Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sky Blues because of the colour of their home strip. From 1899 to 2005, Coventry City played at Highfield Road. The 32,609-capacity Ricoh Arena was opened in August 2005 to replace Highfield Road. However, the club have left the Ricoh on two occasions and currently are groundsharing with Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Coventry contest M69 derby matches with local rivals Leicester City.

Coventry City
Full nameCoventry City Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sky Blues
Founded13 August 1883 (1883-08-13)
(as Singers F.C.)[1]
GroundSt Andrew's
(groundshare with Birmingham City)
Capacity29,409
OwnerJoy Seppala (Otium Entertainment Group)
ChairmanTim Fisher
ManagerMark Robins
LeagueChampionship
2019–20League One, 1st of 23 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Coventry City formed as Singers F.C. in 1883 following a general meeting of the Singer Factory Gentleman's club. They adopted their current name in 1898 and joined the Southern League in 1908, before being elected into the Football League in 1919. Relegated in 1925, they returned to the Second Division as champions of the Third Division South and Third Division South Cup winners in 1935–36. Relegated in 1952, they won promotion in the inaugural Fourth Division season in 1958–59. Coventry reached the First Division after winning the Third Division title in 1963–64 and the Second Division title in 1966–67 under the management of Jimmy Hill. In the 1970–71 season, the team competed in the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, reaching the second round. Despite beating Bayern Munich 2–1 in the home leg, they had lost 6–1 in the first leg in Germany, and thus were eliminated.

Coventry's only period in the top division to date lasted 34 consecutive years between 1967 and 2001, and they were inaugural members of the Premier League in 1992. They won the FA Cup in 1987, the club's only major trophy, when they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2.[2] They suffered further relegations in 2012 and 2017, though did manage to also win the EFL Trophy in 2017. Coventry returned to Wembley in 2018, beating Exeter City in the League Two play-off final. Manager Mark Robins built on this success and led the club to promotion back to the Championship as League One champions in 2020.

History in brief
See also: History of Coventry City F.C.
Chart of historic table positions of Coventry City in the Football League.
  • 1883 – The club is founded by employees of Singer, the cycle firm, with William Stanley one of the leading lights.
  • 1898 – The club's name is changed from Singers F.C. to Coventry City.
  • 1899 – The club move to Highfield Road following stints at Dowells Field and Stoke Road.
  • 1901 – The club suffer their worst ever defeat with an 11–2 loss against Worcester-based Berwick Rangers in the qualifying round of the FA Cup.[3]
  • 1919 – The club are voted into the Football League, where they have remained ever since.
  • 1928 – In February, and with Coventry struggling near the foot of Division Three South, the club's worst ever attendance is recorded. Only 2,059 turn up for the match against Crystal Palace.
  • 1932 – Centre-forward Clarrie Bourton heads the Football League scoring lists with 49 goals. The following season he scored 40 goals.
  • 1934 – City record their biggest ever victory - a 9–0 league drubbing of Bristol City.
  • 1936 – Coventry City win the Third Division South championship after a nail-biting final day 2–1 victory over Torquay United and return to Division Two after eleven years in the lower division.
  • 1958 – Goalkeeper Alf Wood becomes the oldest player to start a game for the club, which this year was a founding member of Division Four (now Football League Two). He played against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup aged 43 years and 207 days.
  • 1959 - Coventry City finish 2nd to Win Promotion back to Division 3 at the first attempt under Manager Billy Frith.
  • 1961 – Former Fulham player and PFA chairman Jimmy Hill is appointed manager following an embarrassing FA Cup defeat at home to non-league King's Lynn.
  • 1964 – Jimmy Hill guides Coventry to promotion from Division Three as champions after a final day 1–0 victory over Colchester United.
  • 1967 – Coventry City promoted as Second Division champions to the top flight for the first time in their history. This made manager and BBC Sport presenter Jimmy Hill a legend at the club. Coventry's record attendance was also set in this year – officially recorded as 51,455 (although many people who were at that game suggest the attendance was a lot higher, possibly much over 60,000), against Wolverhampton Wanderers, the team that finished a close second to Coventry at the top of the table.
  • 1970 – Under Noel Cantwell, Coventry finish 6th in the First Division, their highest League placing. Coventry qualify for the European Fairs Cup but lost 7–3 on aggregate in the second round to Bayern Munich, despite winning the second leg 2–1 at Highfield Road.
  • 1977 – Coventry City escaped relegation after drawing with Bristol City who also escaped relegation. The result of this game relegated Sunderland, which caused allegations of match fixing over the outcome of the match due to the result of the Sunderland game being relayed to Coventry City and Bristol City players on the stadium screen before their game had finished.
  • 1978 – The strike partnership of Ian Wallace and Mick Ferguson helped the Sky Blues finish in seventh position in the First Division, their second-highest ever final league placing, but fractionally missing out on a UEFA Cup place.
Coventry City playing against Oxford United at Highfield Road on 13 February 1982
  • 1981 – The club reaches the League Cup semi-final but are denied their first Wembley appearance by West Ham United, despite being 3–2 ahead after the first leg. Highfield Road becomes England's first all-seater stadium.
  • 1987 – The Sky Blues won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur in the final. It is their only major trophy to date. They were runners-up to Everton in August in the Charity Shield. Coventry also won the FA Youth Cup in this year.
  • 1989 – Coventry were defeated by non-league Sutton United in the FA Cup Third Round,[4] only 19 months after lifting the trophy. However, their impressive league form meant they equalled their second-highest ever end of season placing, finishing seventh once more.
  • 1990 – Coventry reached the League Cup semi-final for the second time, but were narrowly defeated over two legs by eventual winners Nottingham Forest.
  • 1998 – The club reached the FA Cup quarter-final but were denied a semi-final appearance as Sheffield United (a division below them) won the replay at Bramall Lane on penalties. They also attained their highest Premier League finish of 11th position. Dion Dublin earned the top scorer award, the only one for the club and the second of two players for clubs which never made the top three in the League.
  • 2001 – Coventry relegated from the Premier League after 34 years in the first tier. At the time, only Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal could boast longer tenures in the top flight.
  • 2004 – The club's football academy, based in southeast Coventry at The Alan Higgs Centre, owned by the Alan Higgs Centre Trust, was opened in September 2004.[5]
  • 2005 – Coventry relocated to the 32,609 seater Ricoh Arena after 106 years at Highfield Road. The club's last game at Highfield Road stadium results in a 6–2 win over Midlands rivals Derby County in front of a sell-out 22,777 crowd.
  • 2007 – Coventry narrowly avoided administration when Ray Ranson and London-based hedge fund SISU Capital Limited, took over the club with twenty minutes to spare.
  • 2008 – The club celebrated its 125th anniversary. It avoided relegation to League One despite having been beaten 4–1 at Charlton on the final day of the season.
  • 2009 – The first ever complete sell-out of the Ricoh Arena was announced for the FA Cup quarter-final match against Chelsea on 7 March 2009, which Chelsea won 2–0 in front of a crowd of 31,407.
  • 2012 – Coventry are relegated to League One, the third tier in English Football, for the first time in 48 years.
  • 2013 – The club owners, SISU, place a non-operating subsidiary of the club, which owns no financial assets and has no employee on or off the pitch, into administration.[6] The club moved all staff out of the Ricoh Arena and the administrator accepted a bid from the Otium Entertainment Group, a company registered by three ex-Sky Blues directors Ken Dulieu, Onye Igwe and Leonard Brody.[7] The club agrees to play future home matches at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, a 70-mile round-trip from the Ricoh. Following two adjournments a creditors meeting in August rejected a Company Voluntary Arrangement put forward by the administrator.[8][9][10]
  • 2014 – The club return to the Ricoh Arena[11] and suffer a shock FA Cup First round defeat at the hands of Worcester City.[12]
  • 2016 – Protests from Coventry City supporters against owners SISU reach an all-time high, with demonstrations during matches against Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United receiving widespread press attention.[13][14] A petition calling for SISU to sell up and leave was set up in September 2016 and has so far been signed by nearly 20,000 individuals, including several former Coventry City players and managers.[15] FA chairman Greg Clarke described Coventry's situation as "a very sad case", a sentiment later echoed by caretaker manager Mark Venus's description of "a sorry football club".[16][17]
  • 2017 – Coventry reach Wembley for the first time in 30 years by defeating Wycombe Wanderers in the semi-final of the EFL Trophy.[18] They go on to win the final against Oxford United to lift their first trophy since 1987's FA Cup victory.[19] But that result is in obvious contrast with the club's season as a whole, with Coventry being relegated to EFL League Two, their first time in the fourth tier of English football since 1959.[20]
  • 2018 – The club achieve a top-six finish for the first time since 1969–70, and are promoted via the League Two play-offs to League One, their first promotion from any tier since 1967.
  • 2019 – After failing to reach an agreement with Ricoh Arena owners Wasps RFC, the club commits to a groundsharing agreement with Birmingham City, playing their home fixtures at St Andrew's (a 38-mile round-trip from Coventry), again much to the chagrin of the supporters.
  • 2020 - Coventry were crowned Champions of EFL League One after a Extraordinary General Meeting between all 23 League One clubs, which saw the season ended 9 games early, ruled that the final table would be calculated on a points per game (PPG) basis.[21]

Playing kit

Colours

Coventry's home shirts are either completely or predominately sky blue. However, in past seasons, different 'home colours' were worn. For example, in 1889, the then Singers FC wore pink and blue halved shirts (mirroring the corporate colours of Singers Motors). Furthermore, in the 1890s, black and red were the club's colours. In the early 1920s, the club wore red and green (to reflect the colours of the city crest). Sky blue was first used by Coventry in 1898 and the theme was used until 1922. Variations of blue and white were then used until the 1960s and the beginning of the 'sky blue revolution'. The colour made its return in 1962 thanks to the then manager, Jimmy Hill. To mark the 125th year of the club, Coventry wore a special brown shirt in the last home game of the 2008–09 season against Watford, having first worn a chocolate brown away kit in 1978. This kit has been cited by some as the worst in English football history, but also has an iconic status with some fans.[22]

In 2012, in the Third round FA Cup tie versus Southampton, the team wore a commemorative blue and white striped kit, marking the 25th anniversary of the club winning the FA Cup in 1987.[23] The strip was worn again in January 2013 for Coventry's 3rd round FA Cup fixture with Tottenham Hotspur, whom they beat in the 1987 final.[24] In 2019, Coventry City announced a new third kit in black and white honouring the city's connection with 2 Tone Records on the 40th anniversary of the record label.[25]

Kit maker and sponsorship

Since the 2019–20 season, the kit is made by Hummel. The home, away and third kit is sponsored by BoyleSports.

The first official kit manufacture deal came in 1974 when Umbro signed a deal with the club. Coventry also had the first kit sponsorship deal in the football league, when Jimmy Hill, then Chairman of the club, negotiated a deal with Talbot, who manufactured cars in the city.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1974–75 Umbro None
1975–80 Admiral Sportswear
1980–81 Talbot
1981–83 Talbot Sports
1983–84 Umbro Tallon
1984–85 Glazepta
1985–86 Elliots
1986–87 Triple S Sport Granada Bingo
1987–88 Hummel
1988–89 None
1989–92 Asics Peugeot
1992–94 Ribero
1994–96 Pony International
1996–97 Le Coq Sportif
1997–99 Subaru
1999–2004 In House Manufacturer (CCFC Leisure)
2004–05 Kit@
2005–06 Cassidy Group
2006–10 Puma
2010–13 City Link
2013–14 Grace Medical Fund (charity partner)
2014–15 Allsopp & Allsopp
2015–18 Nike
2018–19 Midrepro
2019–20 Hummel International Allsopp & Allsopp
2020– BoyleSports

Stadium
Main article: St Andrew's (stadium)

Grounds
St Andrew's, Coventry City's home since 2019

106 years at Highfield Road
Coventry City played at Highfield Road between 1899 and 2005

Coventry City began playing at the Highfield Road stadium in 1899 within the Hillfields district of the city, although the club did not buy the freehold to the site until 1937. The ground had an interesting history. In 1940 the main stand which backed onto terraced houses in Mowbray Street was bombed by the Luftwaffe, heavy turnstiles from the ground and gas meters from houses in Mowbray Street were discovered in Gosford Park, some 500 metres away.

The record crowd at the ground was on 29 April 1967 when 51,455 watched the Second Division title decider against Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was over 6,000 more than the previous record set against Aston Villa in 1938. Many people who were at that game suggest the attendance was a lot higher, possibly over 60,000. Supporters climbed onto the roofs of the stands and up the floodlights.

In 1968, the main stand burnt down and its replacement was built within four months.

In 1981, Highfield Road was converted into England's first-ever all-seater stadium with a capacity of around 24,500, which many criticised as killing the atmosphere of the ground. Some seats were removed a few years later.[26] It had been gradually upgraded since then, with the final phase of work being completed in the mid-1990s, including two fully enclosed corners, providing some much-needed modernity. On 30 April 2005, the final game played at the stadium was against Midlands rivals Derby County; Coventry won with a scintillating 6–2 scoreline.[27] The stadium was subsequently demolished and replaced by a housing development.

Relocating to the Ricoh Arena
Ricoh Arena

For the 2005–06 season, Coventry City moved to the new 32,609-capacity Ricoh Arena after 106 years at Highfield Road.[1][28] In 1998, the club had decided that it was time to relocate to a new stadium in the Rowleys Green area of the city, 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of the city centre and close to junction 3 of the M6 motorway. The original plan was for a state-of-the-art, 45,000-seater multipurpose stadium with removable pitch and retractable roof. It was due to be ready for the 2001–02 season and was touted to be one of the finest and most advanced stadiums in Europe. However, the club's subsequent relegation, financial problems, financier/contractor withdrawals, and England's failure to secure the 2006 World Cup competition, led to a radical redesign. The resulting stadium was built to a standard bowl design with steep stands in line with several other new stadia built during that period. It has excellent acoustics and has been used to host several major rock concerts.

Despite initiating the project and being the principal attraction there, Coventry City's financial situation means that it no longer owned the stadium and must pay rent to use it; this appeared to raise concerns over the managing of the club's finances by previous club officials, because in 2001 the club was the fourth-longest serving club in the top flight of English football. The stadium naming rights were originally sold to Jaguar Cars, which has strong links with Coventry. Jaguar pulled out of the project on 16 December 2004 and a new major sponsor was needed. A £10 million deal, which included naming rights, was signed and electronics manufacturer Ricoh became the new chief sponsor for the stadium. The project was funded largely by Coventry City Council and the (Alan Edward) Higgs Charity (of which former CCFC and ACL director the late Sir Derek Higgs was a trustee), and includes shopping facilities, a casino, exhibition halls and a concert venue.

At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, construction delays at the ground forced Coventry City to play their first three games of the season away and postpone their home games. On Saturday 20 August 2005, City hosted Queens Park Rangers in the first-ever game at the Ricoh Arena; Coventry won the game 3–0. On 28 July 2011, a statue of Jimmy Hill was installed at the main entrance to the Ricoh Arena, with Hill appearing in person to unveil it.[29]

2013 rent row and ground relocation
Rent disputes caused Coventry City to play the 2013–14 season at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton

On 3 May 2013, Coventry City put a contingency plan in place to play elsewhere for the 2013–14 season. It was argued by the club that this was due to ACL (Arena Coventry Limited), which managed the stadium, being unwilling to negotiate with the club to agree to a new lease. However, that led to the local newspaper, the Coventry Telegraph, starting a petition to stop Coventry City from playing outside of Coventry. It was sent to all 72 clubs in the Football League and Football League chairman Greg Clarke. In May 2013, managing director Tim Fisher set a plan of building a new stadium within the city over the next three years, and ground-sharing whilst the new ground was being built.[30] In June 2013, ACL made an offer that Coventry City F.C. could play at the Ricoh Arena rent free while the club was in administration.[31]

It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with Walsall at the Bescot Stadium or attempt to stay at the Ricoh Arena,[32] following the appointment of new owners.[33] However, by July 2013, the Walsall rumours were denied and the club ground-shared at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium – a venue that had less than a quarter the capacity of the Ricoh Arena, and involved a round-trip of 70 miles (110 km). That arrangement was due to continue until at least 2016.[34][35] Plans for the club to play its home matches outside of the city were met with strong opposition, and led to protests by Coventry fans.[36] Member of parliament for Coventry South, Jim Cunningham, described the move as "a disgrace".[37]

Ricoh return

On 21 August 2014 it was announced that an agreement had been reached allowing the club to return to the Ricoh Arena for the next two years with the option of another two years.[38] Coventry City's first home game at the Ricoh Arena was played against Gillingham on 5 September 2014. Steve Waggott, who led the negotiations for the club, said: "We are delighted to get this deal done and I am sure every supporter of Coventry City will be thrilled with the news."[11] City won their first match back at the Ricoh Arena 1–0 with Frank Nouble scoring the only goal of the match in front of 27,306 supporters.

The return followed a social media campaign entitled #bringCityhome by the Coventry Telegraph[39] and a protest march by the Sky Blue Trust supporters' group.[40] The campaign drew praise from national media and figures within the football world. It was short-listed at the 2014 British Press Awards in the "Campaign of the Year" category.[41]

Because the tenancy agreement with Ricoh Arena was to expire in August 2018, it was reported in November 2015 that there would be a relocation to another site within the city.[42] However it was later confirmed that Coventry City would remain at the Ricoh for another year.[43]

In May 2016 the Coventry Telegraph broke the news that the club had drawn up plans with Coventry Rugby Club for a ground-share arrangement at a redeveloped Butts Park Arena.[44] That was eventually denied by Rugby Club chairman Jon Sharp, who said there could be no deal with the football club while it was still owned by SISU.[45]

St Andrew's
The Kop Stand at St Andrew's seen from the upper section of the Tilton Road Stand

On 7 June 2019 it was reported that talks between SISU and Wasps had again broken down meaning that Coventry would have to play their 2019–20 "home" matches at Birmingham City's St Andrew's ground.[46]

The club have the option to spend a further two seasons away from Coventry[47] and will remain at St Andrew's for the 2020–21 season.[48]

New Stadium at the University of Warwick

In July 2020, the club confirmed that they had commenced a partnership with the University of Warwick which would see land provided for a new stadium.[49]

Supporters

Former Players' Association

In February 2007 a Former Players' Association was launched. Set up by club historian and statistician Jim Brown, former 1980s player Kirk Stephens and a committee of volunteers, its aim was to bring former players of the club together and cherish their memories. To qualify for membership players have to have made at least one first-team competitive appearance for the club or been a manager.

Around 50 former stars of the club attended the launch including Coventry City legends George Hudson, Cyrille Regis, Charlie Timmins and Bill Glazier. The association's first newsletter was published in autumn 2007 and a website launched. The launch of 2007 was followed by subsequent Legends' Days. The 2009 event, held at the home game against Doncaster Rovers was attended by 43 former players including the first visit to Coventry for many years of Roy Barry and Dave Clements. In March 2012 the membership had increased past the 200 mark with former captain Terry Yorath inducted as the 200th member at the 2012 Legends' Day.

Sky Blue Trust

The Sky Blue Trust is a supporters' trust for Coventry City F.C.; it was founded in 2003 as part of a national initiative under the auspices of the umbrella group, Supporters Direct. The Sky Blue Trust, like trusts at other clubs, is a legally based, independent, democratic supporters' group with membership open to all. One of the Sky Blue Trust's greatest achievements was raising funds to save the football club's Youth Academy which was threatened with closure. By 2009/2010, however, the trust had become moribund.[50] Given the ongoing financial uncertainty at Coventry City, the trust was re-launched in the summer of 2012.[50][51] A new board for the trust was elected and from having less than 20 members, the trust grew to over 700 within three months, including TV pundit John McCririck. The key aim of the Sky Blue Trust is to obtain a financial stake in Coventry City F.C. and have at least one democratically elected trust member on the club's board, meaning that supporters have a direct say in the running of the club.[52][53][54]

'SISU Out' protesters

In August 2011, after Coventry City fans became tired of cost-cutting by SISU, Coventry fans started to protest for the removal of SISU. Protests took place at the Jimmy Hill Statue at the Ricoh Arena before games but limited numbers turned out. However, after these games, the number of protesters grew and so did the number of banners. After protesting near the rear entrance, the fans moved into the lobby and start chanting "SISU OUT" at which point a large number of "security response guards" moved in to remove the protesters.[55]

Another protest was staged on 15 October 2016 as Coventry and Charlton Athletic fans threw hundreds of plastic toy pigs onto the pitch during a 3–0 loss for Coventry. Play was stopped for around 5 minutes. This protest was a joint effort between Coventry and Charlton fans against their respective owners.[13]

On 15 December 2016, the televised match between Coventry and Sheffield United was temporarily halted after 86 minutes due to on-field protests, once again against owners SISU. The atmosphere of the match was dominated by Coventry supporters whistling loudly and chanting anti-SISU protests in the stands throughout the entire 90 minutes.[14]

There were protests when Coventry played Northampton Town away on 28 January 2017, when flares were thrown onto the pitch as well as pitch invasions. The play was stopped several times and the players were removed from the field of play twice.[56]

There were further protests against Millwall, as many tennis balls were thrown onto the pitch to halt play, on 4 February 2017 at the Ricoh Arena.

Sky Blue anthem

The words to the club's song were written in 1962 by Team Manager Jimmy Hill and Director John Camkin; The words being set to the tune of the Eton Boating Song.[57] It was launched at the home game with Colchester on 22 December 1962 (a match abandoned at half-time because of fog) with the words printed in the programme.[57] It quickly became popular with supporters during the epic FA Cup run in 1963 when the then Third Division team reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup before losing to eventual winners Manchester United:[58]

Original Words:
Let's all sing together
Play up, Sky Blues
While we sing together
We will never lose
Proud, Posh or Cobblers
Oysters or anyone
They shan't defeat us
We'll fight 'til the game is won!
City! City! City!

Current Words:

Let's all sing together
Play up, Sky Blues
While we sing together
We will never lose
Tottenham or Chelsea
United or anyone
They shan't defeat us
We'll fight 'til the game is won!
City! City! City!

Rivalries

Aston Villa and Leicester City are considered the club's biggest traditional rivals. A lesser rivalry also exists with landlords Birmingham City.[59] In the 1960s and 1970s Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town were considered the biggest local rivalries, and the teams had some classic games during that era, including the 1967 game against Wolves at Highfield Road when 51,455 watched a 3–1 Coventry win, which ultimately meant the Sky Blues pipped Wolves to the Second Division title.[60]

Current players

First team squad
As of 1 February 2021[61]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVK Marko Maroši
2 DF  NOR Leo Østigård (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
4 DF  SCO Michael Rose
5 DF  ENG Kyle McFadzean
6 MF  SCO Liam Kelly (captain)
7 MF  ENG Jodi Jones
8 MF  ENG Jamie Allen
9 FW  FRA Maxime Biamou
10 MF  MTQ Wesley Jobello
11 MF  ENG Callum O'Hare
12 FW  SWE Viktor Gyökeres (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
13 GK  ENG Ben Wilson
14 MF  ENG Ben Sheaf (on loan from Arsenal)
15 DF  SCO Dominic Hyam
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ENG Josh Pask
19 FW  ENG Tyler Walker
20 FW  SLE Amadou Bakayoko
21 DF  ENG Sam McCallum (on loan from Norwich City)
22 DF  SCO Josh Reid
23 DF  ENG Fankaty Dabo
24 FW  ENG Matt Godden
25 MF  ENG Matty James (on loan from Leicester City)
26 MF  IRL Jordan Shipley
27 DF  ENG Jordon Thompson
28 MF  ENG Josh Eccles
29 DF  FRA Julien Dacosta
30 FW  POR Fábio Tavares
38 MF  NED Gustavo Hamer

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ENG Brandon Mason (on loan at St Mirren)
17 MF  GER Marcel Hilßner (on loan at Oldham Athletic)
32 MF  SCO Jack Burroughs (on loan at Gloucester City)
33 MF  CUW Gervane Kastaneer (on loan at Heart of Midlothian)
35 DF  ENG Declan Drysdale (on loan at Cambridge United)
47 MF  SCO Jordan Young (on loan at Gloucester City)

Under-23 squad
As of 17 July 2020[62]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK  ENG Tom Billson
37 DF  ENG Morgan Williams
39 MF  ENG Daniel Bartlett
40 FW  ENG Jonny Ngandu
41 FW  ENG Will Bapaga
42 MF  NIR Daniel Lafferty
43 FW  ENG David Bremang
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 GK  WAL Cian Tyler
45 MF  ENG Aidan Finnegan
46 DF  ENG Blaine Rowe
48 DF  ENG Joe Newton
49 MF  ENG Aaron Evans-Harriott
50 DF  ENG Jay McGrath

Under-18 squad
As of 6 August 2019[63]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Keelan Fallows
— DF  SCO George Burroughs
— DF  ENG Kai Forsyth
— DF  ENG Callum Martin
— DF  ENG Adam Taylor
— MF  ENG Alexander Costa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Matthew Harland
— MF  ENG Joseph Nightingale
— MF  ENG Sam Pitts-Eckersall
— MF  ENG Hayden Purvis
— FW  ENG Thai Duggan
— FW  ENG Harrison Nee

Backroom staff and club officials
Name Position
Mark Robins Manager
Adrian Viveash Assistant Manager
Aled Williams Goalkeeping Coach
Jason Farndon First Team Coach
Luke Tisdale Under 23s Coach
John Dempster Under 18s Coach
Daniel Bolas Academy Manager
Karl Hooper Personal Development
Plan (PDP) Coach
Paul Godfrey Physiotherapist
Paul Travis Performance Analyst
Andy Young Senior Fitness Coach
Chris Badlan[64] Head of Recruitment
Ray Gooding Scout (Midlands Region)
Name Position
Joy Seppala Owner (SISU)
Tim Fisher Chairman
David Boddy Chief Executive
George Curtis Life Presidents
John Sillett
David Busst Head of Sky Blues
in the Community
Jim Brown Club Historian

Seasons, awards and honours
See also: List of Coventry City F.C. seasons, List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics, and Coventry City F.C. in European football
Season Review
& Statistics		 Level Pos. Player of the Year Club Captain Top Goalscorer Most Appearances Other
1958–1959 season 4 2nd (24) George Curtis Ray Straw 30 Roy Kirk 48 Football League Fourth Division Runners-up
1959–1960 season 3 5th (24) George Curtis Ray Straw 21 Arthur Lightening 48 Southern Professional Floodlit Cup Winners
1960–1961 season 3 15th (24) George Curtis Ray Straw 20 George Curtis 51
1961–1962 season 3 14th (24) George Curtis Mike Dixon 12 George Curtis 49
1962–1963 season 3 4th (24) George Curtis Terry Bly 29 George Curtis 56
1963–1964 season 3 1st (24) George Curtis George Hudson 28 George Curtis 50
Ronnie Rees 50		 Football League Third Division Champions
1964–1965 season 2 10th (22) George Curtis George Hudson 24 George Curtis 46
Ronnie Rees 46
1965–1966 season 2 3rd (22) George Curtis George Hudson 17 George Curtis 50
1966–1967 season 2 1st (22) George Curtis Bobby Gould 25 George Curtis 46 Football League Second Division Champions
1967–1968 season 1 20th (22) Ernie Machin George Curtis Ronnie Rees 9 Ernie Machin 44 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1968–1969 season 1 20th (22) Bill Glazier George Curtis Ernie Hunt 13 Bill Glazier 49
1969–1970 season 1 6th (22) Neil Martin Roy Barry Neil Martin 15 Mick Coop 44 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1970–1971 season 1 10th (22) Willie Carr Neil Martin Ernie Hunt 13
Neil Martin 13		 Jeff Blockley 52 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round;
BBC Goal of the Season: Ernie Hunt
1971–1972 season 1 18th (22) Ernie Hunt Roy Barry Ernie Hunt 12 Willie Carr 45
Wilf Smith 45		 Texaco Cup Second round
1972–1973 season 1 19th (22) Willie Carr Roy Barry Brian Alderson 17 Mick Coop 48 Texaco Cup First round
1973–1974 season 1 16th (22) Bill Glazier John Craven Brian Alderson 15 Jimmy Holmes 53
Tommy Hutchison 53		 Texaco Cup First round
1974–1975 season 1 14th (22) Graham Oakey John Craven Brian Alderson 8
David Cross 8		 Tommy Hutchison 46
1975–1976 season 1 14th (22) Tommy Hutchison John Craven David Cross 16 Mick Coop 47
Tommy Hutchison 47
1976–1977 season 1 19th (22) Jim Blyth Terry Yorath Mick Ferguson 15 John Beck 45
1977–1978 season 1 7th (22) Ian Wallace Terry Yorath Ian Wallace 23 Bobby McDonald 47
Barry Powell 47
1978–1979 season 1 10th (22) Bobby McDonald Terry Yorath Ian Wallace 15 Tommy Hutchison 45
Bobby McDonald 45
1979–1980 season 1 15th (22) Gary Gillespie Tommy Hutchison Ian Wallace 13 Tommy Hutchison 45
1980–1981 season 1 16th (22) Danny Thomas Mick Coop Garry Thompson 15 Paul Dyson 54
Harry Roberts 54		 Football League Cup Semi-finalists
1981–1982 season 1 14th (22) Danny Thomas Gerry Daly Mark Hateley 18 Gary Gillespie 46 PFA Merit Award: Joe Mercer
1982–1983 season 1 19th (22) Gary Gillespie Gerry Francis Steve Whitton 14 Gary Gillespie 48 PFA Team OTY: Danny Thomas
1983–1984 season 1 19th (22) Nick Platnauer Harry Roberts Terry Gibson 19 Dave Bennett 40
Terry Gibson 40
Trevor Peake 40
Nick Platnauer 40
1984–1985 season 1 18th (22) Terry Gibson Trevor Peake Terry Gibson 19 Steve Ogrizovic 46
1985–1986 season 1 17th (22) Trevor Peake Brian Kilcline Terry Gibson 13 Steve Ogrizovic 47
1986–1987 season 1 10th (22) Steve Ogrizovic Brian Kilcline Cyrille Regis 16 Steve Ogrizovic 53 FA Cup Winners: 1987 FA Cup Final;
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1987 FA Youth Cup Final;
BBC Goal of the Season: Keith Houchen
1987–1988 season 1 10th (21) David Speedie Brian Kilcline Cyrille Regis 12 Steve Ogrizovic 45 FA Charity Shield Runners-up: 1987 FA Charity Shield;
Full Members Cup Semi-finalists
1988–1989 season 1 7th (20) David Speedie Brian Kilcline David Speedie 15 Brian Borrows 42
Steve Ogrizovic 42
1989–1990 season 1 12th (20) Brian Borrows Brian Kilcline David Speedie 9 Brian Borrows 46
David Smith 46		 Football League Cup Semi-finalists
1990–1991 season 1 16th (20) Kevin Gallacher Brian Kilcline Kevin Gallacher 16 Brian Borrows 47 PFA Merit Award: Tommy Hutchison
1991–1992 season 1 19th (22) Stewart Robson Stewart Robson Kevin Gallacher 10 Lloyd McGrath 46
1992–1993 season 1 15th (22) Peter Atherton Brian Borrows Micky Quinn 17 John Williams 44
1993–1994 season 1 11th (22) Phil Babb Brian Borrows Peter Ndlovu 11 Phil Babb 44
Steve Morgan 44
1994–1995 season 1 16th (22) Brian Borrows Brian Borrows Dion Dublin 16 Brian Borrows 40
Paul Cook 40
Steve Ogrizovic 40		 PFA Merit Award: Gordon Strachan
1995–1996 season 1 16th (20) Paul Williams Dion Dublin Dion Dublin 16 John Salako 43
1996–1997 season 1 17th (20) Dion Dublin Gary McAllister Dion Dublin 13 Gary McAllister 46
Steve Ogrizovic 46
1997–1998 season 1 11th (20) Dion Dublin Gary McAllister Dion Dublin 23 Dion Dublin 43 Premier League Golden Boot: Dion Dublin;
PFA Merit Award: Steve Ogrizovic
1998–1999 season 1 15th (20) Richard Shaw Gary McAllister Noel Whelan 13 Magnus Hedman 42
Richard Shaw 42		 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1999–2000 season 1 14th (20) Gary McAllister Gary McAllister Gary McAllister 13 Gary McAllister 43 FA Youth Cup Runners-up;
FAI Young Int'l Player OTY: Robbie Keane
2000–2001 season 1 19th (20) Gary Breen Mustapha Hadji Craig Bellamy 8 Craig Bellamy 39 PFA Merit Award: Jimmy Hill
Welsh Footballer OTY: John Hartson
2001–2002 season 2 11th (24) David Thompson John Eustace Lee Hughes 14 Muhamed Konjić 41
2002–2003 season 2 20th (24) Muhamed Konjić Muhamed Konjić Jay Bothroyd 11 Muhamed Konjić 48
2003–2004 season 2 12th (24) Stephen Warnock Muhamed Konjić Gary McSheffrey 12 Stephen Warnock 49 FWA Tribute Award: Jimmy Hill
2004–2005 season 2 19th (24) Michael Doyle Stephen Hughes Gary McSheffrey 14 Michael Doyle 49 First CONCACAF 50-goal scorer: Stern John
Last goal at Highfield Road: Andy Whing
2005–2006 season 2 8th (24) Gary McSheffrey Michael Doyle Gary McSheffrey 17 Michael Doyle 49
Gary McSheffrey 49		 First goal at Ricoh Arena: Claus Bech Jørgensen
2006–2007 season 2 17th (24) Andy Marshall Rob Page Dele Adebola 9 Dele Adebola 42
Michael Doyle 42
Marcus Hall 42
Andy Marshall 42		 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners
2007–2008 season 2 21st (24) Jay Tabb Stephen Hughes Michael Mifsud 17 Michael Doyle 49
Isaac Osbourne 49
Jay Tabb 49
2008–2009 season 2 17th (24) Aron Gunnarsson Scott Dann Clinton Morrison 12 Keiren Westwood 49 PFA Team OTY: Danny Fox, Keiren Westwood
2009–2010 season 2 19th (24) Keiren Westwood Stephen Wright Clinton Morrison 11 Keiren Westwood 46
2010–2011 season 2 18th (24) Marlon King Lee Carsley Marlon King 13 Richard Keogh 48 FL Fan OTY: Kevin Monks
2011–2012 season 2 23rd (24) Richard Keogh Sammy Clingan Lukas Jutkiewicz 9
Gary McSheffrey 9		 Richard Keogh 47
Joe Murphy 47		 Championship Apprentice Award: Gaël Bigirimana
2012–2013 season 3 15th (24) † Carl Baker Carl Baker David McGoldrick 18 Joe Murphy 56 FLT Northern area finalists;
PFA Team OTY: Leon Clarke;
FL Fan OTY: Pat Raybould
2013–2014 season 3 18th (24) †† Callum Wilson Carl Baker Callum Wilson 22 Joe Murphy 53 FL Goal OTY: Franck Moussa;
PFA Team OTY: Callum Wilson
2014–2015 season 3 17th (24) Jim O'Brien Réda Johnson Frank Nouble 7 John Fleck 48
Jim O'Brien 48
2015–2016 season 3 8th (24) John Fleck Sam Ricketts Adam Armstrong 20 Sam Ricketts 46
Romain Vincelot 46		 PFA Team OTY: Adam Armstrong
2016–2017 season 3 23rd (24) George Thomas Jordan Willis George Thomas 9 Jordan Turnbull 46
Jordan Willis 46		 EFL Trophy Winners: 2017 EFL Trophy Final
2017–2018 season 4 6th (24) Marc McNulty Michael Doyle Marc McNulty 28 Jack Grimmer 53 EFL League Two play-offs Winners: 2018 play-off Final;
EFL Team OTY: Lee Burge, Jordan Willis;
PFA Team OTY: Jack Grimmer;
PFA Fans' Player OTY: Marc McNulty
2018–2019 season 3 8th (24) Dominic Hyam Liam Kelly Jordy Hiwula 13 Luke Thomas 44
2019–2020 season 3 1st (23) ††† Fankaty Dabo Liam Kelly Matt Godden 15 Jordan Shipley 42 EFL League One Champions;
LMA Awards Manager OTY: Mark Robins;
PFA Team OTY: Marko Maroši, Fankaty Dabo,
Liam Walsh, Matt Godden
2020–2021 season 2 18th (24) * Kyle McFadzean Gustavo Hamer 5 * Callum O'Hare 29 *

† Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League for going into administration.[65]
†† Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League.[66]
††† Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019 due to financial issues at the club.[67] The season was postponed on 13 March 2020 and later concluded prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions and promotions decided on a points-per-game basis.[68]
* Season in progress.

Club honours

Notable players
See also: List of Coventry City F.C. players, Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year, and List of Coventry City F.C. international footballers

Official Hall of Fame
Player[71] Apps Goals
Dave Bennett20133
Brian Borrows47713
Clarrie Bourton241182
Willie Carr28036
Mick Coop49222
George Curtis53813
Jimmy Dougall23614
Dion Dublin17072
Player[71] Apps Goals
Ron Farmer31152
Mick Ferguson14157
Ian Gibson10114
Bill Glazier3950
Frederick Herbert19985
George Hudson12975
Ernie Hunt16651
Tommy Hutchison35530
Player[71] Apps Goals
Mick Kearns38216
Leslie Jones14573
Jock Lauderdale18263
George Lowrie8559
Ernie Machin28939
George Mason3509
Reg Matthews1160
Steve Ogrizovic6011
Player[71] Apps Goals
Trevor Peake3367
Ronnie Rees26252
Cyrille Regis28362
Richard Shaw3621
Danny Thomas1236
Ian Wallace13860
Alf Wood2460

Notable Academy graduates
Player Achievements
Tom Bayliss2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner
Gaël Bigirimana2017 EFL Trophy Final winner, 2012 Championship Apprentice Award winner
Lee Burge2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner, 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner, over 150 appearances for the first team
Cyrus Christie24 international caps and 2 goals for Republic of Ireland, over 100 appearances for the first team
Jordan ClarkeOver 100 appearances for the first team
Jonson Clarke-Harris2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner, youngest player to play in a first-team match
John EustaceClub captain
Marcus HallEngland U21 captain, over 300 appearances for the first team
Ryan Haynes2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner, 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner
Chris Kirkland1 international cap for England, 2004–05 UEFA Champions League winner
James Maddison1 international cap for England, January 2018 EFL Young Player of the Month
Gary McSheffreyOver 250 appearances for the first team, two-time Football League Championship runner-up
Isaac OsbourneOver 100 appearances for the first team
Jordan Ponticelli2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner
Jordan Shipley2019–20 EFL League One winner, 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner, over 100 appearances for the first team
Ben Stevenson2017 EFL Trophy Final winner
Daniel Sturridge26 international caps and 8 goals for England, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winner, 2009–10 Premier League winner
Conor ThomasOver 100 appearances for the first team
George Thomas2017 EFL Trophy Final winner
Ben Turner2012–13 Football League Championship winner
Andy WhingOver 100 appearances for the first team
Jordan Willis2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner, 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner, club captain, over 200 appearances for the first team
Callum Wilson4 international caps and 1 goal for England, two Premier League hat-tricks, 2014–15 Football League Championship winner

Player records
See also: List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics
Record Details
Highest transfer fee paid Craig Bellamy, £6,500,000 in 2000 (Norwich City)
Highest transfer fee received Robbie Keane, £13,000,000 in 2000 (Internazionale)
Most appearances (all competitions) Steve Ogrizovic, 601 (1984–2000)
Most appearances (league) Steve Ogrizovic, 504 (1984–2000)
All-time top scorer (all competitions) Clarrie Bourton, 182 goals (1931–1937)
All-time top scorer (league) Clarrie Bourton, 173 goals (1931–1937)
Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions) Dion Dublin, 72 goals (1994–1998)
Top-flight era top scorer (league) Dion Dublin, 60 goals (1994–1998)
Most goals by one player in a game Arthur Bacon, 5 (vs Gillingham, 1933)
Clarrie Bourton, 5 (vs Bournemouth, 1931)
Cyrille Regis, 5 (vs Chester City, 1985)
Most goals by one player in a season Clarrie Bourton, 50 (1931–1932, 49 league, 1 FA Cup)
Most goals by one player in a season in top-flight Dion Dublin, 23 (1997–1998)
Ian Wallace, 23 (1977–1978)
Oldest player to play in a first-team match Alf Wood, 43 years 207 days (vs Plymouth Argyle, 1958)
Youngest player to play in a first-team match Jonson Clarke-Harris, 16 years 21 days (substitute vs Morecambe, 2010)
Youngest player to start a first-team match Brian Hill, 16 years 273 days (vs Gillingham, 1958)

Managers
See also: List of Coventry City F.C. managers

Chairmen
  • Thomas Owen (1907–1912)
  • David Cooke (1912–1928)
  • Walter Brandish (1928–1935)
  • Fred Stringer (1935–1946)
  • George Jones (1946–1954)
  • W Erle Shanks (1954–1958)
  • Walter Brandish Jr. (1958–1960)
  • Derrick Robins (1960–1973)
  • Peter Robins (1973–1975)
  • Jack Scamp (1975–1977)
  • Phil Mead (1977–1980)
  • Jimmy Hill (1980–1983)
  • Iain Jamieson (1983–1984)
  • John Poynton (1984–1990)
  • Peter Robins (1990–1993)
  • John Clarke (1993)
  • Bryan Richardson (1993–2002)
  • Mike McGinnity (2002–2005)
  • Geoffrey Robinson (2005–2007)
  • Joe Elliott (2007)
  • Ray Ranson (2007–2011)
  • Ken Dulieu (2011)
  • Vacant (2011–2014)
  • Tim Fisher (2014–)

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