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LAST SEASON'S hard-luck story

must surely belong to Coventry SKY BLUES HA', ,,
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'keeper Jim Blyth, whose f400,OOO
transfer to Manchester United fell AMONG THE BIG SPENDERS
through after an adverse medical Hokon, who became such a substantial fee, he has amply repaid
rep0rt. Blythn a Scotland favourite with Manchester United this. Meanwhile, Coventry have
internationaln has had the best fansduring his days at OldTrafford, groomed quite a number of players
of luck with injuries and and in Gary Gillespie there was an through the ranks - among those
his Sealeynhas been up-and-coming defender who is who made the breakthrough to
given a chance League football have been Graham
to show his paces- now really making his mark.
one which he has taken well. Gillespie, who cost f40,000 when Oakey, Donato Nardiello, Brian
'Oventry have reinforced their hewas signed from Falkirk in March Roberts, Ray Gooding and Andy
side in Other for last year, skippered the Scottish Blair.
centre-back Gary Collier and full- clubat thetender age of 17, and that Gooding and Blair have recently
back David JOnes a Of made him the youngest captain been figuring in Coventry's first
f5501000 when they arrived ever known in British senior- team, and one or both could be in
from Bristol City and professional Soccer. Coventry had action today. Gooding, from
respectively.
agreed to pay Falkirk a further sum Hartlepool, became a full-time
Collier had played well over 200 when Gillespie had played a dozen professional in May, 1976, and
games for the Ashton Gate club, League games, and last season he made his debut against Newcastle
Jones - a former skipper of the totalled 14. the following March, while Blair has
England youth side- had gained a Gillespie, still only 19 and been a full-timer just over two
unique distinction when he played standing 6ft. 2in. tall, was out of the years.
in England's first-ever Under-21 side for a spell during the second A name familiar in football has
international, against Scotland, by half of last season, but he has broken through to first-team
which time he was established at broken back despite the outings as a marksman - Mark
left-back for Everton. competition from Collier, and is Hateley, son of former striker Tony
in addition, Coventry,s longest- likely to partner Holton in the centre Hateley, whose travels took him
serving player, Mick Coop, arrived Of the defence today. from Notts. County to Aston Villa,
back from a summer stint in U.S. Coventry's midfield line depends Liverpool, Chelsea, Birmingham
soccer,and on the books Coventry a great deal on the experience of and, for a brief spell, to Boundary
skipper Tommy Hutchison, who Park. Young Mark,who stands 5ft.
also had Barry Powell (a f75 000
has been at Highfield-road seven llin. tall, looks like following in his
buy from Wolves, and
years, during which time he has dad'sfootsteps.
who a modest played World Cup football for But almost certainly - barring
E40'000 when he from
Aston Villa. Scotland and made and scored a injuries- Coventry's striking force
considerable number of goals. today will consist of Mick Ferguson,
Even then, Coventry had the "Hutchy" was a bargain buy by lan Wallace and Steve Hunt.
experience of Scotland- Blackpool from north of the Border, Ferguson, recently a magnet for
international centre-back Jim and though he cost the Sky Blues a other clubs, including Ipswich.

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 joined the Sky Blues from school
nine years ago, and his marksman-
ship has been a feature of
Coventry's play this season.
Wallace, who made his
international debut for Scotland as
substitute - he went on for Kenny
Dalglish in a game against Bulgaria
at Hampden and hit the winner in a
2-1 victory - has been another
undoubted success since he
crossed the Border.
Adozen goals in as many reserve
games staked his claims to a first-
team place with the sky Blues, and
, he has now become a regular
marksman in the First Division.
amply repaying the fee of around
£75,000 which Coventry laid out.
Hunt had played in English
League football before he arrived at
Highfield-road - but his transfer
came when he crossed the Atlantic
bound for home again, after having
sampled American Soccer. Along
with Ferguson and Wallace, he has
helped the Sky Blues to snap up the
scoring chances home and away.. .
and no doubt Coventry will be
hoping they can find the net at
Boundary Park.
MEET THE Sky Blues of season
7979-80 . . . and here they are,
pictured above. Starting on the
back row (/eft to riqhtl, it% Terw
Yorath (who receklyjbined spursj,
TICKET PLANS
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Gary Thom~son,Paul Dvson. Jim
~ o l t o n ,~ a ~ollier
k (trim Bristol
City), Tommy Hutchison (captain), IF TODAY'S game ends all-
David Jones (from Everton), square, the replay will be at
Graham Oakey. Centre row: Gary Coventry on Tuesday night
Bannister, Donato Nardiello, Jim (January 8), with a 7.30 kick-off. The
Hagan, Gary Gillespie, Les Sealey, replay would NOT be all-ticket, but
Jim Blyth, Bobby McDonald, Steve stand tickets will be available after
Hunt, Andy Blair. Front row: Barry this afternoon's match, and on sale
Powell, /an Wallace, Brian Roberts, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Ron Wylie (assistant manager), And below, we give the motorway
Gordon Milne (manager), Keith route. . . just in case.
Osgood, Mick Ferguson, Ray
Gooding.
THE MOTORWAY ROUTE
HERE IS your R.A.C. route to Coventry, starting on the A62 t c
Manchester, junction A5103 (Princess-road/Parkway- seven miles), then
it's the A5103/M56 to Bowdon, junction A556 (20 miles) and the A556
(follow "M6 Birmingham" signs) to intersection 19, M6atTabley (23 miles)
Take the M6 southbound to intersection 2 (Ansty), junction with A46 (9I
miles) and theA46 to COVENTRY (total distance 102 miles).
Coventry City's ground is in King Richard-street, off the A46 (Walsgrave-
road) t o the right approaching the city. The official car park is ins'
Sparkbrook-street, with additional parking in surrounding side streets
 HCYW I SEE IT- bv Jim Holton
FEW players have
'Latics will be steamed up suffered more from injury
..
. so we're facing a tough than big Jim Holton,
Coventry's "iron man" in
battle.' the back-four line, but he
has come through to
regain a place in First

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HOW DOES Coventry City's Scottish international Division football.
entre-back, Jirn Holton, see today's F.A. Cup-tie? - The *player who was
ere's a viewpoint from the opposition camp . . .and in given a free transfer by
ne respect, at least, big Jim and Latics manager West Brom. made his
immy Frizzell are in complete agreement. mark at Shrewsbury, and

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For Jim says: "We'll be trying to win this game first signed for Manchester
me out, because that's our style of play. We're not United in a near-f100,OOO
eared for an all-out defensive operation. We're good deal, went on to become a
oing forward - although that's not to say we CAN'T Scottish international.
efend when the need arises!" Then he moved to
Sunderland, skippered injuries during his career
Jirn has played at Boundary Park before -once. "It the side, found himself on - but what he called "the
the move again after a daftest" was a pulled calf
calls, "but since then, of course, Oldham's team has few months, and arrived muscle, as he was
at Coventry. warming up before a
Jim made a brave game at West Brom .He
anchester United." comeback after having stretched too far - so he
broken a leg twice and he limped off the park before
le third-round draw left Coventry bemoaning their has .suffered other the start of the action.
ins: "We've been drawn away so
ompetitions that it would have
e to play at Highfield-road.
ut in this respect, even before I START LIVING -
count of the number of times
ing my timewith the Sky Blues." START DANCING
e was a bit sick about being
way again, and no-one needed to tell us that Instruction Given in
against a Second Division club on their own MODERN BALLROOM
is far from easy -teams from a division below
ays seem to raise their own game a bit. LATIN AMERICAN
IS is going to be some game - a real battle.
&
e may say that the First Division is where all the OLD TIME DANCING
IS, but that's not strictly true. Oldham have players Private Lessons by Appointment
o've been in thetop flight-men like John Hurst,Vic
om and Kenny Clements - and apart from that,
re are a lot of good players in Division 2."
he Sky Blues will have to weather an
"Oldham will probably be steamed up
Billingtons
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f-hour" -and then try to get a grip on
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men. It should certainlv be a oood one to watch."
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WHAT'S THIS ...shirt sleeves and sun glasses
in the depth of winter? - No, you're not
imagining things - but we thought that we'd
take ou backto the earlydays of theseason fora
sunsline "refresher" with this picture of the
Boundary Park scene.
THE date was September 15,1979, when Latics played Preston,
and you may have been at the game. If you were, and yours is the
face circled in the photo raph, take the picture to the
Development Association okce, and your reward will be a
voucher worth £5 which you can spend at our souvenir shop.

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