John Eustace

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Solihull
Date Of Birth
November 3, 1979
Age
45
Games Played
99
-
Per Game
Games Started
71
0.7
Per Game
Minutes
6694
67.6
Per Game
Goals
10
0.1
Per Game
Assists
3
0.03
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

A blue-eyed boy in the Gordon Strachan era for his enormous work-rate and tigerish tackling. Strachan loaned him to Dundee United in 1999 and he made a big impression and was voted young player of the year. The feisty midfielder was given his first-team chance after Strachan and Carlton Palmer fell out in early 2000 and John gave some outstanding performances. Never one to shirk a challenge John earned his colleagues and the fans’ respect with his competitive battles with top hard men such as Paul Ince and Roy Keane. Perhaps too much was asked of him in his second season but as City struggled his form dipped. After relegation he was appointed captain by Strachan but suffered a bad knee injury pre-season and barely played that season. On recovering his zest seemed to have gone and he was less able to get into the box to score the goals than before. A loan spell at Middlesbrough was followed by a permanent move to Stoke City but he was plagued with injuries and made less than 80 appearances in four and a half years. John's grandfather Ken Eustace also played one match for Hereford during the 1949-50 season.

Penalties (2 - both scored)
1999-00
18 March 2000 v Bradford City H, scored
2002-03
1 March 2003 v Grimsby Town A, scored

Championship (England)
2002-2003
Coventry City
32
23
9
2188′
7
4 (1)
2001-2002
Coventry City
6
5
1
381′
1
38
28
10
2569′
8
0
0
4 (1)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
2002-2003
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
2000-2001
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1999-2000
Coventry City
3
1
2
124′
1 (0)
5
3
2
304′
1
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Worthington Cup (England)
2002-2003
Coventry City
2
1
1
98′
1
2000-2001
Coventry City
4
4
390′
2 (0)
1999-2000
Coventry City
2
1
1
98′
8
6
2
586′
1
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
Premier League (England)
2000-2001
Coventry City
32
22
10
2082′
11
2 (0)
1
1999-2000
Coventry City
16
12
4
1153′
2
1 (1)
2
1997-1998
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1996-1997
Coventry City
0
0
0′
48
34
14
3235′
13
0
0
3 (1)
3
0
Totals:
99
71
28
6694′
23
0
0
10 (2)
3
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Nationwide Football League First Division 2002-2003
Nationwide Football League First Division 2002-2003
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
L 0:4
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
D 0:0
74`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
D 0:0
9`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:0
1`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:0
2`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 1:2
72`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
31`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:2
62`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 3:1
11`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 2:1
58`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
30`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
20`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 3:2
63`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 2002-2003
FA Cup 2002-2003
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
D 2:2
90`
Worthington Cup 2002-2003
Worthington Cup 2002-2003
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:0
8`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
Nationwide Football League First Division 2001-2002
Nationwide Football League First Division 2001-2002
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 1:0
50`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 0:1
78`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:1
76`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 2:1
11`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
L 0:1
76`
FA Carling Premiership 2000-2001
FA Carling Premiership 2000-2001
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 1:0
89`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:2
78`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 1:3
81`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:0
63`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
26`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
15`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
6`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:1
6`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
33`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
17`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 6:1
45`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:3
45`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
33`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
19`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 0:2
61`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 1:3
70`
1
FA Cup 2000-2001
FA Cup 2000-2001
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Worthington Cup 2000-2001
Worthington Cup 2000-2001
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 0:1
120`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
W 1:3
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 4:1
2`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 2:0
25`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:3
67`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 1:0
81`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
75`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:0
22`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:2
80`
2
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 0:0
81`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:2
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 4:0
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 4:1
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
FA Cup 1999-2000
FA Cup 1999-2000
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
L 2:3
71`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 3:0
1`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:3
52`
1
Worthington Cup 1999-2000
Worthington Cup 1999-2000
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 3:1
8`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 5:1
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 1:1
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Stoke City
Fri, 18 Jul, 2003
Free
Coventry City
Stoke City
Fri, 18 Jul, 2003
Free
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
Thu, 16 Jan, 2003
Loan
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
Thu, 16 Jan, 2003
Loan
Coventry City
Dundee United
Fri, 19 Feb, 1999
Loan
Coventry City
Dundee United
Fri, 19 Feb, 1999
Loan
Trainee
Coventry City
Thu, 01 Aug, 1996
Trainee
Trainee
Coventry City
Thu, 01 Aug, 1996
Trainee