Coventry 1996/97

Coventry finished 17th of 20 in the 1996/97 Premier League with 41 points (won 9, drawn 14, lost 15; scored 38, conceded 54). Highest position 12th, after match 21; lowest 20th, after match 4. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 6 unbeaten and 10 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Coventry
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 1996	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–3 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Wed 21 Aug 1996	West Ham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	18th
3	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Chelsea (away)	0–2 L	Lost	1	18th
4	Wed 4 Sep 1996	Liverpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	1	20th
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Middlesbrough (away)	0–4 L	Lost	1	20th
6	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Leeds (home)	2–1 W	Won	4	18th
7	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Sunderland (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	18th
8	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Blackburn (home)	0–0 D	Drew	5	19th
9	Sun 13 Oct 1996	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	6	19th
10	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Arsenal (away)	0–0 D	Drew	7	19th
11	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–0 D	Drew	8	19th
12	Mon 4 Nov 1996	Everton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	9	18th
13	Sat 16 Nov 1996	Wimbledon (away)	2–2 D	Drew	10	18th
14	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Aston Villa (home)	1–2 L	Lost	10	18th
15	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Derby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	19th
16	Sat 7 Dec 1996	Tottenham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	10	19th
17	Tue 17 Dec 1996	Newcastle (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	19th
18	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Leicester (away)	2–0 W	Won	16	17th
19	Thu 26 Dec 1996	Leeds (away)	3–1 W	Won	19	15th
20	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Middlesbrough (home)	3–0 W	Won	22	14th
21	Wed 1 Jan 1997	Sunderland (home)	2–2 D	Drew	23	12th
22	Sat 11 Jan 1997	Blackburn (away)	0–4 L	Lost	23	15th
23	Sat 18 Jan 1997	Manchester United (home)	0–2 L	Lost	23	16th
24	Wed 29 Jan 1997	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–0 W	Won	26	14th
25	Sat 1 Feb 1997	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–0 D	Drew	27	15th
26	Wed 19 Feb 1997	Aston Villa (away)	1–2 L	Lost	27	16th
27	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Everton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	28	16th
28	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Manchester United (away)	1–3 L	Lost	28	16th
29	Mon 3 Mar 1997	Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	29	16th
30	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Leicester (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	16th
31	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Newcastle (away)	0–4 L	Lost	30	16th
32	Sat 22 Mar 1997	West Ham (home)	1–3 L	Lost	30	18th
33	Sun 6 Apr 1997	Liverpool (away)	2–1 W	Won	33	18th
34	Wed 9 Apr 1997	Chelsea (home)	3–1 W	Won	36	16th
35	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Southampton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	37	15th
36	Mon 21 Apr 1997	Arsenal (home)	1–1 D	Drew	38	15th
37	Sat 3 May 1997	Derby (home)	1–2 L	Lost	38	19th
38	Sun 11 May 1997	Tottenham (away)	2–1 W	Won	41	17th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.