1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home. "Coventry City's score comes first" 1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League. Coventry City finished 15th in the Premiership – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa. The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready
1896–97 in English football 1896–97 in English football The 1896–97 season was the 26th season of competitive football in England. Aston Villa became the second team (after Preston North End) to complete "the Double" of winning the Football League Championship and the FA Cup. No other team would complete the double for 64 years. The Cup Final was played on 10 April 1897 between Aston Villa and Everton. At the start of the day, the top of the league table looked thus: Consequently, with a total of 30 league games to play in the season, only Derby County had any "mathematical" possibility of overtaking