Home shirt as worn when the side finished 17th in the Premier League, narrowly avoiding relegation on the final day of the season, at the expense of Sunderland and Middlesbrough, with a win over Tottenham. Gordon Strachan took over managerial duties in November and after an initial run of good form left it until the last day of the season to pull off a miraculous survival act. Striker Dion Dublin netted 13 crucial league goals along the way, leading to calls for an international call-up from many pundits, however, ultimately it was a three-point deduction imposed upon Middlesbrough for cancelling a fixture at short notice that kept the Sky Blues safe