Coventry 1-3 Wolverhampton - March 29, 1980 / Division 1 1979/1980
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COV
0' - Goal
Thomas English0
0' - Goal
Hugh Atkinson
0' - Goal
John Richards
0' - Goal
John Richards
COV

46' - Substitution
Gary Bannisteris substituted by Andy Blair46
WOL
WOL
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Blyth | 25 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 19 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Dyson | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 24 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 31 | 400 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 32 | 307 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Hunt | 23 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gary Bannister | 46 | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thomas English | 18 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roger Van Gool | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Garry Thompson | 20 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
104
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Bradshaw | 23 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Brazier | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Berry | 22 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Parkin | 32 | 417 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 32 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Geoff Palmer | 25 | 203 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Carr | 30 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hugh Atkinson | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Richards | 29 | 296 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mel Eves | 23 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Gray | 24 | 31 | 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
128
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Andy Blair | 46 | 20 | 55 | 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
Steve Hunt
IN
Andy Blair
OUT
Gary Bannister
IN
Nicholas Phillips
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
43
271
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Milne vs Wolverhampton
7 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Milne vs Barnwell
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
41
81
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Barnwell vs Coventry
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Barnwell vs Milne
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures

Coventry keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored vs Wolverhampton running (since 11/01/1975). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/12/1922-29/04/1967 time period (8 matches).

The last time John Richards scored at least 2 goals during the same game in Premier League , it was on the 26/12/1977 (avec Wolverhampton vs Leeds United )

Coventry keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored vs Wolverhampton in Premier League running (since 11/01/1975). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/04/1970 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LCoventry 0-3 Nottingham Forest29/12/1979 | VCoventry 2-0 Middlesbrough01/01/1980 | VCoventry 1-0 Liverpool19/01/1980 | DCoventry 0-0 Manchester City09/02/1980 | VCoventry 3-0 Southampton23/02/1980 | LCoventry 0-2 West Bromwich Albion08/03/1980 |
| Overall | LCoventry 0-3 Nottingham Forest29/12/1979 | VCoventry 2-0 Middlesbrough01/01/1980 | VCoventry 1-0 Liverpool19/01/1980 | DCoventry 0-0 Manchester City09/02/1980 | VCoventry 3-0 Southampton23/02/1980 | LCoventry 0-2 West Bromwich Albion08/03/1980 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
33 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
31 |
|
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
15 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
14 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
46 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
41 |
|
28 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
51 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
33 |
|
16 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
1.39 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.32 |
|
1.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.4 |
|
1.55 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.06 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.4 |
Betting aid
|
21 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
10 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
12 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
17 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
|
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
3-1 |
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
![]() | Michael Ferguson | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Andy Gray | ![]() |
![]() | Michael Ferguson | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Barry Powell | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Barry Powell | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Michael Ferguson | 7 goals during the last 9 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | John Richards | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
37 gf
13 ga
Away
19 gf
23 ga
Total
56 gf
36 ga
Historical head to head
Home
23 gf
19 ga
Away
13 gf
37 ga
Total
36 gf
56 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
December 25, 1922 |
| Home | 7 - 1 |
December 25, 1922 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
April 28, 1973 |
| Away | 4 - 2 |
November 15, 1924 |
Latest head to head
November 17, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980
May 05, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
December 30, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 28, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
October 29, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
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Michael Ferguson | 5 goals | 1977 - 1979 |
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Tommy Hutchison | 3 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
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Alan Green | 3 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
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Willie Carr | 2 goals | 1971 - 1975 |
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Ernie Hunt | 2 goals | 1969 - 1969 |
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Barry Powell | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
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Steve Kindon | 3 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
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John Richards | 3 goals | 1972 - 1973 |
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Peter Knowles | 3 goals | 1967 - 1969 |
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Kenny Hibbitt | 2 goals | 1973 - 1977 |
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Frank Munro | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
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Steve Daley | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
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Mick Coop | 18 matches | 1967 - 1979 |
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Billy Glazier | 14 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
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Tommy Hutchison | 13 matches | 1973 - 1979 |
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Willie Carr | 13 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
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Chris Cattlin | 10 matches | 1968 - 1976 |
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Ernie Hunt | 8 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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Derek Parkin | 22 matches | 1968 - 1979 |
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John McAlle | 19 matches | 1969 - 1979 |
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Frank Munro | 16 matches | 1968 - 1976 |
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Phil Parkes | 15 matches | 1968 - 1976 |
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Michael A Bailey | 15 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
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Kenny Hibbitt | 14 matches | 1971 - 1979 |
They played in both sides
15 matches
1 match
11 matches
8 matches
9 matches
13 matches
2 matches
9 matches
2 matches
5 matches
They played in both sides
9 matches
13 matches
2 matches
9 matches
11 matches
8 matches
2 matches
5 matches
15 matches
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
March 28, 1980
March 29, 1980
April 22, 1980



































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