Coventry 0-0 Nottingham - April 22, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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COV
COV
NF
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Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Blyth | 23 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jim Holton | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 22 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 23 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 29 | 340 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Beck | 23 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Barry Powell | 24 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Yorath | 28 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Wallace | 21 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Green | 24 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Michael Ferguson | 23 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
98
Nottingham
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Barrett | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Burns | 24 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Needham | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Viv Anderson | 21 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 31 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Bowyer | 26 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 26 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John O'Hare | 31 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Withe | 26 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Robertson | 25 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Beck
IN
Tommy Hutchison
OUT
Michael Ferguson
IN
Garry Thompson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David Needham
IN
Larry Lloyd
OUT
Viv Anderson
IN
Frank Clark
OUT
John O'Hare
IN
John McGovern
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
185
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Milne vs Nottingham
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Milne vs Clough
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
180
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Clough vs Coventry
4 victories
4 draws
5 losses
Clough vs Milne
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
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Key figures
End of streak for Coventry after 3 matches with at least one goal scored (since 08/04/1978).
No Coventry manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Gordon Milne has done less than 21% of clean sheets .
No Nottingham Forest manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Brian Clough has reached 29% of draws in Premier League.
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VCoventry 4-0 Birmingham City04/03/1978 | VCoventry 1-0 Leicester11/03/1978 | LCoventry 2-3 Aston Villa21/03/1978 | VCoventry 4-0 Wolverhampton28/03/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Newcastle United04/04/1978 | VCoventry 3-2 Everton08/04/1978 |
| Overall | VCoventry 4-0 Birmingham City04/03/1978 | VCoventry 1-0 Leicester11/03/1978 | LCoventry 2-3 Aston Villa21/03/1978 | VCoventry 4-0 Wolverhampton28/03/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Newcastle United04/04/1978 | VCoventry 3-2 Everton08/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 32 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
39 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
37 |
|
20 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
18 |
Victories (Competition total) |
24 |
|
13 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
10 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
11 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
73 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
65 |
|
48 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
28 |
|
58 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
22 |
|
23 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
1.87 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.76 |
|
2.4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.65 |
|
1.49 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.59 |
|
1.15 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.82 |
Betting aid
|
26 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
14 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
21 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
29 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
13 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Michael Ferguson | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 9 goals | Peter Withe |  |
| Michael Ferguson | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Mick Coop | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | John Robertson | |
| Mick Coop | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Ian Wallace | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 9 matches | John Robertson | |
Historical head to head
Home
26 gf
21 ga
Away
17 gf
32 ga
Total
43 gf
53 ga
Historical head to head
Home
32 gf
17 ga
Away
21 gf
26 ga
Total
53 gf
43 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 28, 1939 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
January 28, 1939 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
March 25, 1972 |
| Away | 3 - 1 |
August 29, 1967 |
Latest head to head
December 10, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
September 21, 1976 - League Cup 1976/1977
March 25, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
September 11, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
October 17, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971
Best historical scorers against Nottingham
|
John O'Rourke | 3 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
|
Bobby Gould | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Neil Martin | 2 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
 |
Ernie Hunt | 2 goals | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Graham Paddon | 1 goal | 1969 - 1969 |
|
Brian Joicey | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
Ian Storey-Moore | 4 goals | 1967 - 1970 |
 |
Joe Baker | 3 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Paul Richardson | 2 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
|
Ronnie Rees | 2 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
|
Duncan McKenzie | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
|
Barry Lyons | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Nottingham
|
Mick Coop | 9 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
|
Billy Glazier | 9 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
|
Ernie Hunt | 8 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
|
Dave Clements | 8 matches | 1967 - 1970 |
|
Jeff Blockley | 7 matches | 1969 - 1972 |
|
Willie Carr | 7 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Peter Hindley | 10 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
|
John Winfield | 9 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Sammy Chapman | 8 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Ian Storey-Moore | 7 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Henry Newton | 7 matches | 1967 - 1970 |
|
Barry Lyons | 6 matches | 1967 - 1970 |
They played in both sides
3 matches
6 matches
2 matches
1 match
2 matches
18 matches
1 match
5 matches
1 match
9 matches
They played in both sides
2 matches
18 matches
1 match
9 matches
3 matches
6 matches
1 match
5 matches
2 matches
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
April 22, 1978
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