2001–02 season | |||
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Chairman | Bryan Richardson (until 30 January) Mike McGinnity (from 30 January) |
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Manager |
Gordon Strachan (until 10 September) Roland Nilsson (player-manager until 16 April) Gary McAllister (from 24 April) |
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Stadium | Highfield Road | ||
First Division | 11th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | Lee Hughes (14) | ||
Average home league attendance | 15,436 | ||
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During the 2001–02 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season.
Despite the signing of prolific striker Lee Hughes from local rivals West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City were unable to make a genuine push for an immediate return to the Premier League and finished well away from promotion in 11th place. Manager Gordon Strachan had been sacked after five games with only one win and Coventry 19th; this heralded the beginning of an eleven-match unbeaten run which saw Coventry top the table with a third of the season gone, but from then three straight losses took them down to ninth. Coventry never regained the form from that unbeaten run, but with seven games left to play they stood fourth and appeared almost certain to gain a playoff place. Unfortunately, Coventry only gained one point from those last seven games and fell down to 11th place.
Coventry City's score comes first
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.