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2000–01 Coventry City F.C. season
| Field | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Coventry City F.C. | |||||||||
| season | 2000–01 | |||||||||
| chairman | Bryan Richardson | |||||||||
| manager | Gordon Strachan | |||||||||
| stadium | Highfield Road | |||||||||
| league | FA Premier League | |||||||||
| league result | [19th](2000-01-fa-premier-league) (relegated) | |||||||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | |||||||||
| cup1 result | [Fourth round](2000-01-fa-cup) | |||||||||
| cup2 | League Cup | |||||||||
| cup2 result | [Fourth round](2000-01-football-league-cup) | |||||||||
| league topscorer | Craig Bellamy/John Hartson/Moustapha Hadji (6) | |||||||||
| season topscorer | Craig Bellamy (8) | |||||||||
| highest attendance | 23,063 vs Liverpool | |||||||||
| (28 April 2001, FA Premier League) | ||||||||||
| lowest attendance | 7,425 vs Preston North End | |||||||||
| (27 September 2000, League Cup) | ||||||||||
| average attendance | 20,535 | |||||||||
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| prevseason | [1999–2000](1999-2000-coventry-city-f-c-season) | |||||||||
| nextseason | [2001–02](2001-02-coventry-city-f-c-season) |
(28 April 2001, FA Premier League) (27 September 2000, League Cup) 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. 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.
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
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
Coventry City's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
FA Premier League
- Eustace
- Job
- Bokšić
- Tessem
- Bellamy
- Roussel
- Horlock
- Edghill
- Bellamy
- Shearer
- Gallacher
- Wiltord
- Vernazza
- Hadji
- Di Canio
- Cole
- Lampard
- Hunt
- Johansson
- Aloisi
- Bellamy
- Aloisi
- Eustace
- Rebrov
- Hasselbaink
- Zola
- Flo
- Roussel
- Thome
- Zúñiga
- Cole
- Beckham
- McAllister
- Gerrard
- Heskey
- Thompson
- Wilnis
- Hadji
- Dublin
- Collymore
- Beagrie
- Aloisi
- Bellamy
- Christie
- Thompson
- Tessem
- Gemmill
- Hadji
- Breen
- Bokšić
- Whelan
- Edworthy
- Wanchope
- Speed
- Ameobi
- Dyer
- Thompson
- Carsley
- Gemmill
- Cadamarteri
- Campbell
- Keane
- Bergkamp
- Cole
- Dailly
- Bellamy
- Hartson
- Rufus
- Johansson
- Iversen
- Ferdinand
- Rebrov
- Hadji
- Hartson
- Akinbiyi
- Bellamy
- Carsley
- Hartson
- Yorke
- Giggs
- Scholes
- Hartson
- Hartson
- Reuser
- Wright
- Hyypiä
- McAllister
- Vassell
- Ángel
- Merson
- Hadji
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
Left club during season
Reserve squad
:The following players were contracted to Coventry, but did not appear for the first team this season.
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2000 | FW | ENG Jay Bothroyd | ENG Arsenal | £1,000,000 | |
| 2 August 2000 | MF | ENG David Thompson | ENG Liverpool | £2,500,000 | |
| 16 August 2000 | FW | WAL Craig Bellamy | ENG Norwich City | £6,500,000 | |
| 6 September 2000 | FW | Honduras Jairo Martínez | Honduras Motagua | Signed | |
| 19 October 2000 | MF | Honduras Iván Guerrero | Honduras Motagua | Signed | |
| 1 December 2000 | MF | IRL Lee Carsley | ENG Blackburn Rovers | £2,500,000 | |
| 22 December 2000 | MF | SWE Andreas Dahl | SWE IFK Hässleholm | £300,000 | |
| 8 February 2001 | FW | WAL John Hartson | ENG Wimbledon | Signed |
Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2000 | FW | ENG Chukki Eribenne | ENG Bournemouth | Free transfer | |
| 28 June 2000 | DF | ENG David Burrows | ENG Birmingham City | Free transfer | |
| 1 July 2000 | MF | SCO Gary McAllister | ENG Liverpool | Free transfer | |
| 5 July 2000 | DF | ENG Ian Brightwell | ENG Walsall | Free transfer | |
| 6 July 2000 | DF | ENG Mark Burrows | ENG Exeter City | Free transfer | |
| 30 July 2000 | FW | IRL Robbie Keane | ITA Inter Milan | £13,000,000 | |
| 31 July 2000 | FW | ENG Noel Whelan | ENG Middlesbrough | £2,000,000 | |
| 12 January 2001 | MF | IRL Daire Doyle | ENG Kidderminster Harriers | Free transfer | |
| 13 February 2001 | DF | SCO Colin Hendry | ENG Bolton Wanderers | £250,000 | |
| 15 February 2001 | FW | BEL Cédric Roussel | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,500,000 |
:Transfers in: £12,800,000 :Transfers out: £16,750,000 :Total spending: £3,950,000
Loan in
- Alan Miller - Blackburn Rovers, 20 October, 37 days
Loan out
- Colin Hendry - Bolton Wanderers
- Robert Betts - Plymouth Argyle, 16 February, 19 days
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 transferred or loaned out during the season |-
Notes
References
References
- (5 May 2001). "Coventry relegated at Villa". BBC Sport.
- (8 August 2001). "Coventry seal Hughes deal". BBC Sport.
- "Coventry City results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com".
- "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2000/01".
- "All Coventry City players: 2001".
- (12 July 2000). "Bothroyd hits out at Arsenal". BBC Sport.
- (2 August 2000). "Coventry sign £2.5m Thompson". BBC Sport.
- (17 August 2000). "Coventry hail Bellamy coup". The Guardian.
- (6 September 2000). "Sky Blues sign second Honduran". BBC Sport.
- (1 December 2000). "Persistent Coventry land Carsley". BBC Sport.
- (8 February 2001). "Coventry complete Hartson deal". BBC Sport.
- (25 May 2000). "McAllister confirms Reds move". BBC News.
- (30 July 2000). "Keane in £13m Inter switch". BBC Sport.
- (31 July 2000). "Robson's Whelan deal". BBC Sport.
- (13 February 2001). "Hendry completes Bolton move". BBC Sport.
- (15 February 2001). "Roussel completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport.
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