Coventry 3-1 Arsenal - August 23, 1980 / Division 1 1980/1981
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COV
0' - Goal
Gary Gillespie 0' - Goal
Thomas English 0' - Goal
Garry Thompson0
0' - Goal
Frank Stapleton
COV
46' - Substitution
David Priceis substituted by Pat Rice
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Blyth | 25 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 24 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 20 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Dyson | 20 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 32 | 411 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Hunt | 24 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gerry Daly | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Blair | 20 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roger Van Gool | 30 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Thomas English | 18 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Garry Thompson | 20 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
81
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 35 | 180 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Hollins | 34 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 28 | 180 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 22 | 239 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Devine | 21 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 46 | 25 | 167 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Brian Talbot | 27 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 22 | 185 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 24 | 259 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 27 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
141
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Pat Rice | 46 | 31 | 502 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Sunderland
IN
Paul Vaessen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
282
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Milne vs Arsenal
2 victories
5 draws
9 losses
Milne vs Neill
1 victory
6 draws
7 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
38
239
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Neill vs Coventry
8 victories
6 draws
2 losses
Neill vs Milne
7 victories
6 draws
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Coventry after 11 consecutive matches without a win vs Arsenal in Premier League (since 08/04/1975). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/08/1972 (5 matches)
No Arsenal manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Terry Neill has done less than 23% of losses .
End of streak for Coventry after 5 consecutive matches without a win (since 26/04/1980).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LCoventry 1-3 Wolverhampton29/03/1980 | VCoventry 2-1 Derby County07/04/1980 | VCoventry 2-1 Crystal Palace19/04/1980 | LCoventry 1-2 Aston Villa29/04/1980 | LCoventry 0-1 Arsenal03/05/1980 | DCoventry 0-0 Liverpool19/08/1980 |
| Overall | VCoventry 2-1 Crystal Palace19/04/1980 | LManchester United 2-1 Coventry26/04/1980 | LCoventry 1-2 Aston Villa29/04/1980 | LCoventry 0-1 Arsenal03/05/1980 | LBirmingham City 3-1 Coventry16/08/1980 | DCoventry 0-0 Liverpool19/08/1980 |
Current form
| Away | VJuventus 0-1 Arsenal23/04/1980 | DLiverpool 1-1 Arsenal28/04/1980 | VCoventry 0-1 Arsenal03/05/1980 | VWolverhampton 1-2 Arsenal16/05/1980 | LMiddlesbrough 5-0 Arsenal19/05/1980 | VWest Bromwich Albion 0-1 Arsenal16/08/1980 |
| Overall | LWest Ham 1-0 Arsenal10/05/1980 | DValencia CF 0-0 Arsenal14/05/1980 | VWolverhampton 1-2 Arsenal16/05/1980 | LMiddlesbrough 5-0 Arsenal19/05/1980 | VWest Bromwich Albion 0-1 Arsenal16/08/1980 | DArsenal 1-1 Southampton19/08/1980 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
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 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
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
| Andy Blair | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Frank Stapleton | |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Frank Stapleton | |
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| Andy Blair | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Frank Stapleton | |
Historical head to head
Home
17 gf
20 ga
Away
11 gf
28 ga
Total
28 gf
48 ga
Historical head to head
Home
28 gf
11 ga
Away
20 gf
17 ga
Total
48 gf
28 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
November 23, 1974 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
November 23, 1974 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 11, 1975 |
| Away | 3 - 1 |
October 24, 1970 |
Latest head to head
May 03, 1980 - Division 1 1979/1980
December 08, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980
April 03, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
November 25, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
December 17, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Brian Alderson | 3 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Alan Green | 2 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
|
Neil Martin | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
|
Colin Stein | 2 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
 |
Ernie Hunt | 2 goals | 1968 - 1969 |
|
David Cross | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
Frank Stapleton | 7 goals | 1976 - 1979 |
|
John Radford | 5 goals | 1968 - 1974 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 4 goals | 1975 - 1975 |
|
George Graham | 4 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
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Malcolm Macdonald | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
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Ray Kennedy | 3 goals | 1970 - 1974 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Mick Coop | 20 matches | 1968 - 1980 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 14 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Billy Glazier | 13 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
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Willie Carr | 12 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 10 matches | 1970 - 1975 |
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Chris Cattlin | 9 matches | 1968 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Pat Rice | 22 matches | 1970 - 1980 |
|
Peter Simpson | 19 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
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Peter Storey | 18 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
|
George Armstrong | 18 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
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Robert McNab | 16 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
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John Radford | 15 matches | 1968 - 1976 |
They played in both sides
151 matches
63 matches
33 matches
125 matches
14 matches
67 matches
They played in both sides
33 matches
125 matches
14 matches
67 matches
151 matches
63 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 23, 1980
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