Dele Adebola

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Lagos
Date Of Birth
June 23, 1975
Age
49
Height (cm)
191
Games Played
181
-
Per Game
Games Started
128
0.7
Per Game
Minutes
11645
64.3
Per Game
Goals
36
0.2
Per Game
Assists
26
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The tall rangy striker was a product of Dario Gradi’s famous Crewe academy. His goalscoring feats for the Cheshire club convinced Birmingham City to pay £1 million for his services in 1998 and he notched 42 goals in around 150 appearances at levels two and three.
In 2002 he moved to Crystal Palace on a free transfer but after an inconsistent season was signed by Gary McAllister. After three in and out seasons including loan periods with Burnley and Bradford City he had his best season in 2006-07 playing largely alongside Stern John and won over the doubters amongst the City fans with his wholehearted approach to the game.

• Striker
• Joined from Crystal Palace for free (aged 27 years 11 months) under Gary McAllister
• Left for Bristol City for an undisclosed fee (aged 32 years 7 months) under Iain Dowie
• Substitute appearances: 53
• Unused substitute: 15
• Bookings: 14

Own goal (1)
2003-04
24 January 2004 v Colchester United H

Championship (England)
2007-2008
Coventry City
25
15
10
1528′
2
4 (0)
2
2006-2007
Coventry City
40
28
12
2623′
3
8 (0)
5
2005-2006
Coventry City
44
39
5
3287′
5
12 (0)
9
2004-2005
Coventry City
25
18
7
1598′
5 (0)
4
2003-2004
Coventry City
28
15
13
1395′
2
2 (0)
2
162
115
47
10431′
12
0
0
31 (0)
22
0
FA Cup (England)
2007-2008
Coventry City
2
2
162′
1 (0)
1
2006-2007
Coventry City
2
1
1
76′
1
2005-2006
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1
2004-2005
Coventry City
1
0
1
87′
1 (0)
2003-2004
Coventry City
3
2
1
178′
1
1
11
8
3
773′
1
0
0
2 (0)
3
1
Carling Cup (England)
2007-2008
Coventry City
3
2
1
145′
1
1 (0)
1
2006-2007
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1 (0)
2005-2006
Coventry City
2
0
2
26′
2003-2004
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
8
5
3
441′
1
0
0
3 (0)
1
0
Totals:
181
128
53
11645′
14
0
0
36 (0)
26
1
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2007-2008
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2007-2008
Coventry City
Hull City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 1:2
21`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 0:2
20`
Coventry City
Blackpool
A
L 4:0
14`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
18`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
W 2:4
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Scunthorpe United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:4
80`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 1:3
53`
1
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 1:0
30`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:3
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 1:0
33`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 1:0
75`
Coventry City
Blackpool
H
W 3:1
33`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
D 1:1
27`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 4:1
56`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
62`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
D 1:1
16`
FA Cup 2007-2008
FA Cup 2007-2008
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 2:1
72`
1
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
W 1:4
90`
1
Carling Cup 2007-2008
Carling Cup 2007-2008
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:2
1`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
W 0:2
71`
1
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 3:0
73`
1
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2006-2007
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2006-2007
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 0:4
45`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
9`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 4:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
72`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 3:0
81`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 2:0
9`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
63`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 2:4
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:1
34`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
D 1:1
19`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
63`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:1
74`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:1
74`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 1:2
4`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 1:0
20`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
23`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
W 2:3
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
L 0:1
25`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 1:0
22`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:0
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 0:1
30`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
26`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
L 1:0
85`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
68`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
67`
FA Cup 2006-2007
FA Cup 2006-2007
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 0:2
31`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 3:3
45`
1
Carling Cup 2006-2007
Carling Cup 2006-2007
Coventry City
Hereford United
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2005-2006
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2005-2006
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
26`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
72`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:2
10`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 2:2
41`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 0:1
55`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 3:1
78`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:0
70`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 6:1
72`
1
2
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 2:0
16`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 3:1
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
D 1:1
61`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
84`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:1
76`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:0
70`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
75`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
D 0:0
20`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 1:4
79`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
45`
1
Coventry City
Hull City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
38`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:0
87`
2
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 4:0
76`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 0:0
66`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
FA Cup 2005-2006
FA Cup 2005-2006
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
W 0:1
90`
Carling Cup 2005-2006
Carling Cup 2005-2006
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 1:0
13`
Coventry City
Rushden & Diamonds
A
W 0:3
13`
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2004-2005
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2004-2005
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
L 2:1
68`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 6:2
73`
1
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
D 1:1
53`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:0
80`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
22`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
13`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 1:1
78`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
D 1:1
4`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
1`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 1:2
45`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:2
10`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 1:2
45`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
W 2:1
26`
FA Cup 2004-2005
FA Cup 2004-2005
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:1
87`
1
Nationwide Football League First Division 2003-2004
Nationwide Football League First Division 2003-2004
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
A
L 2:1
12`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
W 4:1
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 4:0
17`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 3:0
14`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
W 0:1
1`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
10`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 1:6
10`
Coventry City
Watford
H
D 0:0
75`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
L 1:0
14`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
L 0:1
29`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Burnley
A
W 1:2
18`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 2:2
17`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 0:0
30`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 1:3
7`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 1:1
6`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 2:0
45`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
81`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
64`
FA Cup 2003-2004
FA Cup 2003-2004
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 3:1
24`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 1:1
64`
1
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
W 2:1
90`
Carling Cup 2003-2004
Carling Cup 2003-2004
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Bristol City
Thu, 31 Jan, 2008
Undisclosed
Coventry City
Bristol City
Thu, 31 Jan, 2008
Undisclosed
Coventry City
Bradford City
Fri, 13 Aug, 2004
Loan
Coventry City
Bradford City
Fri, 13 Aug, 2004
Loan
Coventry City
Burnley
Thu, 25 Mar, 2004
Loan
Coventry City
Burnley
Thu, 25 Mar, 2004
Loan
Crystal Palace
Coventry City
Mon, 09 Jun, 2003
Free
Crystal Palace
Coventry City
Mon, 09 Jun, 2003
Free