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
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Manchester City46193163191238453310852+5699
2West Bromwich Albion4615443611124725186129+3289
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4613463318127443257643+3386
4Millwall461535432278826266948+2177
5Birmingham City461445442079726297049+2176
6Norwich City4615623616731324356051+975
7Burnley4611753929105831337062+875
8Preston North End4613734521751126387159+1272
9Wimbledon46986302295933356357+667
10Crystal Palace4613374222731328407062+866
11 Coventry City 4612473319821326345953+666
12Gillingham4612563826651226416467–364
13Sheffield United46887343077919245354–160
14Watford4610583830661124266256+659
15Bradford City4610112413959928376976–755
16Nottingham Forest4671152621571124305051–154
17Portsmouth469683631481124416072–1253
18Walsall4610672927361422445171–2051
19Grimsby Town469773428371316445072–2250
20Sheffield Wednesday4667102837671021344971–2250
21Rotherham United4671333229361420375266–1449
22Crewe Alexandra468872332451424444776–2949
23Barnsley469953733261522535986–2748
24Stockport County46511719441715235842102–6026
  • 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
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 MF  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

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2001-2002/results
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/coventry.htm
  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.
  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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