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1997–98 Coventry City F.C. season

FieldValue
clubCoventry City F.C.
season1997–98
chairmanBryan Richardson
managerGordon Strachan
stadiumHighfield Road
leagueFA Premier League
league result[11th](1997-98-fa-premier-league)
cup2FA Cup
cup2 result[Quarter-final](1997-98-fa-cup)
cup3League Cup
cup3 result[Fourth round](1997-98-football-league-cup)
league topscorerDion Dublin (18)
season topscorerDion Dublin (23)
highest attendance23,054 (vs. Manchester United, 28 December)
lowest attendance15,900 (vs. Crystal Palace, 24 September)
average attendance19,718
prevseason[1996–97](1996-97-coventry-city-f-c-season)
nextseason[1998–99](1998-99-coventry-city-f-c-season)

During the 1997–98 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

After a last-day "houdini" act and the bonus of Middlesbrough having 3 points deducted kept Coventry up in the 1996–97 season, manager Gordon Strachan was determined to avoid another season of struggle. He achieved it, and an 11th-place finish was Coventry's highest in four seasons. However, even though they only suffered 10 defeats all season (the fourth least amount, after Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool), they staggeringly drew 16 games which ultimately prevented them from finishing any higher. Their secure finish was helped no end by the loyalty of striker Dion Dublin, who pledged his future to the club after turning down an offer from Blackburn Rovers. Coventry were, in fact, 17th on Boxing Day 1997, but a 3–2 win over Manchester United, with no small thanks to late goals from Dublin and Darren Huckerby, appeared to kickstart a sudden surge in form as by late March, the club found themselves in 9th. Right up to the final day of the season, the Sky Blues were within a shout of a UEFA Cup place, but they were beaten to it by local rivals Aston Villa. The two places above them were occupied by two other local rivals – Derby County and Leicester City.

Final league table

Main article: 1997–98 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Coventry City's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997ChelseaH3–222,686Dublin (3)
11 August 1997ArsenalA0–237,324
23 August 1997Bolton WanderersH2–216,633Telfer, Huckerby
27 August 1997West Ham UnitedH1–118,289Huckerby
30 August 1997Manchester UnitedA0–355,074
13 September 1997SouthamptonH1–018,659Soltvedt
20 September 1997Sheffield WednesdayA0–021,087
24 September 1997Crystal PalaceH1–115,900Dublin
28 September 1997Blackburn RoversA0–019,086
4 October 1997Leeds UnitedH0–017,770
20 October 1997BarnsleyA0–217,463
25 October 1997EvertonH0–018,760
1 November 1997WimbledonA2–111,201Huckerby, Dublin
8 November 1997Newcastle UnitedH2–222,679Dublin (2)
22 November 1997Derby CountyA1–329,351Huckerby
29 November 1997Leicester CityH0–218,309
6 December 1997Aston VillaA0–333,250
13 December 1997Tottenham HotspurH4–019,499Huckerby (2), Breen, Hall
20 December 1997LiverpoolA0–139,707
26 December 1997West Ham UnitedA0–124,532
28 December 1997Manchester UnitedH3–223,054Whelan, Dublin (pen), Huckerby
10 January 1998ChelseaA1–334,647Telfer
17 January 1998ArsenalH2–222,864Whelan, Dublin (pen)
31 January 1998Bolton WanderersA5–125,000Whelan, Huckerby (2), Dublin (2)
7 February 1998Sheffield WednesdayH1–018,375Dublin (pen)
18 February 1998SouthamptonA2–115,091Whelan, Huckerby
21 February 1998BarnsleyH1–020,265Dublin (pen)
28 February 1998Crystal PalaceA3–021,810Telfer, Moldovan, Dublin
14 March 1998Newcastle UnitedA0–036,767
28 March 1998Derby CountyH1–018,705Huckerby
4 April 1998Leicester CityA1–121,137Whelan
11 April 1998Aston VillaH1–222,792Whelan
13 April 1998Tottenham HotspurA1–133,463Dublin
19 April 1998LiverpoolH1–122,721Dublin (pen)
25 April 1998Leeds UnitedA3–336,522Huckerby (3)
29 April 1998WimbledonH0–017,968
2 May 1998Blackburn RoversH2–018,794Dublin (pen), Boateng
10 May 1998EvertonA1–140,109Dublin

FA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998LiverpoolA3–133,888Huckerby, Dublin, Telfer
R424 January 1998Derby CountyH2–022,824Dublin (2)
R514 February 1998Aston VillaA1–036,979Moldovan
QF7 March 1998Sheffield UnitedH1–123,084Dublin (pen)
QFR17 March 1998Sheffield UnitedA1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens)29,034Telfer

League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg16 September 1997BlackpoolA0–15,884
R2 2nd Leg1 October 1997BlackpoolH3–1 (won 3–2 on agg)9,565McAllister (2, 1 pen), Dublin
R315 October 1997EvertonH4–110,087Hall, Salako (2), Haworth
R418 November 1997ArsenalA0–130,199

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
19 June 1997MFTrond Egil SoltvedtRosenborg£500,000
4 July 1997FWKyle LightbourneWalsall£500,000
7 July 1997GKMagnus HedmanAIKFree transfer
19 June 1997MFMartin JohansenCopenhagenFree transfer
29 July 1997DFRoland NilssonHelsingborg£200,000
18 December 1997DFGeorge BoatengFeyenoord£250,000
2 January 1998FWViorel MoldovanGrasshoppers£3,250,000
26 March 1998MFPhilippe ClementRacing Genk£625,000

Out

DatePosNameToFee
1 July 1997MFChris McMenaminPeterborough UnitedFree transfer
4 July 1997MFEoin JessAberdeen£700,000
14 July 1997FWPeter NdlovuBirmingham City£1,600,000
1 August 1997GKJohn FilanBlackburn Rovers£700,000
1 August 1997GKJed SumnerCambridge UnitedFree transfer
9 September 1997MFKevin RichardsonSouthamptonTransfer
14 November 1997DFBrian BorrowsSwindon TownFree transfer
16 February 1998FWKyle LightbourneStoke City£500,000

:Transfers in: £5,325,000 :Transfers out: £3,500,000 :Total spending: £1,825,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season |- |}

Starting 11

:Considering starts in all competitions

References

References

  1. "Coventry City results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com".
  2. "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 1997/98".
  3. Daish was born in [[Portsmouth]], [[England]], but qualified to represent the [[Republic of Ireland]] internationally and made his international debut for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team. Republic of Ireland]] in February 1992.
  4. Breen was born in [[London Borough of Barnet. Barnet]], [[England]], but qualified to represent the [[Republic of Ireland]] internationally and made his international debut for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team. Republic of Ireland]] in June 1996.
  5. Boateng was born in [[Nkawkaw]], [[Ghana]], but qualified to represent the [[Netherlands]] internationally and would make his international debut for the [[Netherlands national football team. Netherlands]] in November 2001.
  6. "All Coventry City players: 1998".
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