2001–02 Coventry City F.C. 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.

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

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
13 Sheffield United 46 15 15 16 53 54 −1 60
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 16 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–2 20,758

League Cup

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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

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

Left club during season

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

Reserve squad

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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   SWE Per Fahlman
DF   IRL Sean Cooney
DF   IRL Conor Kenna
MF   NIR Ruaidhri Higgins
MF   NIR Mark Magennis
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Mark Noon
MF   IRL Stephen Rice
FW   ENG Rory May
FW   IRL Roy O'Donovan

Transfers

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Loan in

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Loan out

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK   SWE Magnus Hedman 36 0 34 0 1 0 1 0
33 GK   ENG Gary Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy 22 0 18+2 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Marcus Hall 30 1 27+2 1 0 0 1 0
4 DF   ARG Horacio Carbonari 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   IRL Gary Breen 33 0 30 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Richard Shaw 35 0 29+3 0 1 0 1+1 0
14 DF   IRL Barry Quinn 24 0 18+4 0 0+1 0 1 0
19 DF   HON Iván Guerrero 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   BIH Muhamed Konjić 41 2 38 2 1 0 2 0
24 DF   SWE Roland Nilsson 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF   ENG Calum Davenport 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF   ENG Craig Pead 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG David Thompson 40 13 35+2 12 1 0 2 1
8 MF   WAL Paul Trollope 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   MAR Youssef Chippo 34 4 29+4 4 0 0 1 0
15 MF   ENG John Eustace 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   IRL Keith O'Neill 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   MAR Youssef Safri 35 1 32+1 1 0 0 2 0
28 MF   BEL Laurent Delorge 30 4 21+7 4 0+1 0 0+1 0
32 MF   WAL Lee Fowler 13 0 5+8 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   IRL Colin Healy 17 2 17 2 0 0 0 0
36 MF   ENG Robert Betts 10 0 4+5 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Lee Hughes 40 14 35+3 14 0 0 1+1 0
10 FW   ENG Julian Joachim 18 1 4+12 1 1 0 1 0
12 FW   ENG Lee Mills 20 5 19+1 5 0 0 0 0
17 FW   PER Ysrael Zúñiga 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW   ENG Jay Bothroyd 34 6 24+7 6 1 0 1+1 0
25 FW   HON Jairo Martínez 13 3 5+6 3 0+1 0 1 0
29 FW   ENG Gary McSheffrey 9 1 1+7 1 0 0 0+1 0
31 FW   NOR Runar Normann 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
1 GK   ENG Chris Kirkland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Paul Williams 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   IRL Lee Carsley 29 3 25+1 2 1 0 2 1
20 DF   SWE Tomas Gustafsson 6 0 3+2 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK   SCO Andy Goram 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   ENG Tim Flowers 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2002
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Coventry City results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2001/02". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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  4. ^ "Safri signs for Coventry". BBC News. 11 August 2001. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ Goram initially signed a month-to-month deal before signing with the club for the rest of the season on 24 October.
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  10. ^ "Palmer named Stockport boss". BBC News. 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Carsley joins Everton". BBC Sport. 8 February 2002. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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  13. ^ Palmer originally signed on loan for three months, but the loan was terminated early.