Coventry 0-0 Middlesbrough - February 24, 1996 / Premier League 1995/1996
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Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 38 | 462 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Shaw | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Liam Daish | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Pickering | 76 | 28 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Paul Telfer | 41 | 24 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David Burrows | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eoin Jess | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Richardson | 33 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Salako | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Noel Whelan | 21 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dion Dublin | 26 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
69
Middlesbrough

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Gary Walsh | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Whyte | 27 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil Cox | 24 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Vickers | 28 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Whelan | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Curtis Fleming | 27 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jamie Pollock | 22 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Kavanagh | 22 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robbie Mustoe | 27 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nick Barmby | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jan Age Fjortoft | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
46
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Dave Busst | 41 | 28 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nii Lamptey | 76 | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Eoin Jess
IN
Gordon Strachan
OUT
Liam Daish
IN
Dave Busst
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Derek Whyte
IN
Nigel Pearson
OUT
Robbie Mustoe
IN
Keith O'Halloran
OUT
Curtis Fleming
IN
Craig Hignett
OUT
Graham Kavanagh
IN
Chris Morris
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
48
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Atkinson vs Middlesbrough
10 victories
4 draws
7 losses
Atkinson vs Robson
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
39
88
Success rate in this team:
42 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Robson vs Coventry
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Robson vs Atkinson
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Paul Durkin
3 victories |
5 draws |
8 losses |
Coventry16 matches | General total | Middlesbrough16 matches | 8 victories |
4 draws |
4 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Coventry1 match | Season total | Middlesbrough3 matches | 0 victory |
2 draws |
1 loss |
Latest figure on January 13, 2002 | Latest figure on February 11, 2004 |
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Middlesbrough after 8 consecutive losses in Premier League (since 26/12/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/02/1923 (6 matches)

Middlesbrough keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a win away from home in Premier League running (since 28/10/1995). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/09/1992-27/02/1993 time period (12 matches).

Only back at the time of Bobby Gould head of Coventry (24/06/1992-23/10/1993), you can see a manager go over Ron Atkinson with 1.61 goals conceded per game in Premier League (1.86).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VCoventry 5-0 Blackburn09/12/1995 | VCoventry 2-1 Everton23/12/1995 | DCoventry 1-1 Southampton01/01/1996 | LCoventry 0-1 Newcastle United14/01/1996 | DCoventry 2-2 Manchester City07/02/1996 | VCoventry 1-0 Chelsea10/02/1996 |
Overall | DManchester City 1-1 Coventry20/01/1996 | LWest Ham 3-2 Coventry31/01/1996 | DArsenal 1-1 Coventry03/02/1996 | DCoventry 2-2 Manchester City07/02/1996 | VCoventry 1-0 Chelsea10/02/1996 | LManchester City 2-1 Coventry14/02/1996 |
Current form
Away | LEverton 4-0 Middlesbrough26/12/1995 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Middlesbrough30/12/1995 | VNotts County 1-2 Middlesbrough06/01/1996 | LSouthampton 2-1 Middlesbrough20/01/1996 | LChelsea 5-0 Middlesbrough04/02/1996 | LWimbledon FC 1-0 Middlesbrough13/02/1996 |
Overall | LSouthampton 2-1 Middlesbrough20/01/1996 | LChelsea 5-0 Middlesbrough04/02/1996 | DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Wimbledon FC07/02/1996 | LMiddlesbrough 1-2 Newcastle United10/02/1996 | LWimbledon FC 1-0 Middlesbrough13/02/1996 | LMiddlesbrough 1-4 Bolton Wanderers17/02/1996 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 6 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
Winless streak | 3 | 7 |
Drawless streak | 8 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 9 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
26 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
27 |
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
13 |
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
6 |
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
12 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
33 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
28 |
17 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
6 |
49 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
37 |
19 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
19 |
1.27 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.04 |
1.31 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.46 |
1.88 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.37 |
1.46 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.46 |
Betting aid
16 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
10 |
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
7 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
5 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
17 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
38 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
53 |
15 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
27 |
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
![]() | Dion Dublin | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Nick Barmby | ![]() |
![]() | Dion Dublin | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Nick Barmby | ![]() |
![]() | John Salako | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Craig Hignett | ![]() |
- | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Craig Hignett | ![]() |
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![]() | Noel Whelan | 6 goals during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Jamie Pollock | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
21 gf
15 ga
Away
19 gf
20 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
40 gf
36 ga
Historical head to head
Home
20 gf
19 ga
Away
15 gf
21 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
36 gf
40 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 05, 1964 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
September 05, 1964 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 07, 1978 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
April 26, 1975 |
Latest head to head
September 16, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996
February 06, 1993 - Premier League 1992/1993
August 15, 1992 - Premier League 1992/1993
February 04, 1989 - Division 1 1988/1989
January 11, 1989 - Simod Cup 1988/1989
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
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Ian Wallace | 3 goals | 1978 - 1980 |
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David Speedie | 3 goals | 1988 - 1988 |
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Gerry Daly | 2 goals | 1980 - 1981 |
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James Holmes | 2 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
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Alan Green | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
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Ray Graydon | 2 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
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David Mills | 4 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
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Bernie Slaven | 4 goals | 1988 - 1989 |
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Graeme Souness | 3 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
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William Woof | 2 goals | 1978 - 1981 |
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Alan Foggon | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
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Anthony McAndrew | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
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Tommy Hutchison | 11 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
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Mick Coop | 9 matches | 1975 - 1981 |
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Gary Gillespie | 8 matches | 1978 - 1982 |
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Jim Blyth | 7 matches | 1976 - 1981 |
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Barry Powell | 7 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
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Bobby McDonald | 7 matches | 1977 - 1980 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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John Craggs | 14 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
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David Armstrong | 14 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
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Jim Platt | 12 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
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Anthony McAndrew | 11 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
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Stuart Boam | 10 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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David Mills | 9 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
21 matches


80 matches
They played in both sides
21 matches


80 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 24, 1996
February 25, 1996
March 06, 1996
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