2001–02 Coventry City F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Coventry City 2001–02 Gordon Strachan (until 10 September)Roland Nilsson (player-manager until 16 April)Gary McAllister (from 24 April) Bryan Richardson (until 30 January)Mike McGinnity (from 30 January) Highfield Road First Division 11th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Lee Hughes (14) 15,436 2000–01 2002–03 During the 2001–02 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Season summary Despite the signing of prolific striker Lee Hughes from local rivals West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City were unable to make a genuine push for an immediate return to the Premier League and finished well away from promotion in 11th place. Manager Gordon Strachan had been sacked after five games with only one win and Coventry 19th; this heralded the beginning of an eleven-match unbeaten run which saw Coventry top the table with a third of the season gone, but from then three straight losses took them down to ninth. Coventry never regained the form from that unbeaten run, but with seven games left to play they stood fourth and appeared almost certain to gain a playoff place. Unfortunately, Coventry only gained one point from those last seven games and fell down to 11th place. Final league table 2001–02 Football League#First Division First Division y COV Results Coventry City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2001-2002/results Coventry City results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com 4 July 2013 19 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160119064234/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2001-2002/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2001 Stockport CountyA2–09,329Hughes, Carsley 19 August 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–122,902 24 August 2001 Bradford CityA1–215,085Bothroyd 27 August 2001 Nottingham ForestH0–018,467 8 September 2001 Grimsby TownH0–114,980 15 September 2001 Sheffield UnitedA1–016,168Delorge 19 September 2001 Manchester CityH4–318,804Pearce (own goal), Konjić, Hughes, Thompson 22 September 2001 PortsmouthH2–018,303Bothroyd, Carsley 25 September 2001 BarnsleyA1–111,692Martínez 29 September 2001 GillinghamA2–19,435Martínez, Chippo 14 October 2001 WalsallA1–07,515Thompson 17 October 2001 Rotherham UnitedA0–06,582 21 October 2001 Crewe AlexandraH1–015,788Hughes (pen) 24 October 2001 WimbledonA1–05,883Thompson 27 October 2001 Sheffield WednesdayH2–017,381Safri, Hughes (pen) 31 October 2001 Preston North EndH2–215,755Thompson (2) 3 November 2001 MillwallA2–315,748Martínez, Bothroyd 17 November 2001 BurnleyH0–216,849 25 November 2001 Birmingham CityA0–218,279 28 November 2001 Crystal PalaceH2–013,695Delorge, Mills 1 December 2001 WimbledonH3–117,303Hughes, Mills, Thompson 9 December 2001 WatfordH0–213,251 12 December 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA0–122,543 15 December 2001 Norwich CityA0–217,889 23 December 2001 Bradford CityH4–014,977Hughes (2, 1 pen), Thompson, Joachim 26 December 2001 Grimsby TownA1–07,568Hughes 29 December 2001 Nottingham ForestA1–222,706Chippo 13 January 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–321,009Bothroyd 19 January 2002 Stockport CountyH0–012,448 29 January 2002 Crystal PalaceA3–116,197Bothroyd, Hall, McSheffrey 2 February 2002 GillinghamH1–214,337Bothroyd 6 February 2002 Rotherham UnitedH2–012,893Konjić, Hughes 9 February 2002 Crewe AlexandraA6–17,835Delorge (2), Hughes (3), Thompson 16 February 2002 WalsallH2–113,736Thompson, Chippo 23 February 2002 BarnsleyH4–015,092Chippo, Thompson (2), Mills 26 February 2002 PortsmouthA0–112,336 3 March 2002 Manchester CityA2–433,335Mills (2) 6 March 2002 Sheffield UnitedH1–012,963Thompson 9 March 2002 Norwich CityH2–116,744Hughes (2, 1 pen) 16 March 2002 WatfordA0–315,833 24 March 2002 Birmingham CityH1–117,945Healy 29 March 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA1–221,470Healy 1 April 2002 West Bromwich AlbionH0–121,513 6 April 2002 Preston North EndA0–415,665 12 April 2002 MillwallH0–115,335 21 April 2002 BurnleyA0–118,751 FA Cup 2001–02 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR316 January 2002 Tottenham HotspurH0–220,758 League Cup 2001–02 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR211 September 2001 Peterborough UnitedA2–2 (won 4–2 on pens)5,729Thompson, CarsleyR39 October 2001 ChelseaH0–212,582 Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/coventry.htm FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2001/02 16 December 2011 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120517034305/http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/coventry.htm live 2 ENG DF Marc Edworthy 3 ENG DF Marcus Hall 4 ARG DF Horacio Carbonari on loan from Derby County 5 IRL DF Gary Breen 6 ENG DF Richard Shaw 7 ENG MF David Thompson 8 WAL MF Paul Trollope 9 ENG FW Lee Hughes 10 ENG FW Julian Joachim 11 MAR MF Youssef Chippo 12 ENG FW Lee Mills 13 SWE GK Magnus Hedman 14 IRL DF Barry Quinn 15 ENG MF John Eustace 16 IRL MF Keith O'Neill 17 PER FW Ysrael Zúñiga 18 SCO MF Gavin Strachan 19 HON MF Iván Guerrero 21 ENG FW Jay Bothroyd 22 BIH DF Muhamed Konjić 23 DEN GK Morten Hyldgaard 24 SWE DF Roland Nilsson player-manager 25 HON FW Jairo Martínez 26 ENG DF Calum Davenport 27 MAR MF Youssef Safri 28 BEL MF Laurent Delorge 29 ENG FW Gary McSheffrey 31 NOR FW Runar Normann 32 WAL MF Lee Fowler 33 ENG GK Gary Montgomery 34 SWE DF Richard Spong 35 IRL MF Colin Healy on loan from Celtic 36 ENG MF Robert Betts 37 SCO MF Craig Strachan 38 SCO FW Gary McPhee 39 SWE MF Andreas Dahl 40 ENG DF Thomas Cudworth 41 ENG DF Craig Pead 42 IRL MF Barry Ferguson Left club during season 1 ENG GK Chris Kirkland to Liverpool 4 ENG DF Paul Williams to Southampton 8 IRL MF Lee Carsley to Everton 12 ENG MF Paul Telfer to Southampton 20 SWE MF Tomas Gustafsson to Copenhagen 30 SCO GK Andy Goram to Oldham Athletic 30 ENG GK Tim Flowers on loan from Leicester City 35 ENG MF Carlton Palmer to Stockport County Reserve squad SWE GK Per Fahlman IRL DF Sean Cooney IRL DF Conor Kenna NIR MF Ruaidhri Higgins NIR MF Mark Magennis ENG MF Mark Noon IRL MF Stephen Rice ENG FW Rory May IRL FW Roy O'Donovan Transfers In ENG Julian Joachim - ENG Aston Villa, 6 July, part-exchange IRL Keith O'Neill - ENG Middlesbrough, 8 August, £750,000 ENG Lee Hughes - ENG West Bromwich Albion, 8 August, £5,000,0018 August 2001 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/1478115.stm Coventry seal Hughes deal BBC Sport 11 July 2013 10 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160110164431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/1478115.stm live MAR Youssef Safri - MAR Raja Casablanca, 11 August, £700,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1485979.stm BBC News Safri signs for Coventry 11 August 2001 11 July 2013 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195735/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1485979.stm live SCO Andy Goram - unattached (last at SCO Hamilton Academical), 24 AugustGoram initially signed a month-to-month deal before signing with the club for the rest of the season on 24 October. ENG Lee Mills - ENG Portsmouth, 1 January, £250,000https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/coventry-sign-cutprice-mills-621650.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/coventry-sign-cutprice-mills-621650.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Coventry sign cut-price Mills Tynan Gordon 1 January 2002 The Independent 11 July 2013 LondonAugust 2021 medicmedic WAL Paul Trollope - ENG Fulham, 22 March, free Out SCO Stephen McPhee - released (later joined ENG Port Vale on 24 June) WAL Craig Bellamy - ENG Newcastle United, 25 June, £6,000,000 AUS John Aloisi - ESP Osasuna, 3 July, £1,200,000 MAR Mustapha Hadji - ENG Aston Villa, 6 July, £2,000,000 plus Julian Joachimhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1424578.stm BBC News Hadji completes Villa move 6 July 2001 11 July 2013 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306000047/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1424578.stm live WAL John Hartson - SCO Celtic, 2 August, £6,000,000Celtic sign trio on deadline day https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1464876.stm BBC Sport 2 August 2001 11 July 2013 20 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080320011909/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1464876.stm live ENG Chris Kirkland - ENG Liverpool, 31 August, £6,000,000 Liverpool sign Kirkland and Dudek https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/31/newsstory.sport14 The Guardian 31 August 2001 26 September 2022 ENG Paul Williams - ENG Southampton, 31 October, free SCO Paul Telfer - ENG Southampton, 31 October, free ENG Carlton Palmer - ENG Stockport County, 6 November, freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/1640895.stm BBC News Palmer named Stockport boss 6 November 2001 11 July 2013 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222190757/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/1640895.stm live SWE Tomas Gustafsson - DEN Copenhagen, 4 February, undisclosed IRL Lee Carsley - ENG Everton, 8 February, £1,900,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1804843.stm Carsley joins Everton BBC Sport 8 February 2002 11 July 2013 12 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220812131627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1804843.stm live SWE Roland Nilsson - retired, 8 AprilNilsson hangs up boots https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1916761.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 8 April 2002 11 July 2013 ENG Steve Froggatt - retired SCO Andy Goram - ENG Oldham Athletic Loan in ENG Lee Mills - ENG Portsmouth, December, one month ARG Horacio Carbonari - ENG Derby County, 22 March, one month IRL Colin Healy - SCO Celtic, 29 January, 84 days ENG Tim Flowers - ENG Leicester City Loan out ENG Carlton Palmer - ENG Sheffield Wednesday, 4 September, 46 daysPalmer originally signed on loan for three months, but the loan was terminated early. Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 13 Magnus Hedman GK SWE 34 0 1 0 1 0 33 Gary Montgomery GK ENG 0 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Marc Edworthy DF ENG 18+2 0 1 0 1 0 3 Marcus Hall DF ENG 27+2 1 0 0 1 0 4 Horacio Carbonari DF ARG 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Gary Breen DF IRL 30 0 1 0 2 0 6 Richard Shaw DF ENG 29+3 0 1 0 1+1 0 14 Barry Quinn DF IRL 18+4 0 0+1 0 1 0 19 Iván Guerrero DF HON 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Muhamed Konjić DF BIH 38 2 1 0 2 0 24 Roland Nilsson DF SWE 9 0 0 0 1 0 26 Calum Davenport DF ENG 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 41 Craig Pead DF ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 David Thompson MF ENG 35+2 12 1 0 2 1 8 Paul Trollope MF WAL 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 11 Youssef Chippo MF MAR 29+4 4 0 0 1 0 15 John Eustace MF ENG 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 Keith O'Neill MF IRL 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 18 Gavin Strachan MF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Youssef Safri MF MAR 32+1 1 0 0 2 0 28 Laurent Delorge MF BEL 21+7 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 32 Lee Fowler MF WAL 5+8 0 0 0 0 0 35 Colin Healy MF IRL 17 2 0 0 0 0 36 Robert Betts MF ENG 4+5 0 1 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Lee Hughes FW ENG 35+3 14 0 0 1+1 0 10 Julian Joachim FW ENG 4+12 1 1 0 1 0 12 Lee Mills FW ENG 19+1 5 0 0 0 0 17 Ysrael Zúñiga FW PER 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 21 Jay Bothroyd FW ENG 24+7 6 1 0 1+1 0 25 Jairo Martínez FW HON 5+6 3 0+1 0 1 0 29 Gary McSheffrey FW ENG 1+7 1 0 0 0+1 0 31 Runar Normann FW NOR 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season 1 Chris Kirkland GK ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Paul Williams DF ENG 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Lee Carsley MF IRL 25+1 2 1 0 2 1 20 Tomas Gustafsson DF SWE 3+2 0 1 0 0 0 30 Andy Goram GK SCO 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 30 Tim Flowers GK ENG 5 0 0 0 0 0 |- 31 June 2002 Competitions May 2023 References 32em Category:Coventry City F.C. seasons Coventry City