1995–96 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1995–96 season
Chairman	Bryan Richardson
Manager	Ron Atkinson
Stadium	Highfield Road
Premier League	16th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Dion Dublin (14) All: Dion Dublin (16)
Average home league attendance	18,507
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

During the 1995–96 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Once again, Coventry City defied the odds after a season of struggle. This time they had the determination of manager Ron Atkinson and the regular supply of goals from Dion Dublin to thank for their survival. They hit the headlines in December with a spectacular 5–0 win over defending champions Blackburn, but the defence leaked too many goals for the Sky Blues to progress beyond 16th place in the final table, surviving only on goal difference to secure a 30th successive season of top flight football.

New to the side for the season were defender Paul Williams from Derby County and Brazlian midfielder Marques Isaias, followed soon after by 21-year-old Leeds United striker Noel Whelan.

Atkinson splashed out more than £15 million on new players during the close season, as he looked to build a Coventry side which was capable of matching the high placing of his old club Aston Villa, one of Coventry's deadliest rivals.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Manchester United	38	25	7	6	73	35	82
2.	Newcastle United	38	24	6	8	66	37	78
3.	Liverpool	38	20	11	7	70	34	71
4.	Aston Villa	38	18	9	11	52	35	63
5.	Arsenal	38	17	12	9	49	32	63
6.	Everton	38	17	10	11	64	44	61
7.	Blackburn Rovers	38	18	7	13	61	47	61
8.	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	13	9	50	38	61
9.	Nottingham Forest	38	15	13	10	50	54	58
10.	West Ham United	38	14	9	15	43	52	51
11.	Chelsea	38	12	14	12	46	44	50
12.	Middlesbrough	38	11	10	17	35	50	43
13.	Leeds United	38	12	7	19	40	57	43
14.	Wimbledon	38	10	11	17	55	70	41
15.	Sheffield Wednesday	38	10	10	18	48	61	40
16.	Coventry City	38	8	14	16	42	60	38
17.	Southampton	38	9	11	18	34	52	38
18.	Manchester City	38	9	11	18	33	58	38
19.	Queens Park Rangers	38	9	6	23	38	57	33
20.	Bolton Wanderers	38	8	5	25	39	71	29

Key
Qualified for the Champions League
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated to Division One

Results

Coventry City's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1995	Newcastle United	A	0-3	36,485
23 August 1995	Manchester City	H	2-1	15,957	Telfer, Dublin
26 August 1995	Arsenal	H	0-0	20,065
30 August 1995	Chelsea	A	2-2	24,398	Isaías, Ndlovu
9 September 1995	Nottingham Forest	H	1-1	17,219	Dublin
16 September 1995	Middlesbrough	A	1-2	27,882	Isaías
23 September 1995	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-5	24,382	Ndlovu
30 September 1995	Aston Villa	H	0-3	20,987
14 October 1995	Liverpool	A	0-0	39,079
21 October 1995	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0-1	13,998
28 October 1995	Leeds United	A	1-3	30,161	Dublin
4 November 1995	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-3	17,545	Dublin, Williams
19 November 1995	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-1	11,189	Dublin
22 November 1995	Manchester United	H	0-4	23,400
25 November 1995	Wimbledon	H	3-3	12,523	Heald (own goal), Dublin, Rennie
4 December 1995	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3-4	16,229	Dublin (3)
9 December 1995	Blackburn Rovers	H	5-0	13,376	Busst, Dublin, Rennie, Ndlovu, Salako
16 December 1995	Aston Villa	A	1-4	28,486	Dublin
23 December 1995	Everton	H	2-1	16,639	Busst, Whelan
30 December 1995	Bolton Wanderers	A	2-1	16,678	Whelan, Salako (pen)
1 January 1996	Southampton	H	1-1	16,818	Whelan
14 January 1996	Newcastle United	H	0-1	20,547
20 January 1996	Manchester City	A	1-1	25,710	Dublin
31 January 1996	West Ham United	A	2-3	18,884	Whelan, Dublin
3 February 1996	Arsenal	A	1-1	35,623	Whelan
10 February 1996	Chelsea	H	1-0	20,639	Whelan
24 February 1996	Middlesbrough	H	0-0	18,810
2 March 1996	West Ham United	H	2-2	17,459	Salako, Whelan
9 March 1996	Everton	A	2-2	34,517	Daish, Williams
16 March 1996	Bolton Wanderers	H	0-2	17,226
25 March 1996	Southampton	A	0-1	14,461
30 March 1996	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-3	26,808	Dublin
6 April 1996	Liverpool	H	1-0	23,137	Whelan
8 April 1996	Manchester United	A	0-1	50,332
13 April 1996	Queens Park Rangers	H	1-0	22,910	Jess
17 April 1996	Nottingham Forest	A	0-0	24,629
27 April 1996	Wimbledon	A	2-0	15,540	Ndlovu (2)
5 May 1996	Leeds United	H	0-0	22,769

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1996	Plymouth Argyle	A	3-1	17,721	Pickering, Telfer, Salako
R4	7 February 1996	Manchester City	H	2-2	18,709	Whelan, Dublin
R4R	14 February 1996	Manchester City	A	1-2	22,419	Dublin

League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	20 September 1995	Hull City	H	2-0	8,915	Richardson, Lamptey
R2 Second Leg	4 October 1995	Hull City	A	1-0 (won 3-0 on agg)	6,929	Lamptey
R3	25 October 1995	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3-2	18,227	Busst, Ndlovu (pen), Salako
R4	29 November 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-2	24,628	Williams

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Steve Ogrizovic
2	DF	Brian Borrows
3	DF	David Burrows
4	DF	Paul Williams
5	DF	David Rennie
6	MF	Kevin Richardson
7	MF	Paul Telfer
8	FW	Isaías
9	FW	Peter Ndlovu
10	FW	Dion Dublin
11	MF	John Salako
12	DF	Dave Busst
13	GK	John Filan

No.	Position	Player
14	FW	Noel Whelan
16	MF	Eoin Jess
17	DF	Ally Pickering
18	DF	Marcus Hall
19	FW	Iyseden Christie
22	MF	Willie Boland
23	GK	Jonathan Gould
24	DF	Richard Shaw
26	MF	Gordon Strachan (player-manager)
27	MF	Nii Lamptey
28	FW	Darren Huckerby
30	DF	Liam Daish

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
14	MF	Leigh Jenkinson (to St. Johnstone)
15	MF	Paul Cook (to Tranmere Rovers)
16	MF	Julian Darby (to West Bromwich Albion)

No.	Position	Player
28	FW	Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro (to Cambridge United)
30	GK	Peter Shilton (to West Ham United)
34	DF	Chris Whyte (on loan from Birmingham City)

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
20	DF	Steve Morgan
21	MF	Calita
25	DF	Gary Gillespie
29	GK	Colin Hunwick

No.	Position	Player
31	DF	Lorcan Costello
32	FW	Andy Ducros
33	MF	Sam Shilton
35	DF	Adam Willis

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1995-1996

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