2000–01 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2000–01 season
ChairmanBryan Richardson
ManagerGordon Strachan
StadiumHighfield Road
Premiership19th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bellamy/Hartson/Hadji (6)
All: Bellamy (8)
Highest home attendance23,063 vs Liverpool
(28 Apr 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance7,425 vs Preston North End
(27 Sep 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,535

During the 2000–01 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was their 34th consecutive season in the top division, but this season saw the club relegated and they have not been in the top flight since.

Season summary

Coventry City's season started promisingly. Despite an opening-day 3–1 home defeat to Middlesbrough, this was followed by back-to-back away victories at Southampton and Manchester City, which was the first time they had won an away league game since April 1999 and the first time they had won back-to-back away league games since February 1998. However, this burst of form instantly evaporated and by December 2000, Coventry had dropped into the relegation zone after obtaining only one more win (a 2–1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur) and 6 points from 13 matches. With the exception of three rounds, all of which were before January 2001, Coventry would ultimately stay there for the rest of the season. After 34 years in the top flight and 10 close shaves with relegation, their luck finally ran out and they were relegated to the First Division after a 3–2 away defeat at Aston Villa on 5 May 2001. It was the first time they had suffered relegation since 1958, when they were relegated to Division Four - then the fourth tier of English football.[1] Much optimism followed Coventry's relegation with everyone at the club working hard to attain promotion at the first attempt. These hopes were boosted with the signing of prolific striker Lee Hughes from local rivals West Bromwich Albion.[2]

In the FA Cup, Coventry won 2–0 away at Swindon Town in the third round, but were eliminated by Manchester City after a 1–0 defeat at Maine Road. Their League Cup campaign began with the club convincingly beating Preston North End 7–2 on aggregate in the second round (in which they won both legs), before defeating Southampton away for the second time in the season. However, this cup run came to an end after a 2–1 defeat by Ipswich Town at Portman Road.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Everton 38 11 9 18 45 59 −14 42
17 Derby County 38 10 12 16 37 59 −22 42
18 Manchester City (R) 38 8 10 20 41 65 −24 34 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Coventry City (R) 38 8 10 20 36 63 −27 34
20 Bradford City (R) 38 5 11 22 30 70 −40 26
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 8 10 20 36 63  −27 34 4 7 8 14 23  −9 4 3 12 22 40  −18
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLWWLDLLDWLLLLLDLWLDWDDLLLLDDDLWWLWLLLD
Position1711499121716131516171717171817181818171718191919191919191918191818191919
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Coventry City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

19 August 2000 1 Coventry City 1–3 Middlesbrough Coventry
  • Eustace 40'
 (Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,624
Referee: Barry Knight
23 August 2000 2 Southampton 1–2 Coventry City Southampton
 (Report)
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,801
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 August 2000 3 Manchester City 1–2 Coventry City Manchester
 (Report)
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,140
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 September 2000 4 Coventry City 0–2 Newcastle United Coventry
(Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 September 2000 5 Coventry City 0–0 Leeds United Coventry
(Report) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,377
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 September 2000 6 Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City London (Highbury)
 (Report)
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 37,792
Referee: Mike Dean
23 September 2000 7 Coventry City 0–3 West Ham United Coventry
(Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,020
Referee: Neale Barry
30 September 2000 8 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Coventry City London (Charlton)
 (Report)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Rob Styles
14 October 2000 9 Coventry City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,435
Referee: Peter Jones
21 October 2000 10 Chelsea 6–1 Coventry City London (Fulham)
 (Report)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,646
Referee: Stephen Lodge
28 October 2000 11 Sunderland 1–0 Coventry City Sunderland
 (Report) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,526
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 November 2000 12 Coventry City 1–2 Manchester United Coventry
 (Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: Graham Poll
12 November 2000 13 Liverpool 4–1 Coventry City Liverpool
 (Report)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,701
Referee: Mike Riley
20 November 2000 14 Coventry City 0–1 Ipswich Town Coventry
(Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,324
Referee: David Elleray
25 November 2000 15 Coventry City 1–1 Aston Villa Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,464
Referee: Jeff Winter
2 December 2000 16 Bradford City 2–1 Coventry City Bradford
 (Report)
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,523
Referee: Mike Dean
10 December 2000 17 Coventry City 1–0 Leicester City Coventry
 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,283
Referee: Steve Dunn
16 December 2000 18 Derby County 1–0 Coventry City Derby
 (Report) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,869
Referee: Matt Messias
22 December 2000 19 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry
 (Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,090
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2000 20 Everton 1–2 Coventry City Liverpool
 (Report)
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,704
Referee: Neale Barry
30 December 2000 21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Middlesbrough
 (Report)
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,499
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
1 January 2001 22 Coventry City 1–1 Manchester City Coventry
 (Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,999
Referee: Barry Knight
13 January 2001 23 Newcastle United 3–1 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
 (Report)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,159
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 January 2001 24 Coventry City 1–3 Everton Coventry
 (Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,174
Referee: Paul Durkin
31 January 2001 25 Leeds United 1–0 Coventry City Leeds
 (Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,555
Referee: Rob Harris
3 February 2001 26 Coventry City 0–1 Arsenal Coventry
(Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Mike Dean
12 February 2001 27 West Ham United 1–1 Coventry City London (Upton Park)
 (Report)
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 22,586
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
24 February 2001 28 Coventry City 2–2 Charlton Athletic Coventry
 (Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,480
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 March 2001 29 Coventry City 0–0 Chelsea Coventry
(Report) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,609
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 March 2001 30 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Coventry City London (Tottenham)
 (Report) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,606
Referee: Graham Poll
31 March 2001 31 Coventry City 2–0 Derby County Coventry
 (Report) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,654
Referee: David Elleray
7 April 2001 32 Leicester City 1–3 Coventry City Leicester
 (Report)
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,545
Referee: Graham Barber
14 April 2001 33 Manchester United 4–2 Coventry City Manchester
 (Report)
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,637
Referee: Mike Riley
16 April 2001 34 Coventry City 1–0 Sunderland Coventry
 (Report) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,946
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
21 April 2001 35 Ipswich Town 2–0 Coventry City Ipswich
 (Report) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,612
Referee: Graham Barber
28 April 2001 36 Coventry City 0–2 Liverpool Coventry
(Report)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,063
Referee: Steve Bennett
5 May 2001 37 Aston Villa 3–2 Coventry City Birmingham
 (Report)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,761
Referee: Mike Riley
19 May 2001 38 Coventry City 0–0 Bradford City Coventry
(Report) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,229
Referee: Alan Wiley

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Swindon Town A 2–0 14,445 Bellamy, Hadji
R4 27 January 2001 Manchester City A 0–1 24,637

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Preston North End A 3–1 10,770 Zúñiga, Hall, Strachan (pen)
R2 2nd Leg 27 September 2000 Preston North End H 4–1 (won 7–2 on agg) 7,425 Aloisi (3, 1 pen), Eustace
R3 1 November 2000 Southampton A 1–0 11,809 Eustace
R4 28 November 2000 Ipswich Town A 1–2 19,563 Bellamy (pen)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4][5]

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 Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman
2 DF England ENG Marc Edworthy
3 MF England ENG Steve Froggatt
4 DF England ENG Paul Williams
5 FW Wales WAL John Hartson
6 DF England ENG Richard Shaw
7 MF England ENG David Thompson
8 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Chippo
10 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji (captain)
11 FW Peru PER Ysrael Zúñiga
12 DF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
13 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland
14 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
15 MF England ENG John Eustace
16 FW Australia AUS John Aloisi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen[notes 1]
18 FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy
19 MF Honduras HON Iván Guerrero
21 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Quinn
24 DF England ENG Marcus Hall
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Ferguson
26 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Konjić
27 FW Scotland SCO Stephen McPhee
28 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd
32 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[notes 2]
34 GK England ENG Alan Miller (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
41 DF England ENG Calum Davenport
42 MF England ENG Robert Betts

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
5 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry (to Bolton Wanderers)
9 FW Belgium BEL Cédric Roussel (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daire Doyle (to Kidderminster Harriers)
42 MF England ENG Robert Betts (on loan to Plymouth Argyle)

Reserve squad

The following players were contracted to Coventry, but did not appear for the first team this 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
20 MF Sweden SWE Tomas Gustafsson
23 GK Denmark DEN Morten Hyldgaard
29 FW Norway NOR Runar Normann
30 MF Belgium BEL Laurent Delorge
31 FW Honduras HON Jairo Martínez
33 FW England ENG Gary McSheffrey
35 MF England ENG Craig Pead
36 MF Wales WAL Lee Fowler
37 MF Scotland SCO Craig Strachan
38 DF England ENG Thomas Cudworth
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF Sweden SWE Richard Spong
40 MF Scotland SCO Gary McPhee
50 GK Sweden SWE Per Fahlman
— GK England ENG Gary Montgomery
— DF Wales WAL David Pipe
— MF England ENG Chris Barnett
— MF Sweden SWE Andreas Dahl
— MF Scotland SCO Martin Grant
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Magennis

Statistics

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
12 July 2000 FW England Jay Bothroyd England Arsenal £1,000,000 [6]
2 August 2000 MF England David Thompson England Liverpool £2,500,000 [7]
16 August 2000 FW Wales Craig Bellamy England Norwich City £6,500,000 [8]
6 September 2000 FW Honduras Jairo Martínez Honduras Motagua Signed [9]
19 October 2000 MF Honduras Iván Guerrero Honduras Motagua Signed
1 December 2000 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley England Blackburn Rovers £2,500,000 [10]
22 December 2000 MF Sweden Andreas Dahl Sweden IFK Hässleholm £300,000
8 February 2001 FW Wales John Hartson England Wimbledon Signed [11]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
9 June 2000 FW England Chukki Eribenne England Bournemouth Free transfer
28 June 2000 DF England David Burrows England Birmingham City Free transfer
1 July 2000 MF Scotland Gary McAllister England Liverpool Free transfer [12]
5 July 2000 DF England Ian Brightwell England Walsall Free transfer
6 July 2000 DF England Mark Burrows England Exeter City Free transfer
30 July 2000 FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Italy Inter Milan £13,000,000 [13]
31 July 2000 FW England Noel Whelan England Middlesbrough £2,000,000 [14]
12 January 2001 MF Republic of Ireland Daire Doyle England Kidderminster Harriers Free transfer
13 February 2001 DF Scotland Colin Hendry England Bolton Wanderers £250,000 [15]
15 February 2001 FW Belgium Cédric Roussel England Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,500,000 [16]
Transfers in: Decrease £12,800,000
Transfers out: Increase £16,750,000
Total spending: Increase £3,950,000

Loan in

Loan out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman 18 0 15 0 1 0 2 0
13 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland 27 0 23 0 1 0 2+1 0
34 GK England ENG Alan Miller 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Marc Edworthy 28 1 18+6 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Paul Williams 36 0 27+3 0 2 0 4 0
6 DF England ENG Richard Shaw 28 0 23+1 0 1 0 3 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer 35 0 27+4 0 1+1 0 2 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen 37 1 29+2 1 2 0 2+2 0
19 DF Honduras HON Iván Guerrero 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Quinn 29 0 25 0 2 0 2 0
24 DF England ENG Marcus Hall 24 1 21 0 1 0 2 1
26 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Konjić 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
41 DF England ENG Calum Davenport 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG David Thompson 28 3 22+3 3 1 0 1+1 0
8 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Chippo 37 0 18+14 0 1 0 4 0
10 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji 34 7 28+1 6 1 1 3+1 0
14 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer 16 0 12+3 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG John Eustace 37 4 22+10 2 1 0 4 2
21 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan 3 1 1 0 0 0 0+2 1
32 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley 23 2 21 2 2 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Craig Strachan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF England ENG Robert Betts 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
5 FW Wales WAL John Hartson 12 6 12 6 0 0 0 0
11 FW Peru PER Ysrael Zúñiga 17 2 7+8 1 0 0 2 1
16 FW Australia AUS John Aloisi 21 6 8+10 3 0 0 2+1 3
18 FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy 39 8 33+1 6 2 1 3 1
28 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd 10 0 3+5 0 1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
5 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Belgium BEL Cédric Roussel 17 2 10+6 2 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2002
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Coventry relegated at Villa". BBC Sport. 5 May 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Coventry seal Hughes deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Coventry City results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2000/01".
  5. ^ "All Coventry City players: 2001".
  6. ^ "Bothroyd hits out at Arsenal". BBC Sport. 12 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Coventry sign £2.5m Thompson". BBC Sport. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Coventry hail Bellamy coup". The Guardian. 17 August 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Sky Blues sign second Honduran". BBC Sport. 6 September 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Persistent Coventry land Carsley". BBC Sport. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Coventry complete Hartson deal". BBC Sport. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. ^ "McAllister confirms Reds move". BBC News. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Keane in £13m Inter switch". BBC Sport. 30 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Robson's Whelan deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Hendry completes Bolton move". BBC Sport. 13 February 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Roussel completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 15 February 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

Notes

  1. ^ Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
  2. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.