2000–01 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2000–01 season
Chairman Bryan Richardson
Manager Gordon Strachan
Stadium Highfield Road
Premiership 19th (relegated)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Bellamy/Hartson/Hadji (6)
All: Bellamy (8)
Highest home attendance 23,063 vs Liverpool
(28 Apr 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 7,425 vs Preston North End
(27 Sep 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 20,535
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2000–01 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

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, the first time they won an away league game in 16 months. However, after 34 years and 10 close shaves with relegation, their luck finally ran out and they were relegated from the top flight (the first time the club had suffered relegation for 43 years since they were relegated to the Old Division Four in 1958).[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]

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 24 8 6 79 31 +48 80 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 10 8 63 38 +25 70
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 1
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round 1
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
7 Sunderland 38 15 12 11 46 41 +5 57
8 Aston Villa 38 13 15 10 46 43 +3 54 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9 Charlton Athletic 38 14 10 14 50 57 7 52
10 Southampton 38 14 10 14 40 48 8 52
11 Newcastle United 38 14 9 15 44 50 6 51 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 10 15 47 54 7 49
13 Leicester City 38 14 6 18 39 51 12 48
14 Middlesbrough 38 9 15 14 44 44 0 42
15 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 45 50 5 42
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 2001–02 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
1Since Liverpool qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Ipswich Town, and as Liverpool also won the League Cup that place went to Chelsea.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 8 10 20 36 63 −27 34 4 7 8 14 23 −9 4 3 12 22 40 −18

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
Result L W W L D L L D W L L L L L D L W L D W D D L L L L D D D L W W L W L L L D
Position 17 11 4 9 9 12 17 16 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 19 18 18 19 19 19

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Coventry City results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2000 MiddlesbroughH1-320,624Eustace
23 August 2000 SouthamptonA2-114,801Bellamy (pen), Roussel
26 August 2000 Manchester CityA2-134,140Edghill (own goal), Bellamy
6 September 2000 Newcastle UnitedH0-222,109
9 September 2000 Leeds UnitedH0-020,377
16 September 2000 ArsenalA1-237,794Hadji
23 September 2000 West Ham UnitedH0-321,020
30 September 2000 Charlton AthleticA2-220,043Aloisi, Bellamy (pen)
14 October 2000 Tottenham HotspurH2-121,435Aloisi, Eustace
21 October 2000 ChelseaA1-634,646Roussel
28 October 2000 SunderlandA0-144,526
4 November 2000 Manchester UnitedH1-221,079Zúñiga
12 November 2000 LiverpoolA1-443,701Thompson
20 November 2000 Ipswich TownH0-119,324
25 November 2000 Aston VillaH1-121,464Hadji
2 December 2000 Bradford CityA1-215,523Aloisi
10 December 2000 Leicester CityH1-017,283Bellamy
16 December 2000 Derby CountyA0-127,869
22 December 2000 SouthamptonH1-118,090Thompson
26 December 2000 EvertonA2-135,704Hadji, Breen
30 December 2000 MiddlesbroughA1-130,499Whelan (own goal)
1 January 2001 Manchester CityH1-121,999Edworthy
13 January 2001 Newcastle UnitedA1-350,159Thompson
20 January 2001 EvertonH1-319,174Carsley (pen)
31 January 2001 Leeds UnitedA0-136,555
3 February 2001 ArsenalH0-122,035
12 February 2001 West Ham UnitedA1-122,586Dailly (own goal)
24 February 2001 Charlton AthleticH2-219,480Bellamy, Hartson
3 March 2001 ChelseaH0-021,609
17 March 2001 Tottenham HotspurA0-335,606
31 March 2001 Derby CountyH2-019,654Hadji, Hartson
7 April 2001 Leicester CityA3-119,545Bellamy, Carsley, Hartson
14 April 2001 Manchester UnitedA2-467,637Hartson (2)
16 April 2001 SunderlandH1-020,946Hartson
21 April 2001 Ipswich TownA0-224,612
28 April 2001 LiverpoolH0-223,063
5 May 2001 Aston VillaA2-339,761Hadji (2)
19 May 2001 Bradford CityH0-020,299

FA Cup

Main article: 2000-01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001 Swindon TownA2-014,445Bellamy, Hadji
R427 January 2001 Manchester CityA0-124,637

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Preston North EndA3-110,770Zúñiga, Hall, Strachan (pen)
R2 2nd Leg27 September 2000 Preston North EndH4-1 (won 7-2 on agg)7,425Aloisi (3, 1 pen), Eustace
R31 November 2000 SouthamptonA1-011,809Eustace
R428 November 2000 Ipswich TownA1-219,563Bellamy (pen)

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. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Magnus Hedman
2 England DF Marc Edworthy
3 England MF Steve Froggatt
4 England DF Paul Williams
5 Wales FW John Hartson
6 England DF Richard Shaw
7 England MF David Thompson
8 Morocco MF Youssef Chippo
10 Morocco MF Mustapha Hadji
11 Peru FW Ysrael Zúñiga
12 Scotland DF Paul Telfer
13 England GK Chris Kirkland
14 England MF Carlton Palmer
15 England MF John Eustace
16 Australia FW John Aloisi
17 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen[6]
18 Wales FW Craig Bellamy
19 Honduras MF Iván Guerrero
20 Sweden MF Tomas Gustafsson
21 Scotland MF Gavin Strachan
22 Republic of Ireland DF Barry Quinn
No. Position Player
23 Denmark GK Morten Hyldgaard
24 England DF Marcus Hall
25 Republic of Ireland MF Barry Ferguson
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Muhamed Konjić
27 Scotland FW Steven McPhee
28 England FW Jay Bothroyd
29 Norway FW Runar Normann
30 Belgium MF Laurent Delorge
31 Honduras FW Jairo Martínez
32 Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley[7]
33 England FW Gary McSheffrey
34 England GK Alan Miller (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
35 England MF Craig Pead
36 Wales MF Lee Fowler
37 Scotland MF Craig Strachan
38 England DF Thomas Cudworth
39 Sweden DF Richard Spong
40 Scotland MF Gary McPhee
41 England DF Calum Davenport
42 England MF Robert Betts
50 Sweden GK Per Fahlman

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

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England GK Gary Montgomery
- England DF Thomas Cudworth
- Wales DF David Pipe
- England MF Chris Barnett
No. Position Player
- Republic of Ireland MF Daire Doyle
- Sweden MF Andreas Dahl
- Scotland MF Martin Grant
- Northern Ireland MF Mark Magennis

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
12 July 2000 FW Jay Bothroyd Arsenal £1,000,000 [8]
2 August 2000 MF David Thompson Liverpool £2,500,000 [9]
16 August 2000 FW Craig Bellamy Norwich City £6,500,000 [10]
6 September 2000 FW Jairo Martínez Motagua Signed [11]
19 October 2000 MF Iván Guerrero Motagua Signed
1 December 2000 MF Lee Carsley Blackburn Rovers £2,500,000 [12]
22 December 2000 MF Andreas Dahl IFK Hässleholm £300,000
26 January 2001 FW Mark DeBolla Aston Villa Free transfer
8 February 2001 FW John Hartson Wimbledon Signed [13]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
9 June 2000 FW Chukki Eribenne Bournemouth Free transfer
28 June 2000 DF David Burrows Birmingham City Free transfer
1 July 2000 MF Gary McAllister Liverpool Free transfer [14]
5 July 2000 DF Ian Brightwell Walsall Free transfer
6 July 2000 DF Mark Burrows Exeter City Free transfer
30 July 2000 FW Robbie Keane Inter Milan £13,000,000 [15]
31 July 2000 FW Noel Whelan Middlesbrough £2,000,000 [16]
12 January 2001 MF Daire Doyle Kidderminster Harriers Free transfer
13 February 2001 DF Colin Hendry Bolton Wanderers £250,000 [17]
15 February 2001 FW Cédric Roussel Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,500,000 [18]
Transfers in: Decrease £12,800,000
Transfers out: Increase £16,750,000
Total spending: Increase £3,950,000

Loan in

Loan out

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. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2000-2001/results
  4. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/coventry.htm
  5. http://www.11v11.com/teams/coventry-city/tab/players/season/2001
  6. Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
  7. Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Ireland in 1997.
  8. "Bothroyd hits out at Arsenal". BBC Sport. 12 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. "Coventry sign £2.5m Thompson". BBC Sport. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. "Coventry hail Bellamy coup". The Guardian. 17 August 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. "Sky Blues sign second Honduran". BBC Sport. 6 September 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. "Persistent Coventry land Carsley". BBC Sport. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. "Coventry complete Hartson deal". BBC Sport. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. "McAllister confirms Reds move". BBC News. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. "Keane in £13m Inter switch". BBC Sport. 30 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  16. "Robson's Whelan deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  17. "Hendry completes Bolton move". BBC Sport. 13 February 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  18. "Roussel completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 15 February 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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