Coventry 3-1 Blackpool - October 01, 1997 / League Cup 1997/1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.League Cup 1997/1998 - 2nd round
COV
36' - Goal
David Linighan
COV
59' - Substitution
Paul Williamsis substituted by Trond-Egil Soltvedt
59' - Substitution
Kyle Lightbourneis substituted by Andy Ducros59
61' - Goal
Gary McAllister61
70' - Goal
Dion Dublin70 89' - Goal
Gary McAllister89
BLA
BLA
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 40 | 530 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Williams | 59 | 26 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Richard Shaw | 29 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Breen | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Burrows | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marcus Hall | 21 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Boland | 22 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary McAllister | 8961 | 32 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael O'Neill | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kyle Lightbourne | 59 | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dion Dublin | 70 | 28 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
97
Blackpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Banks | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Linighan | 36 | 32 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jason Lydiate | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Darren Bradshaw | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marvin Bryan | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Micky Mellon | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lee Philpott | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Phil Clarkson | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mark Bonner | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Preece | 30 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Ellis | 32 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
8
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Trond-Egil Soltvedt | 59 | 30 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andy Ducros | 59 | 20 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kyle Lightbourne
IN
Darren Huckerby
OUT
Paul Williams
IN
Paul Telfer
OUT
Michael O'Neill
IN
Roland Nilsson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
40
42
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
31 %
Strachan vs Blackpool
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Strachan vs Worthington
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
35
13
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Worthington vs Coventry
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Worthington vs Strachan
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Mike Reed
4 victories |
2 draws |
4 losses |
Coventry10 matches | General total | Blackpool2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Coventry1 match | Season total | Blackpool1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 01, 2000 | Latest figure on October 01, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Blackpool keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw in League Cup running (since 09/11/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/09/1985 (10 matches)
The last time Coventry has ended with the score 3-1 in League Cup, It was on the 11/10/1988 (vs )
The last time Coventry has won with a difference of 2 goals in League Cup, It was on the 20/09/1995 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LCoventry 1-2 Derby County03/05/1997 | VCoventry 3-2 Chelsea09/08/1997 | DCoventry 2-2 Bolton Wanderers23/08/1997 | DCoventry 1-1 West Ham27/08/1997 | VCoventry 1-0 Southampton13/09/1997 | DCoventry 1-1 Crystal Palace24/09/1997 |
| Overall | LManchester United 3-0 Coventry30/08/1997 | VCoventry 1-0 Southampton13/09/1997 | LBlackpool 1-0 Coventry16/09/1997 | DSheffield Wednesday 0-0 Coventry20/09/1997 | DCoventry 1-1 Crystal Palace24/09/1997 | DBlackburn 0-0 Coventry28/09/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LWrexham 2-1 Blackpool03/05/1997 | LBristol City 2-0 Blackpool16/08/1997 | LManchester City 1-0 Blackpool26/08/1997 | LBournemouth 2-0 Blackpool30/08/1997 | VWrexham 3-4 Blackpool02/09/1997 | LWigan 3-0 Blackpool13/09/1997 |
| Overall | VWrexham 3-4 Blackpool02/09/1997 | VBlackpool 2-1 Carlisle United07/09/1997 | LWigan 3-0 Blackpool13/09/1997 | VBlackpool 1-0 Coventry16/09/1997 | DBlackpool 2-2 Oldham Athletic20/09/1997 | VBlackpool 3-0 Southend27/09/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 9 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | David Linighan | |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | David Linighan | |
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
10 ga
Away
3 gf
21 ga
Total
15 gf
31 ga
Historical head to head
Home
21 gf
3 ga
Away
10 gf
12 ga
Total
31 gf
15 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
February 13, 1971 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
February 13, 1971 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 20, 1923 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 18, 1920 |
Latest head to head
September 16, 1997 - League Cup 1997/1998
February 13, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971
December 12, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971
January 04, 1969 - FA Cup 1968/1969
April 17, 1937 - Division 2 1936/1937
Best historical scorers against Blackpool
|
Willie Carr | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
|
John O'Rourke | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
David Linighan | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
John Craven | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Blackpool
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Willie Carr | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
John O'Rourke | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Billy Glazier | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Wilf Smith | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Tommy Hutchison | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Fred Kemp | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Dave Hatton | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Tony Green | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Bill Bentley | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
John Craven | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
They played in both sides
318 matches
40 matches
88 matches
65 matches
78 matches
3 matches
51 matches
9 matches
19 matches
4 matches
They played in both sides
88 matches
65 matches
318 matches
40 matches
51 matches
9 matches
19 matches
4 matches
78 matches
3 matches
Competition info
The other matches
September 16, 1997
September 17, 1997
September 23, 1997
September 24, 1997
September 29, 1997
September 30, 1997
October 01, 1997
Comments