Stern John

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Tunapuna
Date Of Birth
October 30, 1976
Age
48
Height (cm)
180
Games Played
88
-
Per Game
Games Started
74
0.8
Per Game
Minutes
6653
75.6
Per Game
Goals
29
0.3
Per Game
Assists
5
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The Trinidad & Tobago international joined from Birmingham for £200,000 in September 2004 and scored a penalty on his debut. With City in dire financial straits the board released some of the proceeds of the sale of Calum Davenport to enable Peter Reid to sign the skilful West Indian who had previously played for Nottingham Forest and Birmingham. Whilst not always the most popular of players at Coventry (the fans’ perception was that he was lazy) he had a good goalscoring ratio and was normally deadly if given space in the box. In early 2005-06 he was allowed to join Derby on loan but it was a disastrous move and he returned to Coventry and forced his way into the first team where, motivated by a place in Trinidad’s World Cup finals squad, he again netted double figures. The following season his form dipped and with his contract coming to an end he was sold to Sunderland in the transfer window for £250,000 and picked up a Championship medal for his fifteen appearances and four vital goals.

Penalties (4 - 2 scored)
2004-05
15 September 2004 v Gillingham H, scored
3 October 2004 v Ipswich Town A, saved
30 October 2004 v Reading H, scored
26 December 2004 v Sheffield United H, saved

Championship (England)
2006-2007
Coventry City
23
19
4
1713′
1
5 (0)
2
2005-2006
Coventry City
25
21
4
1894′
4
10 (0)
2004-2005
Coventry City
30
25
5
2230′
1
11 (2)
2
78
65
13
5837′
6
0
0
26 (2)
4
0
FA Cup (England)
2006-2007
Coventry City
2
1
1
135′
1 (0)
2005-2006
Coventry City
3
3
253′
1 (0)
1
2004-2005
Coventry City
2
2
158′
1 (0)
7
6
1
546′
0
0
0
3 (0)
1
0
Carling Cup (England)
2006-2007
Coventry City
1
1
90′
2005-2006
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
2004-2005
Coventry City
1
1
90′
3
3
0
270′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
88
74
14
6653′
7
0
0
29 (2)
5
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2006-2007
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2006-2007
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
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`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 0:0
24`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 1:1
22`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:1
89`
1
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 1:0
11`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 1:0
22`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 1:0
69`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:0
82`
1
1
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 0:1
60`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
90`
1
FA Cup 2006-2007
FA Cup 2006-2007
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 0:2
90`
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`
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2005-2006
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2005-2006
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
W 3:1
67`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
89`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:2
80`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 2:0
86`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
74`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 1:0
89`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 2:1
84`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 6:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 3:1
45`
1
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
D 1:1
14`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
52`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:1
1`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 4:0
45`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 0:0
88`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 2005-2006
FA Cup 2005-2006
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
W 0:1
73`
1
Carling Cup 2005-2006
Carling Cup 2005-2006
Coventry City
Rushden & Diamonds
A
W 0:3
90`
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2004-2005
Coca Cola Football League Championship 2004-2005
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 6:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
D 1:1
83`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
24`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:0
22`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
D 1:1
61`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
87`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 0:0
88`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:2
45`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 1:2
84`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 3:1
45`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
L 1:2
74`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
64`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 1:0
19`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 3:2
45`
1
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
A
L 4:1
86`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 2:2
78`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
65`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 2:2
90`
1
FA Cup 2004-2005
FA Cup 2004-2005
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:1
80`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 3:0
78`
1
Carling Cup 2004-2005
Carling Cup 2004-2005
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Sunderland
Mon, 29 Jan, 2007
Undisclosed
Coventry City
Sunderland
Mon, 29 Jan, 2007
Undisclosed
Coventry City
Derby County
Fri, 16 Sep, 2005
Loan
Coventry City
Derby County
Fri, 16 Sep, 2005
Loan
Birmingham City
Coventry City
Tue, 14 Sep, 2004
£200,000
Birmingham City
Coventry City
Tue, 14 Sep, 2004
£200,000

Trinidad & Tobago, 32 caps, 14 goals

Selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad (#14)

2004-05
10 October 2004 Trinidad & Tobago v Saint Kitts & Nevis, Marabella, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 3, 5-1, 2 goals
13 October 2004 Mexico v Trinidad & Tobago, Puebla, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 3, 3-0
1 February 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Haiti, Port of Spain, friendly, 1-0, replaced
3 February 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Haiti, Port of Spain, friendly, 2-1 goal
6 February 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Haiti, Scarborough, friendly, 0-1, replaced
9 February 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v USA, Port of Spain, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 1-2
26 March 2005 Guatemala v Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala City, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 5-1
30 March 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Costa Rica, Port of Spain, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 0-0
25 May 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Bermuda, Port of Spain, friendly, 4-0 goal
27 May 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Bermuda, Marabella, friendly, 1-0, goal
4 June 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Panama, Port of Spain, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 2-0, goal, replaced
8 June 2005 Mexico v Trinidad & Tobago, Monterrey, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 2-0
6 July 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Honduras, Miami, CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, 1-1
9 July 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Panama, Miami, CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, 2-2
11 July 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Colombia, Miami, CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, 0-2
2005-06
17 August 2005 USA v Trinidad & Tobago, East Hartford, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 1-0, replaced
3. September 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Guatemala, Port of Spain, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 3-2, 2 goals
7 September 2005 Costa Rica v Trinidad & Tobago, San Jose, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 0-2
8 October 2005 Panama v Trinidad & Tobago, Panama City, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 0-1, goal
12 October 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Mexico, Port of Spain, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, 2-1, 2 goals
12 November 2005 Trinidad & Tobago v Bahrain, Port of Spain, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-Offs, 1-1, replaced
16 November 2005 Bahrain v Trinidad & Tobago, Riffa, 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-Offs, 0-1
28 February 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Iceland, Loftus Road, friendly, 2-0, replaced
10 May 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Peru, Port of Spain, friendly, 1-1, replaced
27 May 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Wales, Graz, friendly, 1-2, goal
31 May 2006 Slovenia v Trinidad & Tobago, Celje, friendly, 3-1
3 June 2006 Czech Republic v Trinidad & Tobago, Prague, friendly, 0-3
10 June 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden, Dortmund, 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B, 0-0
15 June 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v England, Nuremburg, 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B, 0-2
20 June 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Paraguay, Kaiserslautern, 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B, 0-2
2006-07
7 October 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v St Vincent & Grenadines, Port of Spain, friendly, 5-0, 2 goals
11 October 2006 Trinidad & Tobago v Panama, Port of Spain, friendly, 2-1, 100th cap

Other caps with various clubs including Columbus Crew, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Sunderland (115 caps and 70 goals).
Record goal scorer for Trinidad & Tobago.