John Salako

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Ibadan
Date Of Birth
February 11, 1969
Age
56
Height (cm)
175
Games Played
85
-
Per Game
Games Started
81
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
7207
84.8
Per Game
Goals
8
0.1
Per Game
Assists
15
0.2
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Salako was one of Ron Atkinson’s ‘big buys’ in the summer of 1995 when the board gave Big Ron the open chequebook and he spent £1.5 million on the Palace winger. He was a key member of an outstanding Crystal Palace side of the early 90s along with Ian Wright, Mark Bright and Richard Shaw. Under the shrewd management of Steve Coppell Palace reached the FA Cup final in 1990 only to lose after a replay to Manchester United and the following season finished third in the old Division One. John was a virtual ever-present and won four of his five England caps but early the following season he suffered a serious knee injury which not only sidelined him for a whole year but also affected the rest of his career. Palace fans argue he was never the same player again. His early performances at Coventry earned him a recall to the England squad but he failed to impress consistently over his three seasons at Coventry. His recurring knee injury and a back problem restricted his appearances but when on form he was one of the most talented wingers in the country but too often he gave the impression of being too casual. After Strachan became manager in late 1996 his appearances became less and less and on transfer deadline 1998 he joined Bolton but stayed only a few months before signing for Fulham. After one frustrating season at Craven Cottage he had two seasons at Charlton before reuniting with his old boss Coppell at Reading in 2001 and playing over 100 games for the Royals in three seasons. His last club was Brentford and since hanging up his boots he has developed a career in the media with Sky Television as a match reporter.

Penalties (1 - scored)
1995-96
30 December 1995 v Bolton Wanderers A, scored

FA Cup (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1996-1997
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1995-1996
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
4
4
0
360′
0
0
0
1 (0)
1
0
Premier League (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
11
11
943′
2
1
1996-1997
Coventry City
24
23
1
2045′
1 (0)
3
1995-1996
Coventry City
37
34
3
3055′
3
3 (1)
8
72
68
4
6043′
5
0
0
4 (1)
12
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
2
2
174′
1
2 (0)
1996-1997
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1
1995-1996
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
1
9
9
0
804′
1
0
0
3 (0)
2
0
Totals:
85
81
4
7207′
6
0
0
8 (1)
15
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
FA Cup 1997-1998
FA Cup 1997-1998
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 3:1
58`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
75`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coca-Cola Cup 1997-1998
Coca-Cola Cup 1997-1998
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
84`
2
Coventry City
Blackpool
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
25`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 4:0
45`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:1
85`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
90`
FA Cup 1996-1997
FA Cup 1996-1997
Coventry City
Woking
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coca-Cola Cup 1996-1997
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
65`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
33`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:1
2`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
62`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 2:2
90`
2
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 1:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:1
73`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
W 5:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 4:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
30`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:4
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 2:2
90`
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`
FA Cup 1995-1996
FA Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coca-Cola Cup 1995-1996
Coca-Cola Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 3:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 2:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Fulham
Wed, 08 Jul, 1998
Free
Coventry City
Fulham
Wed, 08 Jul, 1998
Free
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
Thu, 26 Mar, 1998
Loan
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
Thu, 26 Mar, 1998
Loan
Crystal Palace
Coventry City
Thu, 03 Aug, 1995
£1,500,000
Crystal Palace
Coventry City
Thu, 03 Aug, 1995
£1,500,000