Dean Emerson

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Salford
Date Of Birth
December 27, 1962
Age
62
Height (cm)
180
Games Played
129
-
Per Game
Games Started
111
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
10198
79.1
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
6
0.05
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The red-headed midfield player grew up in Manchester and joined Stockport County straight from school. He was in the first team at 19 and a virtual ever-present for four seasons playing for a while alongside Mick Quinn. He moved up a grade to Rotherham and it was here that he impressed City when the clubs met in a two-legged League Cup tie. Coventry wasted little time in signing the tigerish midfielder and he made his debut a week later. Nicknamed “Duracell” by his teammates because of his non-stop action style, Dean always looked comfortable on the ball and was soon the target of some aggressive tactics from opponents. His form also attracted the attention of England boss Bobby Robson and an international call was close. He was in superb form as City beat Bolton and Manchester United to reach the 5th round of the Cup, but was suspended for the trip to Stoke. His stand-in, Michael Gynn scored the winner but Dean returned for a fateful Cup rehearsal against Sheffield Wednesday. Dean was the victim of an innocuous tackle by Sheffield Wednesday’s spiky midfielder Gary Megson, later the manager of Bolton. As Dean limped off the snow-covered pitch nobody realised how serious the knee injury was and how it would affect his career.

Following the injury, a split left kneecap, he returned to first team duty the following November but his recovery was long and hard and many fans felt that Dean never reached the heady heights of 1986-87 again. He never gave less than 100% but rarely managed more than a dozen games before picking up an injury. Amazingly Dean never scored for Coventry in over 100 first team games for the club.

He left City in 1992 and had eighteen happy months in the North East with Hartlepool during which he captained ‘Pool to a famous FA Cup victory over Premiership club Crystal Palace before another briefer period with his first club Stockport. His pace was however a problem and after a handful of appearances at Preston he moved to Chorley in 1995.

Since then he has played VS Rugby, Hinckley United, Stafford Rangers and Pershore Town. For a while he was a postman and a courier driver in the Coventry area and lived with his family in Coventry.

Football League First Division (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
21
10
11
1128′
1
1
1990-1991
Coventry City
21
20
1
1828′
1
1989-1990
Coventry City
12
12
1051′
4
1
1988-1989
Coventry City
18
18
1560′
3
1
1987-1988
Coventry City
20
19
1
1707′
1
1986-1987
Coventry City
19
19
1690′
4
2
111
98
13
8964′
14
0
0
0 (0)
5
0
FA Cup (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1990-1991
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1
1988-1989
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1986-1987
Coventry City
2
2
180′
6
6
0
540′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
3
2
1
194′
1990-1991
Coventry City
3
1
2
139′
1
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
1
52′
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
0
1
20′
8
4
4
405′
0
0
0
0 (0)
1
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1991-1992
Coventry City
1
0
1
45′
1990-1991
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
1
64′
1988-1989
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1986-1987
Coventry City
1
1
90′
4
3
1
289′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
129
111
18
10198′
16
0
0
0 (0)
6
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Barclays Football League First Division 1991-1992
Barclays Football League First Division 1991-1992
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
6`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
W 0:1
7`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
45`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
76`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
23`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 1:0
32`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 1:2
43`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 0:1
2`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 1:0
8`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
30`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 1:0
1`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
W 1:2
45`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
L 0:1
FA Cup 1991-1992
FA Cup 1991-1992
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
L 1:0
Rumbelows Cup 1991-1992
Rumbelows Cup 1991-1992
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Rochdale
A
L 1:0
14`
Coventry City
Rochdale
H
W 4:0
90`
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1991-1992
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1991-1992
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:2
45`
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 2:2
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 3:1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:0
28`
FA Cup 1990-1991
FA Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
33`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 5:4
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 3:0
89`
1
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 2:3
17`
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1990-1991
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 4:1
68`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
83`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:0
90`
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989-1990
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
L 1:3
64`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
L 3:1
52`
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
D 2:2
45`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 5:0
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
75`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
FA Cup 1988-1989
FA Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Sutton United
A
L 2:1
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:2
20`
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
37`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 3:3
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
65`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
75`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
90`
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
70`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 4:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1986-1987
FA Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
Full Members Cup 1986-1987
Full Members Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Hartlepool United
Fri, 15 May, 1992
Coventry City
Hartlepool United
Fri, 15 May, 1992
Rotherham United
Coventry City
Thu, 16 Oct, 1986
Rotherham United
Coventry City
Thu, 16 Oct, 1986