List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics
The is a list of records and statistics for Coventry City F.C., an English professional association football club based in Coventry. The club was founded as Singers F.C. in 1883 and turned professional in 1893, before joining the Football League in 1920. In 1898 the club was renamed Coventry City. Coventry City currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. They were relegated out of the top tier for the first time in 34 years in 2001.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Coventry City and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Coventry City players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Ricoh Arena, their home since 2005, and Highfield Road, their home from 1899 to 2005, are also included in the list.
Team records
Record wins and defeats
Record | Details[1] |
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Record league win | 9–0 (vs Bristol City, Third Division South, 28 April 1934) |
Record FA Cup win | 7–0 (vs Macclesfield Town, 2 January 1999) |
Record League Cup win | 8–0 (vs Rushden & Diamonds, 2 October 2002) |
Record European win | 4–1 (vs Trakia Plovdiv, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 16 September 1970) |
Record league defeat | 2–10 (vs Norwich City, Third Division South, 13 March 1930) |
Record FA Cup defeat | 2–11 (vs Berwick Rangers, 2 November 1901) |
Record League Cup defeat | 1–8 (vs Leicester City, 1 December 1964) |
Record European defeat | 1–6 (vs Bayern Munich, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 20 October 1970) |
League sequences
Record | Details[2] |
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Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches (26 November 1966 – 13 May 1967) |
Longest winning streak | 6 matches (20 April 1954 – 28 August 1954) 6 matches (25 April 1964 – 5 September 1964) |
Longest drawing streak | 6 matches (28 September 1996 – 16 November 1996) 6 matches (1 November 2003 – 29 November 2003) |
Longest losing streak | 9 matches (30 August 1919 – 11 October 1919) |
Longest winless streak | 19 matches (30 August 1919 – 20 December 1919) |
Longest scoring run | 25 matches (10 September 1966 – 25 February 1967) |
Longest non-scoring run | 11 matches (11 October 1919 – 20 December 1919) |
Longest clean-sheet run | 6 matches (28 April 1934 – 3 September 1934) |
Wins, draws and defeats
Record | Details |
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Most wins in a league season | 24 (1935–36) 24 (1958–59) |
Most draws in a league season | 17 (1962–63) |
Most defeats in a league season | 25 (2016–17) |
Fewest wins in a league season | 8 (1995–96) 8 (2000–01) |
Fewest draws in a league season | 5 (1984–85) |
Fewest defeats in a league season | 3 (2019–20) * 6 (1966–67) |
* Season concluded with 10 games remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Points
Record | Details |
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Most points in a season (two points for a win) | 60 (in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1958–59) 60 (in 46 matches, Third Division, 1963–64) |
Most points in a season (three points for a win) | 75 (in 46 matches, Football League Two, 2017–18) |
Fewest points in a season (two points for a win) | 29 (in 42 matches, Second Division, 1919–20) |
Fewest points in a season (three points for a win) | 34 (in 38 matches, Premier League, 2000–01) |
Attendances
Record | Details |
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Highest home attendance at Highfield Road | 51,455 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 29 April 1967)[1] |
Highest home attendance at Ricoh Arena | 31,407 (vs Chelsea, FA Cup Quarter Final, 7 March 2009) |
Highest home attendance at Sixfields Stadium | 4,905 (vs Peterborough United, Football League One, 26 December 2013) |
Highest home attendance at St Andrew's | 21,193 (vs Birmingham City, FA Cup 4th Round, 25 January 2020) |
Highest attendance at a Coventry City match Wembley Stadium | 98,000 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup Final, 16 May 1987) |
Club honours
Correct as of June 2020.
- FA Cup
- Winners: 1986–87
- Football League Cup
- Semi-finalists: 1980–81, 1989–90
- FA Charity Shield
- Runners-up: 1987
- Full Members Cup
- Semi-finalists: 1987–88
- Football League Trophy
- FA Youth Cup
- Winners: 1986–87
- Runners-up: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1998–99, 1999–00
- Football League Second Division (now EFL Championship)
- Champions: 1966–67
- Football League Third Division (now EFL League One)
- Champions: 1963–64, 2019–20[3]
- Football League Third Division South
- Champions: 1935–36
- Runners-up: 1933–34
- Football League Fourth Division (now EFL League Two)
- Runners-up: 1958–59
- Play-off winners: 2017–18
- Third Division South Cup
- Winners: 1935–36
- Birmingham Senior Cup
- Winners: 1910–11, 1922–23, 2006–07
- Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
- Winners: 1959–60
All-time FA Premier League table
Correct as of the end of the 2019–20 Premier League season.
Teams in bold are part of the 2020-21 Premier League. 47 teams have played at least one season in the Premier League, since it formed for the 1992–93 season. Coventry City were in this league from 1992 until their relegation in 2001.
Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Relegated | Avg Pts |
Best Pos. |
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19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 418 | 106 | 115 | 197 | 444 | 640 | −196 | 433 | 3 | 39.36 | 8 | ||||
20 | Stoke City | 10 | 342 | 109 | 97 | 136 | 363 | 457 | −94 | 424 | 1 | 47.11 | 9 | ||||
21 | Coventry City | 9 | 354 | 99 | 112 | 143 | 387 | 490 | −103 | 409 | 1 | 45.40 | 11 | ||||
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 316 | 101 | 89 | 126 | 409 | 453 | −44 | 392 | 1 | 49.00 | 7 | ||||
23 | Wimbledon | 8 | 316 | 99 | 94 | 123 | 384 | 472 | −88 | 391 | 1 | 48.88 | 6 |
Player records
Appearances
Record | Details |
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Oldest player to play in a first-team match | ![]() |
Youngest player to play in a first-team match | ![]() |
Youngest player to start a first-team match | ![]() |
Most consecutive League appearances | ![]() |
- Most appearances (all competitions)
Correct as of match on 4 May 2019.
Name | Position | Years | Appearances | |
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1 | ![]() |
GK | 1984–2000 | 601 |
2 | ![]() |
DF | 1955–1969 | 543 |
3 | ![]() |
DF | 1966–1981 | 499 |
4 | ![]() |
DF | 1985–1997 | 488 |
5 | ![]() |
GK | 1964–1975 | 402 |
6 | ![]() |
DF | 1957–1968 | 385 |
7 | ![]() |
MF | 2003–2011, 2017–2019 | 373 |
8 | ![]() |
DF | 1995–2006 | 362 |
9 | ![]() |
DF | 1931–1952 | 359 |
10 | ![]() |
MF | 1972–1981 | 355 |
Goals
Record | Details |
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Most goals by one player in a game | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Most goals by one player in a season | ![]() |
Goals in consecutive league matches | ![]() |
Fastest goal | ![]() ![]() |
Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions) | ![]() |
Top-flight era top scorer (league) | ![]() |
Most goals by one player in a season in top-flight | ![]() ![]() |
Last goal at Highfield Road | ![]() |
First goal at Ricoh Arena | ![]() |
- Most goals (all competitions)
Correct as of match on 4 May 2019.
Name | Position | Years | Goals scored | |
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1 | ![]() |
FW | 1931–1937 | 182 |
2 | ![]() |
FW | 1928–1939 | 123 |
3 | ![]() |
FW | 1936–1952 | 87 |
4 | ![]() |
FW | 1922–1929 | 85 |
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FW | 1957–1961 | 85 | |
6 | ![]() |
FW | 1948–1962 | 77 |
7 | ![]() |
FW | 1962–1966 | 75 |
8 | ![]() |
FW | 1934–1937 | 73 |
9 | ![]() |
FW | 1994–1998 | 72 |
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FW | 1998–2006, 2010–2013 | 72 |
Internationals
Record | Details |
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Most international caps while a Coventry City player | ![]() |
Most international goals while a Coventry City player | ![]() |
First Coventry City player to appear at a World Cup | ![]() |
Transfers in
Correct as of June 2020.
- Highest transfer fees paid
Coventry City's record signing is Craig Bellamy, who signed for the club from Norwich City for £6.5 million in August 2000. This beat the previous record of £6 million, which the club paid Wolverhampton Wanderers for Robbie Keane in 1999, which made Keane the most expensive teenager in British football.
Player | From | Date | Fee | |
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1 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 17 August 2000 | £6,500,000 |
2 | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 August 1999 | £6,000,000 |
3 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 8 August 2001 | £5,000,001 |
4 | ![]() |
Deportivo La Coruña | 19 July 1999 | £4,000,000 |
5 | ![]() |
Grasshoppers | 2 January 1998 | £3,250,000 |
6 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 26 July 1996 | £3,000,000 |
7 | ![]() |
Real Betis | 1 August 1998 | £2,600,000 |
8 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | 1 January 1998 | £2,500,000 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 1 January 2001 | £2,500,000 | |
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Liverpool | 2 August 2000 | £2,500,000 | |
11 | ![]() |
Venezia | 26 July 1999 | £2,000,000 |
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Aberdeen | 23 February 1996 | £2,000,000 | |
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AS Monaco | 13 January 1999 | £2,000,000 | |
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Leeds United | 16 December 1995 | £2,000,000 | |
15 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 1 September 1994 | £1,950,000 |
16 | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 October 1998 | £1,900,000 |
17 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | 12 February 1996 | £1,500,000 |
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Crystal Palace | 3 August 1995 | £1,500,000 | |
19 | ![]() |
PEC Zwolle | 3 July 2020 | £1,350,000 |
20 | ![]() |
K.A.A. Gent | 12 October 1998 | £1,250,000 |
21 | ![]() |
FC Porto | 28 May 1999 | £1,200,000 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 July 2008 | £1,200,000 | |
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Crystal Palace | 26 August 1998 | £1,200,000 | |
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K.A.A. Gent | 20 January 2000 | £1,200,000 |
- Progression of record fee paid
Date | Player | Bought from | Fee |
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July 1979 | ![]() | Bristol City | £325,000 |
July 1987 | ![]() | Chelsea | £780,000 |
October 1989 | ![]() | Rangers | £800,000 |
January 1990 | ![]() | Dundee United | £900,000 |
September 1994 | ![]() | Manchester United | £1,950,000 |
December 1995 | ![]() | Leeds United | £2,000,000 |
July 1996 | ![]() | Leeds United | £3,000,000 |
January 1998 | ![]() | Grasshoppers | £3,250,000 |
July 1999 | ![]() | Deportivo La Coruña | £4,000,000 |
August 1999 | ![]() | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £6,000,000 |
August 2000 | ![]() | Norwich City | £6,500,000 |
Transfers out
Correct as of June 2020.
- Highest transfer fees received
The club's record sale came in August 2000, when they sold Robbie Keane to Inter Milan for £13 million. The sale of Chris Kirkland to Liverpool for £6 million in 2001 set a British record transfer fee for a goalkeeper and the sale of Phil Babb also to Liverpool in 1994 set a British record transfer fee for a defender.
Player | To | Date | Fee | |
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1 | ![]() |
Internazionale | 1 August 2000 | £13,000,000 |
2 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 25 June 2001 | £6,000,000 |
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Celtic | 2 August 2001 | £6,000,000 | |
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Liverpool | 31 August 2001 | £6,000,000 | |
5 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 5 November 1998 | £5,750,000 |
6 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 20 July 1999 | £4,500,000 |
7 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 11 August 1999 | £4,000,000 |
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Birmingham City | 16 August 2006 | £4,000,000 | |
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Fenerbahçe | 16 July 1998 | £4,000,000 | |
10 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 1 September 1994 | £3,600,000 |
11 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | 12 June 2009 | £3,500,000 |
12 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 15 August 1998 | £3,400,000 |
13 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | £3,000,000 |
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Bournemouth | 4 July 2014 | £3,000,000 | |
15 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 6 July 2001 | £2,500,000 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 29 August 2002 | £2,500,000 | |
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Norwich City | 31 January 2020 | £2,500,000 | |
18 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | 31 July 2000 | £2,200,000 |
19 | ![]() |
Everton | 8 February 2002 | £1,900,000 |
20 | ![]() |
Preston North End | 2 August 2019 | £1,600,000 |
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Derby County | 1 July 2014 | £1,600,000 | |
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Birmingham City | 14 July 1997 | £1,600,000 |
- Progression of record fee received
Date | Player | Sold to | Fee |
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July 1980 | ![]() | Nottingham Forest | £1,250,000 |
March 1993 | ![]() | Blackburn Rovers | £1,500,000 |
September 1994 | ![]() | Liverpool | £3,600,000 |
July 1998 | ![]() | Fenerbahçe | £4,000,000 |
November 1998 | ![]() | Aston Villa | £5,750,000 |
August 2000 | ![]() | Internazionale | £13,000,000 |
Managerial records
Record | Details |
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First manager | ![]() |
Longest-serving manager | ![]() |
Most matches as manager | ![]() |
Most wins as manager | ![]() |
Most league titles as manager | ![]() |
Most league promotions as manager | ![]() ![]() |
Most trophies as manager | ![]() |
Most wins at Wembley Stadium as manager | ![]() |
Most matches in Europe as manager | ![]() |
References
- "Club Records". Coventry City FC. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- "Full League Sequences". Coventry City : Records. Statto. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "League One: Coventry and Rotherham promoted as clubs vote for season to end". Sky Sports. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United". EFL Trophy Final. BBC Sport. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Hall of Fame". History. Coventry City FC. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.