Coventry City 1997–98 football season
During the 1997–98 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up . 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 12 16 10 46 44 +2 52 8 9 2 26 17 +9 4 7 8 20 27 −7
Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H H A Result W L D D L W D D D D L D W D L L L W L L W L D W W W W W D W D L D D D D W D Position 1 9 10 12 12 8 11 11 12 12 15 15 12 10 12 15 16 14 16 17 13 16 15 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 11 10 11 10 11 11 11
Results [ edit ] Coventry City's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1997 Chelsea H 3–2 22,686 Dublin (3) 11 August 1997 Arsenal A 0–2 37,324 23 August 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 16,633 Telfer , Huckerby 27 August 1997 West Ham United H 1–1 18,289 Huckerby 30 August 1997 Manchester United A 0–3 55,074 13 September 1997 Southampton H 1–0 18,659 Soltvedt 20 September 1997 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 21,087 24 September 1997 Crystal Palace H 1–1 15,900 Dublin 28 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 19,086 4 October 1997 Leeds United H 0–0 17,770 20 October 1997 Barnsley A 0–2 17,463 25 October 1997 Everton H 0–0 18,760 1 November 1997 Wimbledon A 2–1 11,201 Huckerby , Dublin 8 November 1997 Newcastle United H 2–2 22,679 Dublin (2) 22 November 1997 Derby County A 1–3 29,351 Huckerby 29 November 1997 Leicester City H 0–2 18,309 6 December 1997 Aston Villa A 0–3 33,250 13 December 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–0 19,499 Huckerby (2), Breen , Hall 20 December 1997 Liverpool A 0–1 39,707 26 December 1997 West Ham United A 0–1 24,532 28 December 1997 Manchester United H 3–2 23,054 Whelan , Dublin (pen), Huckerby 10 January 1998 Chelsea A 1–3 34,647 Telfer 17 January 1998 Arsenal H 2–2 22,864 Whelan , Dublin (pen) 31 January 1998 Bolton Wanderers A 5–1 25,000 Whelan , Huckerby (2), Dublin (2) 7 February 1998 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 18,375 Dublin (pen) 18 February 1998 Southampton A 2–1 15,091 Whelan , Huckerby 21 February 1998 Barnsley H 1–0 20,265 Dublin (pen) 28 February 1998 Crystal Palace A 3–0 21,810 Telfer , Moldovan , Dublin 14 March 1998 Newcastle United A 0–0 36,767 28 March 1998 Derby County H 1–0 18,705 Huckerby 4 April 1998 Leicester City A 1–1 21,137 Whelan 11 April 1998 Aston Villa H 1–2 22,792 Whelan 13 April 1998 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 33,463 Dublin 19 April 1998 Liverpool H 1–1 22,721 Dublin (pen) 25 April 1998 Leeds United A 3–3 36,522 Huckerby (3) 29 April 1998 Wimbledon H 0–0 17,968 2 May 1998 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 18,794 Dublin (pen), Boateng 10 May 1998 Everton A 1–1 40,109 Dublin
League Cup [ edit ] [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in: £5,325,000 Transfers out: £3,500,000 Total spending: £1,825,000 Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] Starting 11 [ edit ] Considering starts in all competitions [6]
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
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