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

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 § First Division

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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Stockport CountyA2–09,329Hughes, Carsley
19 August 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH0–122,902
24 August 2001Bradford CityA1–215,085Bothroyd
27 August 2001Nottingham ForestH0–018,467
8 September 2001Grimsby TownH0–114,980
15 September 2001Sheffield UnitedA1–016,168Delorge
19 September 2001Manchester CityH4–318,804Pearce (own goal), Konjić, Hughes, Thompson
22 September 2001PortsmouthH2–018,303Bothroyd, Carsley
25 September 2001BarnsleyA1–111,692Martínez
29 September 2001GillinghamA2–19,435Martínez, Chippo
14 October 2001WalsallA1–07,515Thompson
17 October 2001Rotherham UnitedA0–06,582
21 October 2001Crewe AlexandraH1–015,788Hughes (pen)
24 October 2001WimbledonA1–05,883Thompson
27 October 2001Sheffield WednesdayH2–017,381Safri, Hughes (pen)
31 October 2001Preston North EndH2–215,755Thompson (2)
3 November 2001MillwallA2–315,748Martínez, Bothroyd
17 November 2001BurnleyH0–216,849
25 November 2001Birmingham CityA0–218,279
28 November 2001Crystal PalaceH2–013,695Delorge, Mills
1 December 2001WimbledonH3–117,303Hughes, Mills, Thompson
9 December 2001WatfordH0–213,251
12 December 2001West Bromwich AlbionA0–122,543
15 December 2001Norwich CityA0–217,889
23 December 2001Bradford CityH4–014,977Hughes (2, 1 pen), Thompson, Joachim
26 December 2001Grimsby TownA1–07,568Hughes
29 December 2001Nottingham ForestA1–222,706Chippo
13 January 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA1–321,009Bothroyd
19 January 2002Stockport CountyH0–012,448
29 January 2002Crystal PalaceA3–116,197Bothroyd, Hall, McSheffrey
2 February 2002GillinghamH1–214,337Bothroyd
6 February 2002Rotherham UnitedH2–012,893Konjić, Hughes
9 February 2002Crewe AlexandraA6–17,835Delorge (2), Hughes (3), Thompson
16 February 2002WalsallH2–113,736Thompson, Chippo
23 February 2002BarnsleyH4–015,092Chippo, Thompson (2), Mills
26 February 2002PortsmouthA0–112,336
3 March 2002Manchester CityA2–433,335Mills (2)
6 March 2002Sheffield UnitedH1–012,963Thompson
9 March 2002Norwich CityH2–116,744Hughes (2, 1 pen)
16 March 2002WatfordA0–315,833
24 March 2002Birmingham CityH1–117,945Healy
29 March 2002Sheffield WednesdayA1–221,470Healy
1 April 2002West Bromwich AlbionH0–121,513
6 April 2002Preston North EndA0–415,665
12 April 2002MillwallH0–115,335
21 April 2002BurnleyA0–118,751

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R316 January 2002Tottenham HotspurH0–220,758

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R211 September 2001Peterborough UnitedA2–2 (won 4–2 on pens)5,729Thompson, Carsley
R39 October 2001ChelseaH0–212,582

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  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 DF  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

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

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

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
13 GK  SWE Magnus Hedman 3603401010
33 GK  ENG Gary Montgomery 10000010
Defenders
2 DF  ENG Marc Edworthy 22018+201010
3 DF  ENG Marcus Hall 30127+210010
4 DF  ARG Horacio Carbonari 50500000
5 DF  IRL Gary Breen 3303001020
6 DF  ENG Richard Shaw 35029+30101+10
14 DF  IRL Barry Quinn 24018+400+1010
19 DF  HON Iván Guerrero 403+100000
22 DF  BIH Muhamed Konjić 4123821020
24 DF  SWE Roland Nilsson 100900010
26 DF  ENG Calum Davenport 301+200000
41 DF  ENG Craig Pead 10100000
Midfielders
7 MF  ENG David Thompson 401335+2121021
8 MF  WAL Paul Trollope 605+100000
11 MF  MAR Youssef Chippo 34429+440010
15 MF  ENG John Eustace 50500000
16 MF  IRL Keith O'Neill 1107+400000
18 MF  SCO Gavin Strachan 100+100000
27 MF  MAR Youssef Safri 35132+110020
28 MF  BEL Laurent Delorge 30421+740+100+10
32 MF  WAL Lee Fowler 1305+800000
35 MF  IRL Colin Healy 1721720000
36 MF  ENG Robert Betts 1004+501000
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Lee Hughes 401435+314001+10
10 FW  ENG Julian Joachim 1814+1211010
12 FW  ENG Lee Mills 20519+150000
17 FW  PER Ysrael Zúñiga 601+500000
21 FW  ENG Jay Bothroyd 34624+76101+10
25 FW  HON Jairo Martínez 1335+630+1010
29 FW  ENG Gary McSheffrey 911+71000+10
31 FW  NOR Runar Normann 200+200000
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
1 GK  ENG Chris Kirkland 10100000
4 DF  ENG Paul Williams 504+100000
8 MF  IRL Lee Carsley 29325+121021
20 DF  SWE Tomas Gustafsson 603+201000
30 GK  SCO Andy Goram 706+100000
30 GK  ENG Tim Flowers 50500000

Last updated: 31 June 2002
Source: Competitions

References
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