
1996-97 Coventry City Roster
England, Level I
Team Record: 9-15-14 - 41 points
Finishing 17th in the EPL
Location: Coventry, England
Coventry City of the Premier League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 9 wins, 14 draws and 15 losses for 41 points finishing seventeenth in the EPL.
The team netted 38 goals and surrendered 54. Dion Dublin scored 14 goals for the team, while Darren Huckerby, Noel Whelan and Gary McAllister each tallied five or more as well. Gary McAllister recorded 9 assists. Steve Ogrizović topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 1.42 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Boland | August 6, 1975 | 5'9" | 168 | Ennis, Ireland | |
| Brian Borrows | December 20, 1960 | 5'10" | 152 | Liverpool, England | |
| Gary Breen | December 12, 1973 | 6'1" | 165 | Hendon, England | |
| David Burrows | October 25, 1968 | 5'10" | 161 | Dudley, England | |
| Liam Daish | July 23, 1968 | 6'2" | 187 | Portsmouth, England | |
| Dion Dublin | F, D | April 22, 1969 | 6'2" | 172 | Leicester, England |
| Andrew Ducros | September 16, 1977 | 5'4" | 134 | Evesham, England | |
| John Filan | G | February 8, 1970 | 6'2" | 207 | Sydney, Australia |
| Régis Génaux | D | August 31, 1973 | 5'10" | 172 | Charleroi, Belgium |
| Marcus Hall | March 24, 1976 | 6'1" | 170 | Coventry, England | |
| Darren Huckerby | F | April 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 165 | Nottingham, England |
| Isaías | M, F | November 17, 1963 | 5'10" | 179 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Eoin Jess | December 13, 1970 | 5'9" | 161 | Portsoy, Scotland | |
| Gary McAllister | M | December 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 159 | Motherwell, Scotland |
| Peter Ndlovu | F | February 25, 1973 | 5'8" | 141 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Michael O'Neill | July 5, 1969 | 5'11" | 157 | Portadown, Northern Ireland | |
| Steve Ogrizović | G | September 12, 1957 | 6'5" | 209 | Mansfield, England |
| Kevin Richardson | M | December 4, 1962 | 5'7" | 161 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| John Salako | M, F | February 11, 1969 | 5'9" | 172 | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Richard Shaw | September 11, 1968 | 5'9" | 176 | Brentford, England | |
| Gordon Strachan | M | February 9, 1957 | 5'6" | 141 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Paul Telfer | October 21, 1971 | 5'9" | 161 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Noel Whelan | December 30, 1974 | 6'2" | 172 | Leeds, England | |
| Paul Williams | D | March 26, 1971 | 6'0" | 179 | Burton upon Trent, England |
| Oleksandr Yevtushok | January 11, 1970 | 6'2" | 179 | , Ukraine |
