Coventry City 2001–02 football season
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 [ ]
Main article: 2001-02 Football League
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
46
19
3
1
63
19
12
3
8
45
33
108
52
+56
99
2
West Bromwich Albion
46
15
4
4
36
11
12
4
7
25
18
61
29
+32
89
3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
13
4
6
33
18
12
7
4
43
25
76
43
+33
86
4
Millwall
46
15
3
5
43
22
7
8
8
26
26
69
48
+21
77
5
Birmingham City
46
14
4
5
44
20
7
9
7
26
29
70
49
+21
76
6
Norwich City
46
15
6
2
36
16
7
3
13
24
35
60
51
+9
75
7
Burnley
46
11
7
5
39
29
10
5
8
31
33
70
62
+8
75
8
Preston North End
46
13
7
3
45
21
7
5
11
26
38
71
59
+12
72
9
Wimbledon
46
9
8
6
30
22
9
5
9
33
35
63
57
+6
67
10
Crystal Palace
46
13
3
7
42
22
7
3
13
28
40
70
62
+8
66
11
Coventry City
46
12
4
7
33
19
8
2
13
26
34
59
53
+6
66
12
Gillingham
46
12
5
6
38
26
6
5
12
26
41
64
67
–3
64
13
Sheffield United
46
8
8
7
34
30
7
7
9
19
24
53
54
–1
60
14
Watford
46
10
5
8
38
30
6
6
11
24
26
62
56
+6
59
15
Bradford City
46
10
1
12
41
39
5
9
9
28
37
69
76
–7
55
16
Nottingham Forest
46
7
11
5
26
21
5
7
11
24
30
50
51
–1
54
17
Portsmouth
46
9
6
8
36
31
4
8
11
24
41
60
72
–12
53
18
Walsall
46
10
6
7
29
27
3
6
14
22
44
51
71
–20
51
19
Grimsby Town
46
9
7
7
34
28
3
7
13
16
44
50
72
–22
50
20
Sheffield Wednesday
46
6
7
10
28
37
6
7
10
21
34
49
71
–22
50
21
Rotherham United
46
7
13
3
32
29
3
6
14
20
37
52
66
–14
49
22
Crewe Alexandra
46
8
8
7
23
32
4
5
14
24
44
47
76
–29
49
23
Barnsley
46
9
9
5
37
33
2
6
15
22
53
59
86
–27
48
24
Stockport County
46
5
1
17
19
44
1
7
15
23
58
42
102
–60
26
Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated
Results [ ]
Coventry City's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
11 August 2001
Stockport County
A
2–0
9,329
Hughes , Carsley
19 August 2001
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
0–1
22,902
24 August 2001
Bradford City
A
1–2
15,085
Bothroyd
27 August 2001
Nottingham Forest
H
0–0
18,467
8 September 2001
Grimsby Town
H
0–1
14,980
15 September 2001
Sheffield United
A
1–0
16,168
Delorge
19 September 2001
Manchester City
H
4–3
18,804
Pearce (own goal), Konjić , Hughes , Thompson
22 September 2001
Portsmouth
H
2–0
18,303
Bothroyd , Carsley
25 September 2001
Barnsley
A
1–1
11,692
Martínez
29 September 2001
Gillingham
A
2–1
9,435
Martínez , Chippo
14 October 2001
Walsall
A
1–0
7,515
Thompson
17 October 2001
Rotherham United
A
0–0
6,582
21 October 2001
Crewe Alexandra
H
1–0
15,788
Hughes (pen)
24 October 2001
Wimbledon
A
1–0
5,883
Thompson
27 October 2001
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–0
17,381
Safri , Hughes (pen)
31 October 2001
Preston North End
H
2–2
15,755
Thompson (2)
3 November 2001
Millwall
A
2–3
15,748
Martínez , Bothroyd
17 November 2001
Burnley
H
0–2
16,849
25 November 2001
Birmingham City
A
0–2
18,279
28 November 2001
Crystal Palace
H
2–0
13,695
Delorge , Mills
1 December 2001
Wimbledon
H
3–1
17,303
Hughes , Mills , Thompson
9 December 2001
Watford
H
0–2
13,251
12 December 2001
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–1
22,543
15 December 2001
Norwich City
A
0–2
17,889
23 December 2001
Bradford City
H
4–0
14,977
Hughes (2, 1 pen), Thompson , Joachim
26 December 2001
Grimsby Town
A
1–0
7,568
Hughes
29 December 2001
Nottingham Forest
A
1–2
22,706
Chippo
13 January 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–3
21,009
Bothroyd
19 January 2002
Stockport County
H
0–0
12,448
29 January 2002
Crystal Palace
A
3–1
16,197
Bothroyd , Hall , McSheffrey
2 February 2002
Gillingham
H
1–2
14,337
Bothroyd
6 February 2002
Rotherham United
H
2–0
12,893
Konjić , Hughes
9 February 2002
Crewe Alexandra
A
6–1
7,835
Delorge (2), Hughes (3), Thompson
16 February 2002
Walsall
H
2–1
13,736
Thompson , Chippo
23 February 2002
Barnsley
H
4–0
15,092
Chippo , Thompson (2), Mills
26 February 2002
Portsmouth
A
0–1
12,336
3 March 2002
Manchester City
A
2–4
33,335
Mills (2)
6 March 2002
Sheffield United
H
1–0
12,963
Thompson
9 March 2002
Norwich City
H
2–1
16,744
Hughes (2, 1 pen)
16 March 2002
Watford
A
0–3
15,833
24 March 2002
Birmingham City
H
1–1
17,945
Healy
29 March 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–2
21,470
Healy
1 April 2002
West Bromwich Albion
H
0–1
21,513
6 April 2002
Preston North End
A
0–4
15,665
12 April 2002
Millwall
H
0–1
15,335
21 April 2002
Burnley
A
0–1
18,751
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
16 January 2002
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–2
20,758
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
11 September 2001
Peterborough United
A
2–2 (won 4–2 on pens)
5,729
Thompson , Carsley
R3
9 October 2001
Chelsea
H
0–2
12,582
Squad [ ]
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Julian Joachim - Aston Villa , 6 July, part-exchange
Keith O'Neill - Middlesbrough , 8 August, £750,000
Lee Hughes - West Bromwich Albion , 8 August, £5,000,001[3]
Youssef Safri - Raja Casablanca , 11 August, £700,000[4]
Andy Goram - unattached (last at Hamilton Academical ), 24 August[5]
Lee Mills - Portsmouth , 1 January, £250,000[6]
Paul Trollope - Fulham , 22 March, free
Out [ ]
Stephen McPhee - released (later joined Port Vale on 24 June)
Craig Bellamy - Newcastle United , 25 June, £6,000,000
John Aloisi - Osasuna , 3 July, £1,200,000
Mustapha Hadji - Aston Villa , 6 July, £2,000,000 plus Julian Joachim [7]
John Hartson - Celtic , 2 August, £6,000,000[8]
Paul Williams - Southampton , 31 October, free
Paul Telfer - Southampton , 31 October, free
Carlton Palmer - Stockport County , 6 November, free[9]
Tomas Gustafsson - Copenhagen , 4 February, undisclosed
Lee Carsley - Everton , 8 February, £1,900,000[10]
Roland Nilsson - retired, 8 April[11]
Steve Froggatt - retired
Chris Kirkland - Liverpool , £6,000,000
Andy Goram - Oldham Athletic
Loan in [ ]
Loan out [ ]
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions