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. Tragedy struck the club as promising defender David Busst suffered a harrowing broken-leg injury during a clash with Denis Irwin and Brian McClair from a corner in the 1-0 defeat at Manchester United, often considered one of the worst football injuries in history, which ultimately ended his career. He was diagnosed with MRSA later on from his injury in hospital, forcing him to premature retirement later that year.
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.
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During the 1995 96 English football season Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League Coventry City1995 96 seasonChairmanBryan RichardsonManagerRon AtkinsonStadiumHighfield RoadPremiership16thFA CupFourth roundLeague CupFourth roundTop goalscorerLeague Dion Dublin 14 All Dion Dublin 16 Highest home attendance23 400 vs Manchester United 22 Nov 1995 Premier League Lowest home attendance8 915 vs Hull City 20 Sep 1995 League Cup Average home league attendance18 507Home coloursAway colours 1994 951996 97 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Squad 4 1 Left club during season 4 2 Reserve squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 ReferencesSeason summary editOnce 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 Tragedy struck the club as promising defender David Busst suffered a harrowing broken leg injury during a clash with Denis Irwin and Brian McClair from a corner in the 1 0 defeat at Manchester United often considered one of the worst football injuries in history which ultimately ended his career He was diagnosed with MRSA later on from his injury in hospital forcing him to premature retirement later that year New to the side for the season were defender Paul Williams from Derby County not to be confused with another defender Paul Williams who departed the club the following week nor with yet another Paul Williams a Northern Irish forward who played for the club on loan from West Brom in the 92 93 season Brazilian midfielder Isaias and 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 editMain article 1995 96 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 15 4115 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 13 4016 Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 18 3817 Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 18 3818 Manchester City R 38 9 11 18 33 58 25 38 Relegation to Football League First DivisionSource Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R Relegated Results summaryOverall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 8 14 16 42 60 18 38 6 7 6 21 23 2 2 7 10 21 37 16Source Statto Results by roundRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHHHAHAAHAHAAHResultLWDDDLLLDLLLDLDLWLWWDLDLDWDDDLLLWLWDWDPosition2011111011141616161718191920192019191917171717181817171615161819181918171616Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults editCoventry City s score comes first 1 Legend edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers19 August 1995 Newcastle United A 0 3 36 48523 August 1995 Manchester City H 2 1 15 957 Telfer Dublin26 August 1995 Arsenal H 0 0 20 06530 August 1995 Chelsea A 2 2 24 398 Isaias Ndlovu9 September 1995 Nottingham Forest H 1 1 17 219 Dublin16 September 1995 Middlesbrough A 1 2 27 882 Isaias23 September 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1 5 24 382 Ndlovu30 September 1995 Aston Villa H 0 3 20 98714 October 1995 Liverpool A 0 0 39 07921 October 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 0 1 13 99828 October 1995 Leeds United A 1 3 30 161 Dublin4 November 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 3 17 545 Dublin Williams19 November 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 1 1 11 189 Dublin22 November 1995 Manchester United H 0 4 23 40025 November 1995 Wimbledon H 3 3 12 523 Heald own goal Dublin Rennie4 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 Salako16 December 1995 Aston Villa A 1 4 28 486 Dublin23 December 1995 Everton H 2 1 16 639 Busst Whelan30 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 2 1 16 678 Whelan Salako pen 1 January 1996 Southampton H 1 1 16 818 Whelan14 January 1996 Newcastle United H 0 1 20 54720 January 1996 Manchester City A 1 1 25 710 Dublin31 January 1996 West Ham United A 2 3 18 884 Whelan Dublin3 February 1996 Arsenal A 1 1 35 623 Whelan10 February 1996 Chelsea H 1 0 20 639 Whelan24 February 1996 Middlesbrough H 0 0 18 8102 March 1996 West Ham United H 2 2 17 459 Salako Whelan9 March 1996 Everton A 2 2 34 517 Daish Williams16 March 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 0 2 17 22625 March 1996 Southampton A 0 1 14 46130 March 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 3 26 808 Dublin6 April 1996 Liverpool H 1 0 23 137 Whelan8 April 1996 Manchester United A 0 1 50 33213 April 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 1 0 22 910 Jess17 April 1996 Nottingham Forest A 0 0 24 62927 April 1996 Wimbledon A 2 0 15 540 Ndlovu 2 5 May 1996 Leeds United H 0 0 22 769FA Cup edit Main article 1995 96 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 6 January 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 3 1 17 721 Pickering Telfer SalakoR4 7 February 1996 Manchester City H 2 2 18 709 Whelan DublinR4R 14 February 1996 Manchester City A 1 2 22 419 DublinLeague Cup edit Main article 1995 96 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Hull City H 2 0 8 915 Richardson LampteyR2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Hull City A 1 0 won 3 0 on agg 6 929 LampteyR3 25 October 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 3 2 18 227 Busst Ndlovu pen SalakoR4 29 November 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 2 24 628 WilliamsSquad edit 2 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Steve Ogrizovic2 DF nbsp ENG Brian Borrows3 DF nbsp ENG David Burrows4 DF nbsp ENG Paul Williams5 DF nbsp SCO David Rennie6 MF nbsp ENG Kevin Richardson7 MF nbsp ENG Paul Telfer8 FW nbsp BRA Isaias9 FW nbsp ZIM Peter Ndlovu10 FW nbsp ENG Dion Dublin11 MF nbsp ENG John Salako12 DF nbsp ENG Dave Busst13 GK nbsp AUS John Filan14 FW nbsp ENG Noel Whelan16 MF nbsp SCO Eoin Jess17 DF nbsp ENG Ally Pickering18 DF nbsp ENG Marcus Hall No Pos Nation Player19 FW nbsp ENG Iyseden Christie20 DF nbsp ENG Steve Morgan21 MF nbsp POR Carlita22 MF nbsp IRL Willie Boland23 GK nbsp SCO Jonathan Gould24 DF nbsp ENG Richard Shaw25 DF nbsp SCO Gary Gillespie26 MF nbsp SCO Gordon Strachan player manager 27 MF nbsp GHA Nii Lamptey28 FW nbsp ENG Darren Huckerby29 GK nbsp ENG Colin Hunwick30 DF nbsp IRL Liam Daish31 DF nbsp IRL Lorcan Costello32 FW nbsp ENG Andy Ducros33 MF nbsp ENG Sam Shilton35 DF nbsp ENG Adam WillisLeft club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player14 MF nbsp WAL Leigh Jenkinson to St Johnstone 15 MF nbsp ENG Paul Cook to Tranmere Rovers 16 MF nbsp ENG Julian Darby to West Bromwich Albion No Pos Nation Player28 FW nbsp ENG Jamie Barnwell Edinboro to Cambridge United 30 GK nbsp ENG Peter Shilton to West Ham United 34 DF nbsp ENG Chris Whyte on loan from Birmingham City Reserve squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ENG Neil Cutler on loan from West Bromwich Albion DF nbsp IRL Colin Hawkins No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp IRL Barry Prenderville MF nbsp SCO Gavin StrachanTransfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee7 June 1995 MF Calita Farense 250 0005 July 1995 FW Isaias Benfica 500 00011 July 1995 MF Paul Telfer Luton Town 1 150 0003 August 1995 MF John Salako Crystal Palace 1 500 0006 August 1995 DF Paul Williams Derby County 750 00012 February 1996 DF Liam Daish Birmingham City 1 500 00023 February 1996 MF Eoin Jess Aberdeen 2 000 000Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee26 June 1995 MF Mike Marsh Galatasaray 500 00025 July 1995 DF Steven Pressley Dundee United 750 00028 July 1995 MF Sandy Robertson Dundee United 250 0002 August 1995 GK Martin Davies Cambridge United Free transfer10 August 1995 DF Paul Williams Plymouth Argyle 50 00011 August 1995 MF Sean Flynn Derby County 225 00015 September 1995 FW John Williams Wycombe Wanderers 150 00024 November 1995 MF Julian Darby West Bromwich Albion 250 0008 December 1995 MF Leigh Jenkinson St Johnstone Signed11 January 1996 GK Peter Shilton West Ham United Free transfer29 February 1996 MF Paul Cook Tranmere Rovers 250 000Transfers in nbsp 6 150 000 Transfers out nbsp 2 425 000 Total spending nbsp 3 725 000References edit Coventry City results for the 1995 1996 season Statto com Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 23 September 2015 FootballSquads Coventry City 1995 96 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 Coventry City F C season amp oldid 1107620428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
