Eoin Jess

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Portsoy, Aberdeenshire
Date Of Birth
December 13, 1970
Age
54
Height (cm)
178
Games Played
44
-
Per Game
Games Started
33
0.8
Per Game
Minutes
3075
69.9
Per Game
Goals
3
0.1
Per Game
Assists
1
0.02
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The Scottish international midfielder cum striker was a big signing for City in early 1996. Ron Atkinson paid Aberdeen £1.75 million but the slightly built Scot failed to make a big impression. His good games were few and far between although he scored a vital winning goal against QPR in his first season and topped a fine performance in the 1996 FA Cup win at Blackburn with a goal. Jess was too often easily muscled out by stronger players in midfield despite a high level of skill. In July 1997 he returned to Aberdeen for £700,000 and added a further 120 odd appearances to the 200 he had made before his move to City. He returned to England in 2000 and played for Bradford City, Nottingham Forest and Northampton. Jess was PFA Young Player of the year in Scotland in 1991 and 1993 and won 18 full caps.

Own goals (1)
1996-97
1 March 1997 v Manchester United A

Premier League (England)
1996-1997
Coventry City
27
19
8
1769′
1
1995-1996
Coventry City
12
9
3
883′
1 (0)
1
39
28
11
2652′
0
0
0
1 (0)
1
1
FA Cup (England)
1996-1997
Coventry City
4
4
350′
2 (0)
4
4
0
350′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1996-1997
Coventry City
1
1
73′
1
1
0
73′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
44
33
11
3075′
0
0
0
3 (0)
1
1
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
Sun, 11 May, 1997
Tottenham Hotspur Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
56`
Sat, 03 May, 1997
Coventry City Derby County
Home
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 1:2
40`
Sun, 06 Apr, 1997
Liverpool Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 1:2
57`
Sat, 22 Mar, 1997
Coventry City West Ham United
Home
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
Sat, 15 Mar, 1997
Newcastle United Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
90`
Sat, 08 Mar, 1997
Coventry City Leicester City
Home
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
85`
Mon, 03 Mar, 1997
Coventry City Wimbledon
Home
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 1:1
90`
Sat, 01 Mar, 1997
Manchester United Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:1
90`
Sat, 22 Feb, 1997
Coventry City Everton
Home
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
Wed, 19 Feb, 1997
Aston Villa Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
71`
Sat, 01 Feb, 1997
Sheffield Wednesday Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Wed, 29 Jan, 1997
Nottingham Forest Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 0:1
90`
Sat, 18 Jan, 1997
Coventry City Manchester United
Home
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
80`
Sat, 11 Jan, 1997
Blackburn Rovers Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 4:0
45`
Wed, 01 Jan, 1997
Coventry City Sunderland
Home
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 2:2
Thu, 26 Dec, 1996
Leeds United Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
W 1:3
1`
Sat, 21 Dec, 1996
Leicester City Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
1`
Tue, 17 Dec, 1996
Coventry City Newcastle United
Home
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
13`
Sat, 07 Dec, 1996
Coventry City Tottenham Hotspur
Home
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
78`
Sat, 30 Nov, 1996
Derby County Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:1
90`
Sat, 23 Nov, 1996
Coventry City Aston Villa
Home
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
90`
Sat, 16 Nov, 1996
Wimbledon Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 2:2
90`
Mon, 04 Nov, 1996
Everton Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
Sat, 26 Oct, 1996
Coventry City Sheffield Wednesday
Home
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 0:0
Sat, 19 Oct, 1996
Arsenal Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
79`
Sun, 13 Oct, 1996
Coventry City Southampton
Home
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
67`
Sat, 28 Sep, 1996
Coventry City Blackburn Rovers
Home
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 0:0
Sat, 21 Sep, 1996
Sunderland Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
22`
Sat, 14 Sep, 1996
Coventry City Leeds United
Home
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
Sat, 07 Sep, 1996
Middlesbrough Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 4:0
61`
Wed, 04 Sep, 1996
Coventry City Liverpool
Home
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
90`
Sat, 24 Aug, 1996
Chelsea Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:0
78`
Wed, 21 Aug, 1996
West Ham United Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
85`
Sat, 17 Aug, 1996
Coventry City Nottingham Forest
Home
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
40`
FA Cup 1996-1997
FA Cup 1996-1997
Wed, 26 Feb, 1997
Derby County Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 3:2
80`
Sat, 15 Feb, 1997
Blackburn Rovers Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Tue, 04 Feb, 1997
Woking Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Woking
A
W 1:2
90`
Sat, 25 Jan, 1997
Coventry City Woking
Home
Coventry City
Woking
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Wed, 13 Nov, 1996
Coventry City Gillingham
Home
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
L 0:1
73`
Tue, 22 Oct, 1996
Gillingham Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 2:2
Tue, 24 Sep, 1996
Birmingham City Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
Wed, 18 Sep, 1996
Coventry City Birmingham City
Home
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
Sun, 05 May, 1996
Coventry City Leeds United
Home
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Sat, 27 Apr, 1996
Wimbledon Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Wed, 17 Apr, 1996
Nottingham Forest Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Sat, 13 Apr, 1996
Coventry City Queens Park Rangers
Home
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
45`
1
Mon, 08 Apr, 1996
Manchester United Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
20`
Sat, 06 Apr, 1996
Coventry City Liverpool
Home
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
33`
Sat, 30 Mar, 1996
Tottenham Hotspur Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:1
65`
Mon, 25 Mar, 1996
Southampton Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
90`
Sat, 16 Mar, 1996
Coventry City Bolton Wanderers
Home
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
L 0:2
90`
Sat, 09 Mar, 1996
Everton Coventry City
Away
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 2:2
90`
Sat, 02 Mar, 1996
Coventry City West Ham United
Home
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 2:2
90`
Sat, 24 Feb, 1996
Coventry City Middlesbrough
Home
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 0:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Aberdeen
Fri, 04 Jul, 1997
£700,000
Coventry City
Aberdeen
Fri, 04 Jul, 1997
£700,000
Aberdeen
Coventry City
Fri, 23 Feb, 1996
£2,000,000
Aberdeen
Coventry City
Fri, 23 Feb, 1996
£2,000,000

Scotland, 3 caps
Selected for the Scotland squad for UEFA Euro 1996 (squad #15)
1995-96
26 May 1996 USA v Scotland, New Britain, friendly, 2-1
29 May 1996 Colombia v Scotland, Miami, friendly, 1-0, substitute
15 June 1996 England v Scotland, Wembley, UEFA Euro 1996 Group A, 2-0, substitute
10 previous caps and 1 goal for Aberdeen, and 5 further caps and 1 goal with Aberdeen (total 18 caps, 2 goals)

Scotland B, 1 cap
1995-96
23 April 1996 Denmark B v Scotland B, Nykobing, 3-0
1 previous cap with Aberdeen (total 2 caps)

9 previous caps and 1 goal for Scotland U21 with Aberdeen