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Leicester 0-0 Coventry - August 26, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973
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Leicester 0-0 Coventry - August 26, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973

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logo Leicester LEI

0
HT

logo Leicester LEI

FT

logo Coventry COV

logo Coventry COV

Team line-ups

Leicester

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Shilton
photo Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
England
B.date18/09/1949
Age22 years
H1m85  
positionGoalkeeper
Cross
photo Graham Cross
Graham Cross
England
B.date15/11/1943
Age28 years
positionDefender
Farrington
photo John Farrington
John Farrington
England
B.date19/06/1947
Age25 years
positionDefender
Rofe
photo Dennis Rofe
Dennis Rofe
England
B.date01/06/1950
Age22 years
positionDefender
Woollett
photo Alan Woollett
Alan Woollett
England
B.date04/03/1947
Age25 years
positionDefender
Whitworth
photo Stephen Whitworth
Stephen Whitworth
England
B.date20/03/1952
Age20 years
positionRight full-back
Sammels
photo Jon Sammels
Jon Sammels
England
B.date23/07/1945
Age27 years
positionMidfield
Birchenall
photo Alan Birchenall
Alan Birchenall
England
B.date22/08/1945
Age27 years
positionMidfield
Weller
photo Keith Weller
Keith Weller
England
B.date11/06/1946
Age26 years
positionOffensive Midfielder
Worthington
photo Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington
England
B.date23/11/1948
Age23 years
positionForward
Glover
photo Leonard Glover
Leonard Glover
England
B.date31/01/1944
Age28 years
positionLeft Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Peter Shilton 22 165 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Graham Cross 28 346 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Farrington 25 44 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Dennis Rofe 22 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alan Woollett 25 92 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Stephen Whitworth 20 63 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jon Sammels 27 50 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Alan Birchenall 27 36 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Keith Weller 26 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Frank Worthington 23 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Leonard Glover 28 113 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

87

Coventry

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Glazier
photo Billy Glazier
Billy Glazier
England
B.date02/08/1943
Age29 years
positionGoalkeeper
Barry
photo Roy Barry
Roy Barry
Scotland
B.date19/09/1942
Age29 years
H1m78  
positionCentral defender
Blockley
photo Jeff Blockley
Jeff Blockley
England
B.date12/09/1949
Age22 years
positionCentral defender
Cattlin
photo Chris Cattlin
Chris Cattlin
England
B.date25/06/1946
Age26 years
positionDefender
Smith
photo Wilf Smith
Wilf Smith
England
B.date03/09/1946
Age25 years
H1m78  
positionDefender
Coop
photo Mick Coop
Mick Coop
England
B.date10/07/1948
Age24 years
positionRight full-back
Machin
photo Ernie Machin
Ernie Machin
England
B.date26/04/1944
Age28 years
positionMidfield
Mortimer
photo Dennis Mortimer
Dennis Mortimer
England
B.date05/04/1952
Age20 years
positionCentre Midfield
Carr
photo Willie Carr
Willie Carr
Scotland
B.date06/01/1950
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Hunt
photo Ernie Hunt
Ernie Hunt
England
B.date17/03/1943
Age29 years
H1m70  
positionForward
Graham
photo Bobby Graham
Bobby Graham
Scotland
B.date22/11/1944
Age27 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Billy Glazier 29 213 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Roy Barry 29 50 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Jeff Blockley 22 144 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Chris Cattlin 26 131 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Wilf Smith 25 77 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mick Coop 24 146 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ernie Machin 28 148 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dennis Mortimer 20 77 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Willie Carr 22 193 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ernie Hunt 29 148 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Bobby Graham 27 18 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

122

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Leonard Glover

IN

change player

Mike Stringfellow

OUT

Dennis Rofe

IN

change player

David Nish

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

29 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

25 %

Bloomfield vs Coventry

1 victory

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on August 26, 1972

Bloomfield vs Mercer

0 victory

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on August 26, 1972

Manager

Age

Match num

Joe Mercer

58

5

Success rate in this team:

0 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Mercer vs Leicester

10 victories

7 draws

10 losses

Latest figure on August 26, 1972

Mercer vs Bloomfield

0 victory

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on August 26, 1972

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Key figures

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Coventry keeps its 3 consecutive draws running (since 19/08/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 24/03/1970-30/03/1970 time period (3 matches).

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Coventry keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a win running (since 22/04/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/01/1972-01/04/1972 time period (11 matches).

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End of streak for Leicester after 3 matches with at least one goal scored (since 16/08/1972).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLeicester 1-0 Ipswich Town25/03/1972

DLeicester 0-0 Arsenal04/04/1972

VLeicester 2-0 Manchester United08/04/1972

VLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972

LLeicester 0-1 Arsenal12/08/1972

DLeicester 1-1 Chelsea16/08/1972

Overall

VLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972

LTottenham 4-3 Leicester29/04/1972

LLeicester 0-1 Arsenal12/08/1972

DLeicester 1-1 Chelsea16/08/1972

LWest Ham 5-2 Leicester19/08/1972

DManchester United 1-1 Leicester23/08/1972

Current form

Away

LTottenham 1-0 Coventry31/03/1972

LLiverpool 3-1 Coventry08/04/1972

VHuddersfield Town 0-1 Coventry11/04/1972

LLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972

LTottenham 2-1 Coventry12/08/1972

LWest Ham 1-0 Coventry14/08/1972

Overall

LLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972

LCoventry 0-1 Arsenal01/05/1972

LTottenham 2-1 Coventry12/08/1972

LWest Ham 1-0 Coventry14/08/1972

DCoventry 1-1 Southampton19/08/1972

DCoventry 1-1 Arsenal22/08/1972

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 1 1
Unbeaten streak 1 1
Winless streak 2 5
Scoring streak 1 3
Conceding streak 2 5

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 0 2
Loosing streak 3 0
Unbeaten streak 0 2
Winless streak 3 6
Drawless streak 8 0
Scoring streak 0 2
Goalless streak 1 0
Conceding streak 3 8

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4

Number of games (Competition total)

4

2

Number of games (Home / Away)

2

0

Victories (Competition total)

0

0

Victories (Home / Away)

0

2

Draws (Competition total)

2

1

Draws (Home / Away)

0

2

Losses (Competition total)

2

1

Losses (Home / Away)

2

Goals

4

Goals scored (Competition total)

3

1

Goals scored (Home / Away)

1

8

Goals conceded (Competition total)

5

2

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

3

1

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

0.75

0.5

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0.5

2

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.25

1

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.5

Betting aid

1

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

1

0

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

1

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

0

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

1

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

1

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

1

3

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

3

1

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

1

0-1
(1 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-2
(1 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 Mike StringfellowMike Stringfellow1 goalTeam's best scorer (Competition total)2 goalsErnie Huntphoto Ernie Hunt
photo John FarringtonJohn Farrington1 goalTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)1 goalErnie Huntphoto Ernie Hunt
photo Frank WorthingtonFrank Worthington1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player1 goal during the last matchBobby Grahamphoto Bobby Graham

Historical head to head

Home

17 matches
11 v
5 d
1 l

28 gf

10 ga

Away

18 matches
9 v
3 d
6 l

32 gf

23 ga

Total

35 matches
20 v
8 d
7 l

60 gf

33 ga

Historical head to head

Home

18 matches
6 v
3 d
9 l

23 gf

32 ga

Away

17 matches
1 v
5 d
11 l

10 gf

28 ga

Total

35 matches
7 v
8 d
20 l

33 gf

60 ga

Largest victory

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

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 1
January 14, 1952
Away
1 - 0
March 28, 1921

Latest head to head

April 22, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972

December 04, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972

April 01, 1969 - Division 1 1968/1969

September 28, 1968 - Division 1 1968/1969

April 27, 1968 - Division 1 1967/1968

Best historical scorers against Coventry

photo Leonard Glover Leonard Glover 1 goal 1972 - 1972
photo Mike Stringfellow Mike Stringfellow 1 goal 1968 - 1968
photo Ally Brown Ally Brown 1 goal 1971 - 1971
photo Rodney Fern Rodney Fern 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.

Best historical scorers against Leicester

photo Michael McGuire Michael McGuire 1 goal 1971 - 1971
photo Ernie Hunt Ernie Hunt 1 goal 1968 - 1968
photo Neil Martin Neil Martin 1 goal 1969 - 1969
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 David Nish David Nish 6 matches 1967 - 1972
photo Peter Shilton Peter Shilton 6 matches 1967 - 1972
photo Graham Cross Graham Cross 5 matches 1968 - 1972
photo Rodney Fern Rodney Fern 5 matches 1968 - 1972
photo Mike Stringfellow Mike Stringfellow 4 matches 1967 - 1969
photo John Sjoberg John Sjoberg 4 matches 1967 - 1971
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 Billy Glazier Billy Glazier 6 matches 1967 - 1972
photo Ernie Machin Ernie Machin 5 matches 1967 - 1972
photo Willie Carr Willie Carr 5 matches 1968 - 1972
photo Chris Cattlin Chris Cattlin 4 matches 1968 - 1972
photo Dave Clements Dave Clements 4 matches 1967 - 1969
photo Mick Coop Mick Coop 3 matches 1967 - 1969
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

23 matches

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11 matches

1959 - 1967
Total : 1 players
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They played in both sides

23 matches

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11 matches

1959 - 1967
Total : 1 players
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Competition info

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