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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 ]
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Reserve squad [ edit ]
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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
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North , Premier South , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions