Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add footballdatabase.eu to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×
Leicester 5-1 Coventry - December 23, 1984 / Division 1 1984/1985
You have visited 17 page(s) today. 33 page(s) are remaining before you get blocked as a simple visitor. If you want to access more pages today, you can sign up for free.
This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Leicester 5-1 Coventry - December 23, 1984 / Division 1 1984/1985

. 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.

logo Leicester LEI

0
photo David Rennie 0' - Goal David Renniephoto Alan Smith 0' - Goal Alan Smithphoto Gary Lineker 0' - Goal Gary Linekerphoto Stephen Lynex 0' - Goal Stephen Lynexphoto Gary Lineker 0' - Goal Gary Lineker0
0photo Micky Gynn 0' - Goal Micky Gynn
HT

logo Leicester LEI

FT

logo Coventry COV

logo Coventry COV

Team line-ups

Leicester

Sign up or sign in to propose a tactical display of this game
forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Leicester
Andrews
photo Ian Andrews
Ian Andrews
England
B.date01/12/1964
Age20 years
positionGoalkeeper
Williams
photo Thomas Williams
Thomas Williams
England
B.date18/12/1957
Age27 years
positionDefender
O'Neill
photo John O'Neill
John O'Neill
Northern Ireland
B.date11/03/1958
Age26 years
H1m82  
positionDefender
Feeley
photo Andrew Feeley
Andrew Feeley
England
B.date30/09/1961
Age23 years
positionDefender
Rennie0
photo David Rennie
David Rennie
Scotland
B.date29/08/1964
Age20 years
H1m83  
positionCentral defender
Banks
photo Ian Banks
Ian Banks
England
B.date09/01/1961
Age23 years
positionMidfield
Wilson
photo Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson
Scotland
B.date27/03/1958
Age26 years
positionMidfield
Bobby Smith
photo Bobby Smith
Bobby Smith
Scotland
B.date21/12/1953
Age31 years
positionOffensive Midfielder
Alan Smith0
photo Alan Smith
Alan Smith
England
B.date21/11/1962
Age22 years
H1m91  
positionStriker
Lineker00
photo Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
England
B.date30/11/1960
Age24 years
H1m76  
positionStriker
Lynex0
photo Stephen Lynex
Stephen Lynex
England
B.date23/01/1958
Age26 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Ian Andrews 20 12 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Thomas Williams 27 216 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John O'Neill 26 243 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Andrew Feeley 23 19 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Rennie 20 18 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ian Banks 23 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ian Wilson 26 216 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bobby Smith 31 166 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Smith 22 103 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Gary Lineker 24 190 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Stephen Lynex 26 169 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

127

Coventry

Sign up or sign in to propose a tactical display of this game
forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Coventry
Ogrizovic
photo Steve Ogrizovic
Steve Ogrizovic
England
B.date12/09/1957
Age27 years
H1m96  
positionGoalkeeper
Jol
photo Martin Jol
Martin Jol
Netherlands
B.date16/01/1956
Age28 years
positionCentral defender
Bowman
photo David Bowman
David Bowman
Scotland
B.date10/03/1964
Age20 years
H1m78  
positionDefender
Kilcline
photo Brian Kilcline
Brian Kilcline
England
B.date07/05/1962
Age22 years
H1m88  
positionCentral defender
Adams
photo Micky Adams
Micky Adams
England
B.date08/11/1961
Age23 years
H1m73  
positionLeft full-back
Stephens
photo Kirk Stephens
Kirk Stephens
England
B.date27/02/1955
Age29 years
positionRight full-back
Pearce
photo Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce
England
B.date24/04/1962
Age22 years
H1m77  
positionLeft full-back
Bennett
photo Dave Bennett
Dave Bennett
England
B.date11/06/1959
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Gynn0
photo Micky Gynn
Micky Gynn
England
B.date19/08/1961
Age23 years
H1m65  
positionMidfield
Barnes
photo Peter Barnes
Peter Barnes
England
B.date10/06/1957
Age27 years
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
Regis
photo Cyrille Regis
Cyrille Regis
England
B.date09/02/1958
Age26 years
H1m83  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Steve Ogrizovic 27 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Martin Jol 28 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Bowman 20 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Brian Kilcline 22 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Micky Adams 23 31 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Kirk Stephens 29 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Stuart Pearce 22 30 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dave Bennett 25 50 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Micky Gynn 23 43 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Peter Barnes 27 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Cyrille Regis 26 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

21

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

David Rennie

IN

change player

Paul Ramsey

OUT

Gary Lineker

IN

change player

Peter Eastoe

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Stuart Pearce

IN

change player

Trevor Peake

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Gordon Milne

47

113

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

35 %

Milne vs Coventry

1 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 23, 1984

Milne vs Gould

1 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 23, 1984

Manager

Age

Match num

Bobby Gould

38

71

Success rate in this team:

30 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

36 %

Gould vs Leicester

2 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 23, 1984

Gould vs Milne

2 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 23, 1984

Comments

Sign in to save your comment

Key figures

icon stats

It's the first time Alan Smith scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

icon stats

The last time Coventry has ended with the score 1-5 , It was on the 26/02/1983 (vs )

icon stats

Coventry keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 17/11/1984). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/01/1984-25/08/1984 time period (21 matches).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LLeicester 1-4 Arsenal13/10/1984

VLeicester 5-0 Aston Villa27/10/1984

LLeicester 2-3 Manchester United10/11/1984

VLeicester 2-0 Norwich City17/11/1984

VLeicester 4-0 Queens Park Rangers01/12/1984

DLeicester 2-2 Luton Town15/12/1984

Overall

LLeicester 2-3 Manchester United10/11/1984

VLeicester 2-0 Norwich City17/11/1984

LNottingham Forest 2-1 Leicester25/11/1984

VLeicester 4-0 Queens Park Rangers01/12/1984

VSunderland 0-4 Leicester08/12/1984

DLeicester 2-2 Luton Town15/12/1984

Current form

Away

VWalsall 1-2 Coventry25/09/1984

VWatford 0-1 Coventry06/10/1984

LQueens Park Rangers 2-1 Coventry20/10/1984

LChelsea 6-2 Coventry03/11/1984

LWest Bromwich Albion 5-2 Coventry24/11/1984

LLiverpool 3-1 Coventry04/12/1984

Overall

VCoventry 1-0 Ipswich Town10/11/1984

LCoventry 1-3 Nottingham Forest17/11/1984

LWest Bromwich Albion 5-2 Coventry24/11/1984

DCoventry 1-1 Tottenham01/12/1984

LLiverpool 3-1 Coventry04/12/1984

VCoventry 2-1 Southampton15/12/1984

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 1 1
Unbeaten streak 3 3
Winless streak 1 1
Scoring streak 11 6
Conceding streak 1 1

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Loosing streak 4 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 4 0
Drawless streak 6 2
Scoring streak 6 10
Conceding streak 4 5

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

19

Number of games (Competition total)

19

10

Number of games (Home / Away)

9

6

Victories (Competition total)

5

5

Victories (Home / Away)

1

4

Draws (Competition total)

4

2

Draws (Home / Away)

1

9

Losses (Competition total)

10

3

Losses (Home / Away)

7

Goals

33

Goals scored (Competition total)

19

23

Goals scored (Home / Away)

9

37

Goals conceded (Competition total)

33

15

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

22

1.74

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1

2.3

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1

1.95

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.74

1.5

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

2.44

Betting aid

16

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

10

8

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

6

4

Clean sheets (Competition total)

6

3

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

2

4

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

4

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

2

11

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

11

7

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

6

2-3
(2 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-3
(2 times)

Bookings

0

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Gary LinekerGary Lineker11 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)5 goalsTerry Gibsonphoto Terry Gibson
photo Gary LinekerGary Lineker9 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)2 goalsTerry Gibsonphoto Terry Gibson
photo Stephen LynexStephen Lynex3 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)1 penaltyTerry Gibsonphoto Terry Gibson
photo Stephen LynexStephen Lynex2 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo Stephen LynexStephen Lynex10 goals during the last 15 matchesThe fittest player1 goal during the last matchTrevor Peakephoto Trevor Peake

Historical head to head

Home

25 matches
12 v
7 d
6 l

34 gf

23 ga

Away

27 matches
11 v
5 d
11 l

43 gf

39 ga

Total

52 matches
23 v
12 d
17 l

77 gf

62 ga

Historical head to head

Home

27 matches
11 v
5 d
11 l

39 gf

43 ga

Away

25 matches
6 v
7 d
12 l

23 gf

34 ga

Total

52 matches
17 v
12 d
23 l

62 gf

77 ga

Largest victory

Overall
8 - 1
December 01, 1964
Home
5 - 1
January 24, 1925

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 1
March 14, 1981
Away
3 - 0
September 27, 1975

Latest head to head

September 01, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985

January 21, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984

September 17, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984

March 14, 1981 - Division 1 1980/1981

October 11, 1980 - Division 1 1980/1981

Best historical scorers against Coventry

photo Frank Worthington Frank Worthington 5 goals 1973 - 1977
photo Gary Lineker Gary Lineker 3 goals 1980 - 1984
photo Bob Lee Bob Lee 2 goals 1975 - 1976
photo Keith Weller Keith Weller 2 goals 1973 - 1976
photo Leonard Glover Leonard Glover 2 goals 1972 - 1973
photo Ally Brown Ally Brown 1 goal 1971 - 1971
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1968. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Leicester

photo Thomas English Thomas English 4 goals 1980 - 1981
photo Ferguson Michael Ferguson Michael 3 goals 1975 - 1977
photo Mick Coop Mick Coop 2 goals 1977 - 1977
photo David Cross David Cross 2 goals 1975 - 1975
photo Willie Carr Willie Carr 1 goal 1973 - 1973
photo Ernie Hunt Ernie Hunt 1 goal 1968 - 1968
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1968. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Coventry

photo Stephen Whitworth Stephen Whitworth 14 matches 1971 - 1978
photo Keith Weller Keith Weller 14 matches 1971 - 1978
photo Dennis Rofe Dennis Rofe 12 matches 1972 - 1978
photo Mark Wallington Mark Wallington 12 matches 1975 - 1984
photo Jon Sammels Jon Sammels 11 matches 1971 - 1977
photo Peter Shilton Peter Shilton 11 matches 1967 - 1974
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/12/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Leicester

photo Mick Coop Mick Coop 13 matches 1967 - 1980
photo Tommy Hutchison Tommy Hutchison 11 matches 1973 - 1978
photo Billy Glazier Billy Glazier 10 matches 1967 - 1973
photo Chris Cattlin Chris Cattlin 8 matches 1968 - 1976
photo Dennis Mortimer Dennis Mortimer 7 matches 1971 - 1975
photo Willie Carr Willie Carr 7 matches 1968 - 1973
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/12/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

91 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

131 matches

1970 - 1977

86 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

24 matches

1980 - 1983

80 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

11 matches

1958 - 1967

77 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

151 matches

1969 - 1977

48 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

68 matches

1979 - 1984

17 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

86 matches

1980 - 1984
Total : 7 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/08/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

77 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

151 matches

1969 - 1977

91 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

131 matches

1970 - 1977

2 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

128 matches

1971 - 1982

17 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

86 matches

1980 - 1984

48 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

68 matches

1979 - 1984

86 matches

logo Leicester
logo Coventry

24 matches

1980 - 1983
Total : 7 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/08/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

December 18, 1984

logo Luton Town
logo West Bromwich Albion
Line-ups available
details

December 21, 1984

logo Queens Park Rangers
logo Liverpool
Line-ups available
details

December 22, 1984

logo West Ham
logo Southampton
Line-ups available
details
logo Sheffield Wednesday
logo Stoke City
Line-ups available
details
logo Norwich City
logo Tottenham
Line-ups available
details
logo Manchester United
logo Ipswich Town
Line-ups available
details
logo Everton
logo Chelsea
Line-ups available
details
logo Aston Villa
logo Newcastle United
Line-ups available
details
logo Arsenal
logo Watford
Line-ups available
details

December 23, 1984

logo Sunderland
logo Nottingham Forest
Line-ups available
details
Back to top