2001–02 Coventry City F.C. season

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Coventry City
2001–02 season
ChairmanBryan Richardson (until 30 January)
Mike McGinnity (from 30 January)
ManagerGordon Strachan (until 10 September)
Roland Nilsson (player-manager until 16 April)
Gary McAllister (from 24 April)
StadiumHighfield Road
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLee Hughes (14)
Average home league attendance15,436

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[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

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[]

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 16 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–2 20,758

League Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 Football 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Marc Edworthy
3 DF England ENG Marcus Hall
4 DF Argentina ARG Horacio Carbonari (on loan from Derby County)
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen
6 DF England ENG Richard Shaw
7 MF England ENG David Thompson
8 MF Wales WAL Paul Trollope
9 FW England ENG Lee Hughes
10 FW England ENG Julian Joachim
11 DF Morocco MAR Youssef Chippo
12 FW England ENG Lee Mills
13 GK Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Quinn
15 MF England ENG John Eustace
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Neill
17 FW Peru PER Ysrael Zúñiga
18 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan
19 MF Honduras HON Iván Guerrero
21 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd
22 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Konjić
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Denmark DEN Morten Hyldgaard
24 DF Sweden SWE Roland Nilsson (player-manager)
25 FW Honduras HON Jairo Martínez
26 DF England ENG Calum Davenport
27 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Safri
28 MF Belgium BEL Laurent Delorge
29 FW England ENG Gary McSheffrey
31 FW Norway NOR Runar Normann
32 MF Wales WAL Lee Fowler
33 GK England ENG Gary Montgomery
34 DF Sweden SWE Richard Spong
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy (on loan from Celtic)
36 MF England ENG Robert Betts
37 MF Scotland SCO Craig Strachan
38 FW Scotland SCO Gary McPhee
39 MF Sweden SWE Andreas Dahl
40 DF England ENG Thomas Cudworth
41 MF England ENG Craig Pead
42 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Ferguson

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland (to Liverpool)
4 DF England ENG Paul Williams (to Southampton)
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley (to Everton)
12 MF England ENG Paul Telfer (to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Sweden SWE Tomas Gustafsson (to Copenhagen)
30 GK Scotland SCO Andy Goram (to Oldham Athletic)
30 GK England ENG Tim Flowers (on loan from Leicester City)
35 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer (to Stockport County)

Reserve squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Sweden SWE Per Fahlman
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Cooney
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Kenna
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Ruaidhri Higgins
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Magennis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Mark Noon
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Rice
— FW England ENG Rory May
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Roy O'Donovan

Transfers[]

In[]

  • England Julian Joachim - England Aston Villa, 6 July, part-exchange
  • Republic of Ireland Keith O'Neill - England Middlesbrough, 8 August, £750,000
  • England Lee Hughes - England West Bromwich Albion, 8 August, £5,000,001[3]
  • Morocco Youssef Safri - Morocco Raja Casablanca, 11 August, £700,000[4]
  • Scotland Andy Goram - unattached (last at Scotland Hamilton Academical), 24 August[5]
  • England Lee Mills - England Portsmouth, 1 January, £250,000[6]
  • Wales Paul Trollope - England Fulham, 22 March, free

Out[]

  • Scotland Stephen McPhee - released (later joined England Port Vale on 24 June)
  • Wales Craig Bellamy - England Newcastle United, 25 June, £6,000,000
  • Australia John Aloisi - Spain Osasuna, 3 July, £1,200,000
  • Morocco Mustapha Hadji - England Aston Villa, 6 July, £2,000,000 plus Julian Joachim[7]
  • Wales John Hartson - Scotland Celtic, 2 August, £6,000,000[8]
  • England Paul Williams - England Southampton, 31 October, free
  • Scotland Paul Telfer - England Southampton, 31 October, free
  • England Carlton Palmer - England Stockport County, 6 November, free[9]
  • Sweden Tomas Gustafsson - Denmark Copenhagen, 4 February, undisclosed
  • Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley - England Everton, 8 February, £1,900,000[10]
  • Sweden Roland Nilsson - retired, 8 April[11]
  • England Steve Froggatt - retired
  • England Chris Kirkland - England Liverpool, £6,000,000
  • Scotland Andy Goram - England Oldham Athletic

Loan in[]

Loan out[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2001-2002/results
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2001/02".
  3. ^ "Coventry seal Hughes deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Safri signs for Coventry". BBC News. 11 August 2001.
  5. ^ Goram initially signed a month-to-month deal before signing with the club for the rest of the season on 24 October.
  6. ^ Tynan, Gordon (1 January 2002). "Coventry sign cut-price Mills". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 July 2013.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Hadji completes Villa move". BBC News. 6 July 2001.
  8. ^ "Celtic sign trio on deadline day". BBC Sport. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Palmer named Stockport boss". BBC News. 6 November 2001.
  10. ^ "Carsley joins Everton". BBC Sport. 8 February 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Nilsson hangs up boots". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 April 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  12. ^ Palmer originally signed on loan for three months, but the loan was terminated early.
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