–218,042Dublin 7 December 1996 Tottenham HotspurH1–219,675Whelan 17 December 1996 Newcastle UnitedH2–121,538Huckerby, McAllister 21 December 1996 Leicester CityA2–020,038Dublin (2) 26 December 1996 Leeds UnitedA3–136,465Huckerby, Dublin, McAllister (pen) 28 December 1996 MiddlesbroughH3–020,617Huckerby, McAllister (pen), Liddle (own goal) 1 January 1997 SunderlandH2–217,700Dublin, Daish 11 January 1997 Blackburn RoversA0–424,055 18 January 1997 Manchester UnitedH0–223,085 29 January 1997 Nottingham ForestA1–022,619Huckerby 1 February 1997 Sheffield WednesdayA0–021,793 19 February 1997 Aston VillaA1–230,409Staunton (own goal) 22 February 1997 EvertonH0–019,497 1 March 1997 Manchester UnitedA1–355,230Huckerby 3 March 1997 WimbledonH1–115,273Dublin 8 March 1997 Leicester CityH0–019,220 15 March 1997 Newcastle UnitedA0–436,571 22 March 1997 West Ham UnitedH1–322,291Rieper (own goal) 6 April 1997 LiverpoolA2–140,079Whelan, Dublin 9 April 1997 ChelseaH3–119,917Dublin, Williams, Whelan 19 April 1997 SouthamptonA2–215,251Ndlovu, Whelan 21 April 1997 ArsenalH1–119,998Dublin 3 May 1997 Derby CountyH1–222,839McAllister (pen) 11 May 1997 Tottenham HotspurA2–133,029Dublin, Williams FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR325 January 1997 WokingH1–116,040JessR3R4 February 1997 WokingA2–16,000Whelan, Foster (own goal)R415 February 1997 Blackburn RoversA2–121,123Jess, HuckerbyR526 February 1997 Derby CountyA2–318,003Huckerby, Whelan League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Birmingham CityH1–111,828DaishR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Birmingham CityA1–015,281McAllisterR322 October 1996 GillinghamA2–210,603Telfer (2)R3R13 November 1996 GillinghamH0–112,639 First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/coventry.htm FootballSquads - Coventry City - 1996/97 1 ENG GK Steve Ogrizovic 2 ENG DF Richard Shaw 3 ENG DF David Burrows 4 ENG DF Paul Williams 5 IRL DF Liam Daish 6 ENG MF Kevin Richardson 7 SCO MF Eoin Jess 8 ENG MF Noel Whelan 9 ENG FW Dion Dublin 10 SCO MF Gary McAllister captain 11 ENG MF John Salako 12 ENG MF Paul Telfer 13 AUS GK John Filan 14 ZIM FW Peter Ndlovu 15 BRA FW Isaías 16 ENG DF Brian Borrows 17 IRL MF Willie Boland 18 ENG DF Marcus Hall 19 ENG FW Iyseden Christie 20 NIR MF Michael O'Neill 21 ENG FW Andy Ducros 22 IRL MF Gavin O'Toole 23 UKR DF Oleksandr Yevtushok 25 IRL DF Gary Breen 26 SCO MF Gordon Strachan player-manager 27 NIR MF Chris McMenamin 28 ENG FW Darren Huckerby 29 ENG DF Scott Goodwin 30 IRL DF Lorcan Costello 31 ENG DF Adam Willis 32 IRL DF Barry Prenderville 33 ENG MF Brett Healy 34 IRL DF Colin Hawkins 35 ENG FW Craig Faulconbridge 36 ENG DF Carl Nolan 37 ENG MF Sam Shilton 38 ENG MF Tim Blake 39 ENG MF Paul Bailey 40 ENG DF Jamie Williams Left club during season 24 BEL DF Régis Genaux to Udinese Reserve squad - IRL DF Barry Quinn - ENG MF John Eustace - SCO MF Gavin Strachan Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee26 July 1996MFSCO Gary McAllisterENG Leeds United£3,000,00010 August 1996DFBEL Régis GenauxBEL Standard Liège£750,00023 November 1996FWENG Darren HuckerbyENG Newcastle United£1,000,00030 January 1997DFIRL Gary BreenENG Birmingham City£2,500,00030 January 1997DFUKR Oleksandr YevtushokUKR Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk£800,00021 May 1997FWENG Simon HaworthWAL Cardiff City£500,00019 June 1997MFNOR Trond Egil SoltvedtNOR Rosenborg£500,0004 July 1997FWBermuda Kyle LightbourneENG Walsall£500,0007 July 1997GKSWE Magnus HedmanSWE AIKFree9 July 1997MFDEN Martin JohansenDEN CopenhagenFree Out Date Pos. Name To Fee5 August 1996DFENG David RennieENG Northampton TownFree15 August 1996DFENG Ally PickeringENG Stoke City£280,00028 January 1997DFBEL Régis GenauxITA Udinese£800,0001 July 1997MFNIR Chris McMenaminENG Peterborough UnitedFree4 July 1997MFSCO Eoin JessSCO Aberdeen£700,00014 July 1997FWZimbabwe Peter NdlovuENG Birmingham City£1,600,00014 July 1997GKENG Neil WypiorENG West Bromwich AlbionUndisclosed Transfers in: £6,550,000 Transfers out: £3,380,000 Total spending: £3,170,000 Statistics Appearances and goals FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers 1 Steve Ogrizovic GK ENG 38 0 4 0 4 0 13 John Filan GK AUS 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders 2 Richard Shaw DF IRL 35 0 4 0 3 0 3 David Burrows DF ENG 18+1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Paul Williams DF ENG 29+3 2 4 0 2 0 5 Liam Daish DF IRL 20 0 0 0 0 0 12 Paul Telfer DF SCO 31+3 0 4 0 4 2 16 Brian Burrows DF ENG 15+7 0 3 0 4 0 18 Marcus Hall DF ENG 10+3 0 3 0 2 0 23 Oleksandr Yevtushok DF UKR 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 Gary Breen DF IRL 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders 6 Kevin Richardson MF ENG 25+3 0 4 0 4 0 7 Eoin Jess MF SCO 19+8 0 4 2 1 0 10 Gary McAllister MF SCO 38 6 4 0 4 1 11 John Salako MF ENG 23+1 1 1 0 4 0 17 Willie Boland MF IRL 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 20 Michael O'Neill MF NIR 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Gordon Strachan MF SCO 3+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards 8 Noel Whelan FW ENG 34+1 6 4 2 4 0 9 Dion Dublin FW ENG 33+1 14 1 0 3+1 0 14 Peter Ndlovu FW ZIM 10+9 1 0+3 0 0 0 15 Isaías FW BRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 21 Andy Ducros FW ENG 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 28 Darren Huckerby FW ENG 21+4 5 4 2 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season 24 Régis Genaux DF BEL 3 0 0 0 0 0 |- |} References Category:Coventry City F.C. seasons Coventry City