John Filan

Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Sydney
Date Of Birth
February 8, 1970
Age
55
Height (cm)
180
Games Played
18
-
Per Game
Games Started
17
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
1536
85.3
Per Game
Goals Conceded
31
1.7
Per Game
Clean Sheets
4
0.2
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The Australian goalkeeper moved to England after representing his country at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He made a name for himself at Cambridge United and Ron Atkinson signed him for Coventry for £300,000 in early 1995, as cover for Steve Ogrizovic. He leapfrogged Jonathan Gould and made an impressive debut in a ‘must-win’ game at Tottenham in 1995 after Oggy broke a leg. The following season he was first choice until Oggy recovered but could not dislodge the big man and joined Blackburn in 1997 for £700,000. After dislodging Tim Flowers at Ewood he was part of the Rovers team relegated in 1999 but helped them bounce back the following year before moving to Wigan where he was the first choice for five years. In August 2007 he looked set to sign for Sydney FC but the deal fell through. Three full caps for Australia.

Penalties faced (3 - all scored)
1995-96
19 August 1995 v Newcastle United A, scored
30 August 1995 v Chelsea A, scored
28 October 1995 v Leeds United A, scored

Premier League (England)
1996-1997
Coventry City
1
0
1
6′
1995-1996
Coventry City
13
13
1170′
28
2
1994-1995
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
1
16
15
1
1356′
0
0
0
29
3
FA Cup (England)
1996-1997
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1995-1996
Coventry City
0
0
0′
0
0
0
0′
0
0
0
0
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1996-1997
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1995-1996
Coventry City
2
2
180′
2
1
2
2
0
180′
0
0
0
2
1
Totals:
18
17
1
1536′
0
0
0
31
4
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:1
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 4:0
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 3:0
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
W 1:3
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 2:2
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
6`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 4:0
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
FA Cup 1996-1997
FA Cup 1996-1997
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 3:2
Coventry City
Woking
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Woking
H
D 1:1
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 2:2
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
L 0:2
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 2:2
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:2
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:1
90`
4
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 4:3
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:4
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
90`
3
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
90`
3
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
3
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 5:1
90`
5
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 2:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:0
90`
3
FA Cup 1995-1996
FA Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
W 1:3
Coca-Cola Cup 1995-1996
Coca-Cola Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 3:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 0:1
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1994-1995
FA Carling Premiership 1994-1995
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 2:3
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 0:0
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Blackpool
Fri, 01 Aug, 1997
£700,000
Coventry City
Blackpool
Fri, 01 Aug, 1997
£700,000
Cambridge United
Coventry City
Thu, 02 Mar, 1995
£300,000
Cambridge United
Coventry City
Thu, 02 Mar, 1995
£300,000