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'''Coventry City Football Club''' is an English ] club representing ], central ], but currently playing in ], some 55 km to the southeast of the city. They compete in ], the third tier of the ]. Nicknamed the ''Sky Blues'' owing to the colour of their strip, Coventry City were formed in 1883 as Singers F.C., and they joined the ] in 1919. Their only major trophy was won in 1987 when they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 to win the ], listed by the FA as one of the twelve classic FA Cup Finals.<ref name ="Classic Cup Finals">{{Cite web|title = Classic Cup Finals|publisher=]|url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/HistoryOfTheFACup/1987CoventryTottenham| accessdate =8 August 2008}}</ref> They also reached two ] semi-finals, in 1981 and 1990.


'''Coventry City Football Club''' is a professional ] club based in ], West Midlands, England. The club plays in the ], the second tier of ]. The club is nicknamed after the sky blue colours that were part of the club's early years, before making a return in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historicalkits.co.uk/Coventry_City/Coventry_City.htm|title=Coventry City - Historical Football Kits|publisher=Historical Kits|access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>
The club was an inaugural member of the ] in 1992 and had spent an impressive 34 consecutive seasons in the English top flight before their relegation in 2001. Following eleven seasons in the second-tier ] without any significant success, Coventry were relegated to ] in 2012, the first time in 48 years that the club were destined to play in the English league system's third tier.


Coventry City formed as '''Singers F.C.''' in 1883 following a general meeting of the Singer Gentleman's club. They adopted their current name in 1898 and joined the ] in 1908, before being selected into the ] in 1919. Relegated in 1925, they returned to the ] as champions of the ] and ] winners in 1935–36. Relegated in 1952, they won promotion in the inaugural ] season in 1958–59. Coventry reached the ] after winning the ] title in 1963–64 and the Second Division title in 1966– 67 under the management of ]. In the 1970–71 season, the team competed in the European ], reaching the second round. Despite beating ] 2–1 in the home leg, they had lost 6–1 in the first leg in Germany, and thus were eliminated.
Coventry has only qualified for European competition once, during the 1970–71 season, when they competed in the European ], reaching the second round. Despite beating ] 2–1 in their home leg, they lost heavily in the away leg to go out of the competition. They were unable to compete in the 1987–88 ] due to the ban on English clubs following the 1985 ].


Coventry's only period in the top division to date lasted 34 consecutive years between 1967 and 2001, and the club were inaugural members of the ] in 1992. They won the ] in 1987, the club's only major trophy, when they beat ] 3–2.<ref name="Classic Cup Finals">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/HistoryOfTheFACup/1987CoventryTottenham |title=Classic Cup Finals |publisher=] |access-date=8 August 2008 |archive-date=29 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329082037/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/HistoryOfTheFACup/1987CoventryTottenham |url-status=live }}</ref> They experienced further relegations in 2012 and 2017, though did manage to win the ] in ].
From 1899 to 2005, Coventry City played at the ] stadium. In 1981 it became the first all-seater stadium in English football, though by the late-1990s the club's directors decided it was time to construct a larger stadium and chose a site in the Rowley's Green area of the city. The 32,609 capacity ] was opened in August 2005, but following a rent dispute with the ground's owners the club opted to play their home games at ]'s ] starting in the 2013–14 season.


Coventry returned to Wembley in ], beating ] in the ] play-off final. Manager ] built on this success guiding the Sky Blues to eighth in League One the next season and then led the club to promotion back to the EFL Championship as ] champions in 2020. In the ], Coventry secured a play-off place in the ], before losing the play-off final to ] on penalties.
==History in brief==
{{See also|History of Coventry City F.C.}}
For 106 years, from 1899 to 2005, Coventry City played at ]. The 32,609-capacity ] was opened in August 2005 to replace Highfield Road, but the club has struggled with the new stadium lease since moving.
* '''1883''' – The club is founded by employees of '']'', the cycle firm, with ] one of the leading lights.

* '''1898''' – The club's name is changed from Singers F.C. to Coventry City.
==History==
* '''1899''' – The club move to ] following stints at Dowells Field and Stoke Road.
{{main|History of Coventry City F.C.}}
* '''1901''' – The club suffer their worst ever defeat with an 11–2 loss against Worcester-based Berwick Rangers in the qualifying round of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-football-club-info/|title=Coventry City Football Club information|publisher='']''|accessdate=22 September 2012}}</ref>
]
* '''1919''' – The club are voted into ], where they have remained ever since.

* '''1928''' – In February, and with Coventry struggling near the foot of ], the club's worst ever attendance is recorded. Only 2,059 turn up for the match against ].
=== Early years (1883–1919) ===
* '''1932''' – Centre-forward ] heads the Football League scoring lists with 49 goals. The following season he scored 40 goals.
Coventry City was founded in 1883 as Singers F.C., following a meeting between ] and seven colleagues from the ] at the Lord Aylesford Inn in ]. It was one of several 19th century clubs linked to Coventry's bicycle factories, and the company founder ] was its first president.<ref>{{cite news |title=Revealed: The Blitzed pub where Coventry City were born |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/revealed-blitzed-pub-coventry-city-3017278 |work=] |first=Duncan |last=Gibbons |date=24 November 2012 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093220/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/revealed-blitzed-pub-coventry-city-3017278 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=5}}{{sfn|Brassington|1989|pp=9–10}} Singers joined the ] in 1884 and played around forty games in their first four years at Dowells Field in the ] area.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=8}}<ref name="HomeGround">{{cite news |title=Home ground! Sky Blues historian believes he has located Coventry City's first ever pitch |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/home-ground-sky-blues-historian-6364128 |work=] |first=Ben |last=Eccleston |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093208/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/home-ground-sky-blues-historian-6364128 |url-status=live }}</ref> In early seasons they lacked a regular playing staff and sometimes lacked equipment such as goal nets.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=5}}{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=15}} In 1887, the club moved to the larger Stoke Road Ground, which had rudimentary stands, and they charged an entrance fee for the first time.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=8}} The following five seasons were very successful, culminating in back-to-back Birmingham Junior Cup titles in 1891 and 1892.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=5}}
* '''1934''' – City record their biggest ever victory a 9–0 league drubbing of ].

* '''1936''' – Coventry City win the Third Division South championship after a nail-biting final day 2–1 victory over ] and return to Division Two after eleven years in the lower division.
Singers turned professional in 1892 and joined the ] in 1894, competing against strong ] from established regional teams such as ].{{sfn|Dean|1991|pp=9–10}} Coventry residents not connected to the cycle company began supporting the club, and it was renamed Coventry City in 1898.{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=17}}{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=19}} ] opened in 1899, but its construction caused a financial crisis and subsequent salary disputes with the players.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|pp=19–20}} The club endured several poor seasons on the field, having to re-apply for membership of the league three times in the space of five years.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=21}} In 1901, Coventry suffered their worst ever defeat with an 11–2 loss against Worcester-based Berwick Rangers in the qualifying round of the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-football-club-info/|title=Coventry City Football Club information|newspaper=]|access-date=22 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902212305/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-football-club-info/|archive-date=2 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The club became a ] in July 1907 and the team was more successful the following season, reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time before being eliminated by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skybluetrust.co.uk/index.php/club-information/timeline/356-ccfc-company-and-group-structures |work=Sky Blue Trust |title=CCFC Company and Group Structures |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120193324/http://skybluetrust.co.uk/index.php/club-information/timeline/356-ccfc-company-and-group-structures |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcup1908.html |title=England FA Challenge Cup 1907–1908 |work=] |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161551/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcup1908.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''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 ]). He played against ] in the ] aged 43 years and 207 days.

* '''1961''' – Former ] player and ] chairman ] is appointed manager following an embarrassing FA Cup defeat at home to non-league ].
In 1908, Coventry joined the ], at the time the third-strongest English division.{{sfn|Dean|1991|pp=11–12}} In their second season, Coventry reached the FA Cup quarter-final, beating top-flight teams ] and ] before losing to Everton.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=13}} Another two successful seasons followed but in 1914 the club was relegated, amid renewed financial problems.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=5}} Its economic health worsened as attendances dropped sharply, and the club was in danger of dissolution. It was saved in part by the abandonment of competitive football in mid-1915 due to ].{{sfn|Dean|1991|pp=15–16}} The club's debts were then paid off by benefactor David Cooke in 1917.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=18}} During the war, they played some friendly matches against local clubs and joined a temporary wartime division for ].{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=29}}
* '''1964''' – ] guides Coventry to promotion from ] as champions after a final day 1–0 victory over ].

* '''1967''' – Coventry City promoted as Second Division champions to the top flight for the first time in their history. This made manager and ] presenter ] 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 ], the team that finished a close second to Coventry at the top of the table.
=== League football and the "Old Five" (1919–1945) ===
* '''1969-70''' – Under ], Coventry finish 6th in the First Division, their highest League placing.
In 1919, Coventry submitted a successful application to join the ] and were placed into the ] for the ], the first played after the war.{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=23}} In preparation for league football, the club invested in new players and increased Highfield Road's capacity to 40,000.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=17}} They avoided finishing last in 1919–20 when they won their final game against ], but this result was later found to be ], the club receiving a heavy fine in 1923.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=34}} In ], after their sixth successive relegation battle, Coventry finished bottom of the table and dropped into the ].{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=19}} A year later they were asked by the League to switch to the ], to keep the sizes of the divisions even.{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=23}} Their poor form continued, and in ] they narrowly avoided having to seek ].{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=20}} Supporters rioted after the final game that season, some calling for the club to be wound up and a ] established in its place.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=37}} In 1928, the club's worst ever attendance was recorded with a gate of 2,059 for a match against ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Brown: Goals galore but a record low gate for first Coventry City 'home' game at Sixfields |last=Brown |first=Jim |work=] |date=17 August 2013 |access-date=10 April 2023 |url= https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/sport-opinion/goals-galore-record-low-gate-5742347}}</ref>
* '''1970''' – Coventry qualified for the European ] but lost 7–3 on aggregate in the second round to ], despite winning the second leg 2–1 at ].

* '''1977''' – Coventry City escaped relegation after drawing with ] who also escaped relegation. The result of this game relegated ] which has caused many disuputes over the outcome of the match due to the result of the Sunderland game being relayed to Coventry City and Bristol City players for the remainder of the game.
In addition to poor form on the field, the club ran into financial difficulties by the end of the 1920s, having to rely on fundraisers by supporters and a cash injection by Cooke, who had become club president. A committee of enquiry in 1928 concluded that the club was being mismanaged, leading to resignation of chairman W. Carpenter and his replacement by ].{{sfn|Brown|2006|pp=49–50}} The club's form began to improve under the new board,{{sfn|Brassington|1989|pp=37–38}} and the appointment of ] as manager in 1931 brought in an era of success at the club.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=28}}{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=24}} Coventry scored a total of 108 goals in the ], gaining the nickname "The Old Five" as a result of scoring five or more in many games.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=45}} New signing ]'s individual tally of 49 goals was the Football League record for that season, and his overall total of 50 remains the club record.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/jim-brown-clarrie-bourton---3090608 |work=] |title=Jim Brown: Clarrie Bourton – Coventry City's greatest scorer |date=6 October 2008 |first=Jim |last=Brown |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093158/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/jim-brown-clarrie-bourton---3090608 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two further 100-goal seasons followed, the first time in the league that a team had achieved three in a row, and Coventry recorded their largest ever league victory in April 1934, 9–0 against ].{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=46}} Despite scoring heavily, Coventry missed out on promotion every season until ], when they finished as Third Division North champions.{{sfn|Henderson|1968|pp=26–29}}
*'''1978''' – The strike partnership of ] and ] 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 ] place.

*'''1981''' – The club reaches the ] semi-final but are denied their first ] appearance by ], despite being 2–1 ahead after the first leg. Highfield Road becomes England's first all-seater stadium.
The club continued their good form in the second tier, finishing eighth, fourth and fourth again between 1936 and 1939.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=47–48}} They also constructed a new main stand and purchased the freehold of Highfield Road, utilising a loan of £20,000 from local motor-industry entrepreneur ].{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=47}} In ] they met with Midlands rivals Aston Villa the first time in league football, securing with a win and a draw in the two meetings as well as a higher-placed finish than the Birmingham club.{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=29}} In September 1939, the league season was aborted after three games due to the start of ].{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=27}} Many supporters at the time blamed the war for robbing the team of a probable imminent promotion to the First Division, although several top players including Bourton had been sold by 1939, and attendances had begun to fall.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=48}} Coventry continued playing some friendly games until November 1940, when the ] damaged the stadium and brought all football in the city to a halt. Friendly matches resumed again in 1942, as parts of Highfield Road had been rebuilt, and the team joined the Midland Regional League.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=27}}
* '''1987''' – The Sky Blues won the ], beating ] in the ]. It is their only major trophy to date. They were runners-up to ] in August in the ]. Coventry also won the ] in this year.

* '''1989''' – Coventry were defeated by non-league ] in the ],<ref>{{Cite web | title = Frozen in time: 7 January 1989 – Sutton upset Coventry in the FA cup | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/jan/08/features.sport22 |publisher='']''|date = 8 January 2006|accessdate=22 September 2012 }}</ref> only 19 months after lifting the trophy. However, their impressive league form meant they equalled their best ever end of season placing, finishing in the top seven once more.
=== Rise to the First Division, Europe, and FA Cup victory (1945–1987) ===
*'''1990''' – Coventry reached the League Cup semi-final for the second time, but were defeated by eventual winners ].
Storer left Coventry for ] after the war, and many of the 1939 squad had retired by 1945. New manager ] assembled a squad with a mixture of pre-war players and newcomers,{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=27}} but his tenure was cut short when he died after being stranded in a snow storm in 1947.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=53}} Replacement ] was dismissed following a poor start to 1948–49 and the club persuaded Storer to return from Birmingham.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=28}} In ], Coventry led the Second Division table at Christmas, but a poor run ended their promotion hopes and the following season they were relegated.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=42}}{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=34}} They spent the next six seasons in the Third Division South, with seven different managers, but were never in contention for promotion.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=61}} The average attendance at Highfield Road dropped sharply during this period, and several top players had to be sold amid financial difficulties.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=31}}{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=54}} In 1958, the north and south divisions were replaced by ] and ]. Coventry were placed in the latter as a result of a bottom-half finish in ].{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=32}} Three games into ], the club occupied its lowest ever overall league position, 91st, but recovered to secure promotion back into the third tier.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=63}}{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=43}}
*'''1998''' – The club reached the FA Cup quarter-final but were denied a semi-final appearance as ] (a division below them) won the replay at ] on penalties. They also attained their highest ] finish of 11th position. ] earned the ], 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 ] after 34 years in the first tier. At the time, only ], Everton and ] could boast longer tenures in the top flight.
The appointment of ] as chairman in 1958 and ] as manager in 1961, marked the start of the "Sky Blue revolution" at the club.{{sfn|Henderson|1968|p=44}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/look-jimmy-hill-sky-blue-10536377 |work=] |date=2 December 2015 |title=Look: Jimmy Hill and the Sky Blue Revolution – 1961 to 1967 |first=Aidan |last=McCartney |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093201/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/look-jimmy-hill-sky-blue-10536377 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill changed the club's kit colour and nickname, introduced the ], and added pre-match entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/club/club-history/ |work=Coventry City F.C. |title=Club History |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093201/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/club/club-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Backed by an injection of cash from Robins, Hill led Coventry to the Third and Second Division championships in 1964 and 1967 respectively, taking them to the top division for the first time.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|pp=67–71}} Coventry's record attendance was set in 1967, against fellow title-chasers ]; the official gate was 51,455 although the club estimated that the figure was higher.{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=143}}<ref>{{cite web |title=City board will "bend" for fans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122605137/coventry-evening-telegraph/ |via=] |date=13 July 1967 |work=] |page=23 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410092323/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122605137/coventry-evening-telegraph/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In ], under Hill's successor ], the club finished sixth in the First Division, which {{as of|2022|lc=y}} remains their highest ever position.<ref name="FCHD">{{cite web |url=http://fchd.info/COVENTRC.HTM |title=Coventry City |publisher=Football Club History Database |accessdate=10 October 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630202209/https://www.fchd.info/COVENTRC.HTM |url-status=live }}</ref> The top-six finish earned them a place in the ], which ended in the second round with a 7–3 ] against ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-digest-day-sky-12124143 |title=Coventry City digest: The day Sky Blues beat European giants Bayern Munich |date=3 November 2016 |first=Mantej |last=Mann |work=] |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093233/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-digest-day-sky-12124143 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the mid-1970s, the club faced renewed financial difficulty and sold several top players.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=39}} A relegation battle followed in ], which culminated in ] with ] that saw both sides survive at the expense of Sunderland, playing out the final minutes without any attempt to score further goals.{{sfn|Brown|1998|pp=57–58}} A season of success followed in 1977–78, as Coventry finished seventh, narrowly missing a European place.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=91}} In 1980–81, Coventry reached their first major semi-final, losing to ] in ].{{sfn|Brown|1998|pp=76–77}}
* '''2004''' – Their football academy, based in southeast Coventry at ], owned by the ], was opened in September 2004.<ref name="alanhiggs">{{cite web|url=http://www.covsf.com/our-centres/the-alan-higgs-centre.html|title=The Alan Higgs Centre|publisher=Coventry Sports Foundation|work=covsf.com|accessdate=22 September 2012}}</ref>

* '''2005''' – Coventry relocated to the 32,609 seater ] after 106 years at ]. The club's last game at Highfield Road stadium results in a 6–2 win over Midlands rivals ] in front of a sell-out 23,000 crowd.
Hill returned to the club as managing director in 1975, and was elevated to chairman in 1980.{{sfn|Brown|1998|pp=46–47}}{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=92}} He initiated several transformations at the club, including the conversion of Highfield Road to England's first all-seat stadium in 1981,{{sfn|Ward|Williams|2010|p=176}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/gallery/things-you-didnt-know-coventry-6919666 |work=Birmingham Mail |title=Things you didn't know about Coventry |first=David |last=Bentley |date=4 April 2014 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410093201/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/gallery/things-you-didnt-know-coventry-6919666 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the opening of a sports centre and training ground in ]. Hill attempted to rename the club "Coventry Talbot", after ], but this was rejected by the ].{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=92}} To pay for the developments, the club sold top players including popular striker ], and results suffered.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=114}} Hill was forced out of the club in 1983 and ] reintroduced two years later.{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=124}} Despite surviving relegation battles for four successive seasons, with three changes of manager, by 1986 the club had assembled a strong squad. Under duo ] and ], they spent most of the following season in the top eight, and advanced to the ].{{sfn|Brown|2000|p=124}} In a match later described by Steven Pye of '']''' as a "classic final", Coventry beat ] 3–2 at Wembley which, {{as of|2024|lc=y}}, is the club's only major trophy to date.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2014/may/16/fa-cup-final-tottenham-coventry-classic-1987 |work=] |first=Steven |last=Pye |title=How Coventry City shocked Tottenham Hotspur to win the 1987 FA Cup final |date=16 May 2014 |accessdate=1 December 2020 |archive-date=4 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104212102/https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2014/may/16/fa-cup-final-tottenham-coventry-classic-1987 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''2007''' – Coventry narrowly avoided administration when ] and hedge fund managers SISU took over the club with twenty minutes to spare.

* '''2008''' – The club celebrated its 125th anniversary. They avoided relegation to ] despite being beaten 4–1 at ] on the final day of ].
=== Recent history (1987–present) ===
* '''2009''' – The first ever complete sell-out of the Ricoh Arena was announced for the FA Cup quarter-final match against ] on 7 March 2009 which Chelsea won 2–0.
Coventry's FA Cup defence ended with a ] to ], followed a season later by one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history when they ] to non-league ] in the third round.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=43}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/03/vault-sutton-united-coventry-city-fa-cup-1989-giantkilling |work=The Guardian |date=3 January 2014 |first=Paul |last=Campbell |title=From the Vault: Sutton United knock Coventry City out of the FA Cup in 1989 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033444/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/03/vault-sutton-united-coventry-city-fa-cup-1989-giantkilling |url-status=live }}</ref> They ] in the league that season, however, their highest finish since 1978.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=43}}{{sfn|Brown|1998|p=113}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/21-february-1989/ |title=League Division One table after close of play on 21 February 1989 |publisher=AFS Enterprises |website=11v11.com |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201101825/https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/21-february-1989/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=43}} A last-day escape ] earned Coventry a place in the newly-formed ].{{sfn|Brown|1998|pp=128–129}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/History/0,,12306,00.html |title=A History of The Premier League |website=Premier League |access-date=22 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118121453/http://www.premierleague.com/page/History/0%2C%2C12306%2C00.html |archive-date=18 November 2011 }}</ref> ] took over as club chairman in summer 1993, making large sums of money available for players over subsequent years.{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=292}}{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=300}} With ] and then ] as manager, Coventry signed several high-profile players such as ], ], ] and ], but did not finish higher than 11th place for the remainder of their Premier League tenure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former boss picks his best Sky Blues XI |last=Turner |first=Andy |work=] |date=20 March 2019 |access-date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-gordon-strachan-16000551 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410082249/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-gordon-strachan-16000551 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Strachan the victim of market forces |last=Joseph |first=Tom |work=] |date=11 September 2001 |access-date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/strachan-the-victim-of-market-forces-9234219.html |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410082249/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/strachan-the-victim-of-market-forces-9234219.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''2012''' – Coventry are relegated to ], 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21888821|title=Coventry City face administration threat over 'unpaid rent'|date=21 March 2013|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref>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 ], ] and ].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22913459</ref> The club agrees to play future home matches at ], ].
In 1997, Richardson revealed the initial proposals for ] in the north of Coventry, at the time envisaged as having 40,000 seats and included in ].{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=309}}{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|pp=9–10}} The project was backed by ] and gained planning permission in 1998, but involved high costs, inducing the board to sell Highfield Road to a property developer and lease it back, before construction had started.{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|p=13–14}} On the field, Coventry were forced by the rising debts to sell their top players without replacement, and were finally relegated ], ending 34 years of continuous tenure in the top flight.{{sfn|Brown|2006|pp=316–318}}

In their ] back in ], Coventry occupied 4th place with seven games remaining, but ultimately finished 11th, outside the ] places.{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=319}} The new stadium opened in 2005, having been reduced in size and delayed several times;{{sfn|Brown|2006|pp=320,322,329}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Stadium guru works his magic at Coventry |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122251991/the-daily-telegraph/ |date=18 August 2005 |first=Lee |last=Corden |work=] |via=] |page=43 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404175221/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122251991/the-daily-telegraph/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the club had previously sold its 50% share to the ] charity to repay debts.{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|p=22}} The club's financial situation remained poor, and by 2007 they faced the possibility of being forced out of business; this was averted when the club was bought by hedge fund owner Sisu Capital.{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|p=46}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122373847/the-independent/ |via=] |page=73 |first=Gordon |last=Tynan |work=] |title=Coventry to be saved from administration |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408020859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122373847/the-independent/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Led by chairman ], Coventry signed several promising youngsters in the early Sisu years, but they failed to achieve on-field success.{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|pp=61–62}}<ref>{{cite web |title=What happened to Chris Coleman's Coventry City side? |last=Turner |first=Andy |work=] |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-chris-coleman-premier-14522176 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410080647/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-chris-coleman-premier-14522176 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sisu began reducing investment from 2009 as debts mounted, leading eventually to Ranson's resignation in 2011.{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|pp=64–65}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sisu mortgage £1m training ground to keep Coventry City afloat |last=Turner |first=Andy |work=] |date=30 March 2011 |access-date=8 April 2023 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/sisu-mortgage-1m-training-ground-3048243 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408111439/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/sisu-mortgage-1m-training-ground-3048243 |url-status=live }}</ref> They were relegated to ] ], and were forced to groundshare with ] for more than a year from 2013, following a rent dispute with the Ricoh Arena owners.{{sfn|Gilbert|2016|p=86}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry City start new life in Northampton but some shall not be moved |last=Nakrani |first=Sachin |work=] |date=11 August 2013 |access-date=8 April 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/11/coventry-city-ricoh-arena-northampton |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408111439/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/11/coventry-city-ricoh-arena-northampton |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry to return to Ricoh Arena |work=] |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=8 April 2023 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-coventry-idUKKBN0GL0YB20140821 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408111439/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-coventry-idUKKBN0GL0YB20140821 |url-status=live }}</ref> Coventry City Football Club Ltd was dissolved, but the team were allowed to continue playing in League One under Sisu Company Otium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry City Football Club Limited dissolved |last=Gilbert |first=Simon |work=] |date=18 August 2015 |access-date=8 April 2023 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-city-football-club-limited-9879034 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408140422/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-city-football-club-limited-9879034 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In ], Coventry were relegated to ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry relegated to League Two amid flying pigs protest against Charlton |author= |work=] |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=4 April 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/14/coventry-charlton-delayed-flying-plastic-pigs-league-one-ricoh-arena |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404142347/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/14/coventry-charlton-delayed-flying-plastic-pigs-league-one-ricoh-arena |url-status=live }}</ref> but also ] in the same season, their first trophy for 30 years. The following season, their first in the fourth tier since 1959, they were promoted straight back, finishing sixth and beating ] in ]. Two seasons later, they were promoted again, being awarded the League One championship via a points-per-game system after the season was curtailed due to ].<ref name="GuardianPoshDisgrace">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/09/league-two-league-one-clubs-vote-to-curtail-season-promotion-relegation-hold-play-offs |work=] |title='A disgrace': Peterborough furious as League One and League Two curtailed |date=9 June 2020 |first=Ben |last=Fisher |access-date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710113445/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/09/league-two-league-one-clubs-vote-to-curtail-season-promotion-relegation-hold-play-offs |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time of curtailment in March 2020, they led the table with 67 points from 34 games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/city-sunderland-rotherham-oxford-promotion-18261852 |work=] |title=EFL confirm where Coventry City will finish if League One landmark vote goes their way |first1=Elliott |last1=Jackson |first2=Steve |last2=Nicholson |date=21 May 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202193954/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/city-sunderland-rotherham-oxford-promotion-18261852 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GuardianPoshDisgrace"/> They were exiled from the Ricoh Arena again from 2019 to 2021, playing their home games at ] in Birmingham, amid ongoing legal action by Sisu over the 2014 purchase of the stadium by rugby club ], which concluded only in 2022 when the European Commission declined to hear an appeal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry City's reported Ricoh return 'great news', says council leader |last=Davis |first=Tom |work=] |date=4 March 2021 |access-date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-citys-reported-ricoh-return-19962065 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410080700/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-citys-reported-ricoh-return-19962065 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Sisu era at Coventry City ended in 2023, when local businessman Doug King purchased the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEWS: Doug King completes full purchase of Coventry City, alongside company name change |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/news-doug-king-completes-full-purchase-of-coventry-city-alongside-company-name-change/ |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=www.ccfc.co.uk |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128035956/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/news-doug-king-completes-full-purchase-of-coventry-city-alongside-company-name-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref> King had also attempted to acquire the CBS Arena, after both Wasps and the stadium holding company had fallen into administration, but his bid came too late and the stadium was eventually sold to ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Newcastle owner Ashley takes over CBS Arena |author= |work=] |date=17 November 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63659933 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410081729/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63659933 |url-status=live }}</ref> Coventry went on to finish fifth in the Championship at the end of the season, earning ]. After beating Middlesbrough in the semi-final they played in the ] at Wembley, missing out on promotion to the Premier League after a 6–5 ] defeat against ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Championship goals and round-up: Sunderland and Coventry seal play-off spots on dramatic final day |author= |work=Sky Sports |date=9 May 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/12872843/championship-goals-and-round-up-sunderland-and-coventry-seal-play-off-spots-on-dramatic-final-day |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527210040/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/12872843/championship-goals-and-round-up-sunderland-and-coventry-seal-play-off-spots-on-dramatic-final-day |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Middlesbrough v Coventry City: Championship playoff semi-final, second leg – live |last=McLaughlin |first=Luke |work=] |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/may/17/middlesbrough-v-coventry-city-championship-playoff-semi-final-second-leg-live-score-updates |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526203058/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/may/17/middlesbrough-v-coventry-city-championship-playoff-semi-final-second-leg-live-score-updates |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Luton promoted to Premier League after beating Coventry – as it happened |last=Murray |first=Scott |work=] |date=27 May 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/may/27/coventry-city-v-luton-town-championship-playoff-final-live-score-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-64722b148f08e69f06832e9d |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527210040/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/may/27/coventry-city-v-luton-town-championship-playoff-final-live-score-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-64722b148f08e69f06832e9d |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2023–24 season, Coventry City progressed to the ] of the FA Cup for the first time since their ] victory with a 3–2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, following two stoppage time goals from ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stone |first=Simon |date=16 March 2024 |title=Wolves 2–3 Coventry: Haji Wright scores 100th-minute winner in FA Cup classic |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68573287 |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=]}}</ref> In the semi-finals, Coventry fought back from 3–0 down against ] to level the match in stoppage time with the help of a converted penalty from Haji Wright before losing the match by 4–2 penalties.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68860463 |title=Coventry City 3–3 Manchester United |first=Simon |last=Stone |website=BBC Sport |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>


==Playing kit== ==Playing kit==
Coventry's home shirts are now always sky blue. However this hasn't always been the case. During the 1880s and 1890s, the club used black and red. Sky blue was first used by Coventry in 1898, the sky blue theme was then used until 1922, the colour made its return in 1962 thanks to the then manager, Jimmy Hill. In the 2008–09 season, Coventry used sky blue and white stripes, a design that was used three times that decade. This is a contrast to the late-1990s where sky blue and navy stripes were chosen three times. 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 kit in 1978. This kit is sometimes considered the worst kit in English football history.<ref>, ''Coventry Telegraph'', 6 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.</ref>


===Colours===
In 2012, against Southampton in the FA Cup, they wore a commemorative blue and white striped kit to mark the 25th anniversary of the club winning the FA Cup in 1987. 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.
{{Commons|Coventry City F.C. kits}}
Coventry's home shirts are either completely or predominantly 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/transfer-news/coventrys-infamous-chocolate-brown-kit-4066416|title=Look: Coventry's infamous chocolate brown kit named as the worst strip in English football history|work=]|publisher=]|date=6 June 2013|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608231120/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/transfer-news/coventrys-infamous-chocolate-brown-kit-4066416|archive-date=8 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2012, in the ] ] 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 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/07/coventry-city-southampton-fa-cup|title=Coventry fans protest as Southampton dump home side out of FA Cup|work=]|date=7 January 2012|access-date=29 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615035940/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/07/coventry-city-southampton-fa-cup|archive-date=15 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The strip was worn again in January 2013 for Coventry's ] FA Cup fixture with Tottenham Hotspur, whom they beat in the 1987 final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jan/04/coventry-tottenham-fa-cup-final-1987|title=Coventry head to Tottenham awash with memories of their finest hour|work=]|first=Daniel|last=Taylor|date=4 January 2013|access-date=29 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615023647/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jan/04/coventry-tottenham-fa-cup-final-1987|archive-date=15 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Coventry City announced a new third kit in black and white honouring the city's connection with ] on the 40th anniversary of the record label.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50027298|title=Coventry City to wear 2-Tone kit inspired by The Specials|date=12 October 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 October 2019|archive-date=13 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013113949/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50027298|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Former Players' Association==
In February 2007 a Former Players' Association was launched. Set up by club historian and statistician Jim Brown, former 1980s player ] 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.


==Kit maker and sponsorship==
Around 50 former stars of the club attended the launch including Coventry City legends ], ], ] and ]. 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 ] was attended by 43 former players including the first visit to Coventry for many years of ] and ]. In March 2012 the membership had increased past the 200 mark with former captain ] inducted as the 200th member at the 2012 Legends' Day.{{cn|date=June 2013}}
Since the ] season, the kit is made by ]. The home, away and third kit is sponsored by ] as the main club sponsor across the front of the shirt and ] on the reverse.


The first official kit manufacture deal came in 1974 when ] 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 ], who manufactured cars in the city.
==='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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2011/08/22/coventry-city-fans-stage-protests-outside-london-s-sisu-hq-and-ricoh-arena-92746-29279725/|title=Coventry City fans stage protests outside London's Sisu HQ and Ricoh Arena (videos)|publisher='']''|first=Martin|last=Bagot|date=22 August 2011|accessdate=22 September 2012}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em"
===Sky Blue anthem===
!Period
The club song was written in 1962 by manager ] and director John Camkin. 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. 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 ] before losing to eventual winners ]. To the tune of the ];
!Kit manufacturer
{|
!Shirt sponsor
|- style='vertical-align:top'
!Shorts sponsor
||
|-
''Original:''
|1974–75
:Let's all sing together
|]
:Play up, Sky Blues
|rowspan=2|''None''
:While we sing together
| rowspan="24" |''None or N/A''
:They will never lose
|-
:Proud Posh or Cobblers
|1975–80
:Oysters or anyone
|rowspan=2|]
:They shan't defeat them
|-
:They'll fight 'til the game is won!
|1980–81
:City! City! City!
|rowspan=2|]
||
|-
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|1981–83
''Current:''
|Big T
:
|-
:Lets all sing together
|1983–84
:Play up, Sky Blues
|rowspan=3|]
:While we sing together
|Tallon
:We will never lose
|-
:Tottenham or Chelsea
|1984–85
:United or anyone
|Glazepta
:They shan't defeat us
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==Stadium== ==Stadium==
===Early grounds===
{{main|Highfield Road|Ricoh Arena}}
Coventry's first ground was at Dowells Field, where they played as Singers F.C. from their founding in 1883 until 1887.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=11}} It was located in the Stoke area south of Binley Road close to a landmark called Robinsons Pit, in an area of fields which belonged at the time to a landowner named Samuel Dowell. The site was later the location of the Gosford Park Hotel and the ], and much of the former pitch is now occupied by housing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home ground! Sky Blues historian believes he has located Coventry City's first ever pitch |last=Eccleston |first=Ben |work=] |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=23 April 2023 |url= https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/home-ground-sky-blues-historian-6364128}}</ref><ref name="100Years">{{Cite web |title=Coventry City FC / Sky Blues history - 100 Years of Highfield Road |last=Brown |first=Jim Brown |work=cwn.org.uk |year=1999 |access-date=23 April 2023 |url= https://www.cwn.org.uk/skyblues/history/highfield-road-100-years.htm}}</ref>


The club's second pitch was at Stoke Road, to which Singers moved in 1887. It was located between Paynes Lane and Swan Lane, immediately to the south of the eventual Highfield Road stadium.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=11}}<ref name="100Years"/> The move coincided with the appointment of ] as club secretary, who transformed the club's operations and was the first to hold a ] role. Unlike Dowells Field, Stoke Ground was fully enclosed by hedges and trees and featured a small stand and entrances close to the White Lion and Binley Oak pubs.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=11}}{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=8}} An admission fee of two pence was charged for attendance at games.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=8}} Singers' biggest rivals during the Stoke Road years were the ] team, with games between the two clubs attracted crowds as high as 4,000 by the end of the 1880s.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=8}}{{sfn|Brassington|1989|pp=12–13}}
===Grounds===
], Coventry's stadium between 2005 and 2013]]
*Dowells Field – 1883–1887
*Stoke Road – 1887–1899
*] – 1899–2005
*] – 2005–2013
*] – 2013– <small>(ground-share with ])</small>


===106 years at Highfield Road=== ===Highfield Road ===
{{main|Highfield Road}}
Coventry City began playing at the ] stadium in 1899, although the club did not buy the freehold to the site until 1937. The record crowd at the ground was on 29 April 1967 when 51,455 watched the Second Division title decider against ]. This was more than 6,000 more than the previous record set against ] 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. 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 yards away. In 1968, the main stand burnt down and its replacement was built within four months.
] between 1899 and 2005]]
In 1899, shortly after Singers became Coventry City, they were forced to vacate Stoke Road due to an extension of King Richard Street and a housing development to accommodate Coventry's rising population.{{sfn|Dean|1991|p=10}}{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=9}} The club acquired a site previously owned by the Craven Cricket Club and built the new stadium there. It was named Highfield Road after the road to the north of the ground, at the time the only access route from the city centre, which was in turn named after a Highfield Farm that had stood on the site earlier.{{sfn|Brown|2006|p=12}} Construction cost £100, a large amount for the club at the time, and on opening the ground featured a single stand on the southern side of the field.<ref name="Brown2015">{{Cite web |title=The History of Highfield Road - by Coventry City Club Historian Jim Brown - News - Coventry City |last=Brown |first=Jim |publisher=Coventry City F.C. |date=30 April 2015 |access-date=7 May 2023 |url= https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2015/april/the-history-of-highfield-road---by-coventry-city-club-historian-jim-brown/}}</ref> The first game at the ground was a 1–0 win against ] with an attendance of 3,000, but the club went on to finish bottom of the Birmingham & District League in the opening season.{{sfn|Brassington|1989|p=19}}


A run ] in 1910 saw a then-record 18,995 attendance at Highfield Road, and the club spent the revenue generated by the cup run on the construction of a new stand on the northern side.{{sfn|Brown|2006|pp=25–26}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/midland-daily-telegraph/124250917/ |via=] |date=20 August 1910 |page=2 |work=] |author=Nemo |title=Association Football: Notes by "Nemo"}}</ref> A new ] at the east of the ground, known as the ], was opened in 1922, and in 1927 a roof was added over part of the western terrace, taken from ] and funded by the supporters' club.<ref name="Brown2015"/>{{sfn|Brown|2006|pp=48–49}} In 1936, a new main stand was built and in the club also bought the ] of the ground from ], following a £20,000 loan by automotive entrepreneur ].<ref name="Brown2015"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/144369404/ |date=23 May 1936 |page=15 |work=] |via=] |title=Coventry City F.C.: New grandstand to be erected – £5,000 scheme}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/144370246/ |date=23 November 1936 |page=10 |work=] |title=Coventry City F.C. to purchase Highfield Road ground}}</ref> The stadium was bombed in the ] in 1941, damaging the pitch and the main stand, writer Nemo in the '']'' said that ] had "done a spot of ploughing".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/144371099/ |author=Nemo |title=City F.C. may close down |date=23 May 1936 |page=8 |work=] |via=]}}</ref> The first ]s were installed at the ground in 1953, and were upgraded in 1957, using money raised by the supporters' club.<ref name="Brown2015"/>
In 1981, Highfield Road was converted into England's first ever ] 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.<ref name="100yearshighfieldroad">{{cite web|url=http://www.cwn.org.uk/skyblues/history/highfield-road-100-years.htm|title=100 Years of Highfield Road|work=cwn.org.uk|first=Jim|last=Brown|accessdate=22 September 2012}}</ref> 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. The final game played at the stadium was against ] on 30 April 2005, with Coventry hammering Derby County, resulting in a scintillating 6–2 scoreline. Many great players graced the turf of Highfield Road, on an emotional day, the final goal at Highfield Road was fittingly scored by a homegrown youngster ]. Other goals came from ], ] and Coventry-born player ], who scored two of the goals. One of these was from a penalty given away by the ex-City captain ]. The land on which the stadium once stood is now a housing development.


The "Sky Blue revolution" of Derrick Robins and Jimmy Hill in the 1960s saw large-scale development at Highfield Road, including construction of the new Sky Blue Stand on the north side of the ground.<ref name="Brown2015"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/144535460/ |author=Nemo |date=15 January 1964 |page=36 |title=City Ground Scheme: Work will begin in April |work=] |via=]}}</ref> Hill also oversaw the ground's conversion to all-seater as Chairman in 1981, but this was deeply unpopular with fans as well as Hill's successor John Poynton,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/148547076/ |date=31 August 1984 |page=32 |first=Neville |last=Foulger |title=All-seater barmy |work=] |via=]}}</ref> and a report in early 1985 concluded that it was not achieving its desired effect of combatting ] at Highfield Road. The Spion Kop was reconfigured and converted back to a standing terrace later that year.<ref name="Brown2015"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/148547399/ |date=30 January 1985 |page=5 |first=Neville |last=Foulger |title=All-seater "a mistake" |work=] |via=]}}</ref> The ] of 1990 led to a requirement that all top-flight teams should switch to all-seater. This led to what proved to be the final major development at Highfield Road, the construction of the new East Stand. The stadium hosted its last league game in a 6–2 Coventry win over ] in 2005 and was subsequently demolished to make way for a new housing development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coventry City: 10 years since leaving Highfield Road |author= |work=BBC News |date=30 April 2015 |access-date=2 June 2024 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32516464}}</ref>
===Relocating to the Ricoh Arena===
For the 2005–06 season, Coventry City moved to the new 32,609-capacity ] after 106 years at Highfield Road.<ref name="history"/><ref name="skysportsprofile">{{cite news|title=Coventry City Factfile: Ricoh Arena | url=http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_5,00.html | accessdate=4 August 2008 | publisher=]}}</ref> In 1998, the club had decided that it was time to relocate to a new stadium in the Rowleys Green area of the city, three-and-a-half miles north of the city centre and close to junction 3 of the ]. The original plan was for a state-of-the-art, 45,000-seat, 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 and somewhat uninspiring{{Says who|date=June 2013}} bowl design with steep stands, in line with several other new stadia builds during that period, though it is said{{By whom|date=June 2013}} to generate excellent acoustics (and has been used to host several major rock concerts).


===Coventry Building Society Arena===
Despite initiating the project and being the principal attraction there, Coventry City's financial situation means that they no longer own the stadium and must pay rent to use it; this could appear to raise concerns over the managing of the club's finances by previous club officials, as, as of the year 2001 the club were the fourth-longest serving club in the top flight of English football.
{{Main|Coventry Building Society Arena}}
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For the 2005–06 season, Coventry City moved to the new 32,609-capacity ] (then named the Ricoh Arena) after 106 years at Highfield Road.<ref name="history"/><ref name="skysportsprofile">{{cite news|title=Coventry City Factfile: Ricoh Arena |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_5,00.html |access-date=4 August 2008 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016012850/http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0%2C19753%2C11065_5%2C00.html |archive-date=16 October 2008 }}</ref> In 1998, the club had decided that it was time to relocate to a new stadium in the Rowleys Green area of the city, {{convert|3+1/2|mi}} north of the city centre and close to junction 3 of the ]. 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.


The stadium naming rights were originally sold to ], 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&nbsp;million deal, which included naming rights, was signed and electronics manufacturer ] became the new chief sponsor for the stadium. The project was funded largely by ] and the (Alan Edward) Higgs Charity (of which former CCFC and ACL director the late Sir ] was a trustee), and includes shopping facilities, a casino, exhibition halls and a concert venue. 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 ], 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&nbsp;million deal, which included naming rights, was signed and electronics manufacturer ] became the new chief sponsor for the stadium. The project was funded largely by ] and the (Alan Edward) Higgs Charity (of which former CCFC and ACL director the late Sir ] 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 ] in the first-ever game at the Ricoh Arena. Coventry won the game 3–0, the first goal at the Ricoh Arena being scored by the ] international ] with an 11th-minute diving header. ] then added two more for the Sky Blues. 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 ] in the first-ever game at the Ricoh Arena; Coventry won the game 3–0. On 28 July 2011, a statue of ] was installed at the main entrance to the Ricoh Arena, with Hill appearing in person to unveil it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-14328753|title=Jimmy Hill statue unveiled at Coventry's Ricoh Arena|work=]|publisher=BBC|date=28 July 2011|access-date=24 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530095519/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-14328753|archive-date=30 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Sixfields===
On 28 July 2011, a statue of ] was installed at the main entrance to the Ricoh Arena, with Hill appearing in person to unveil it.
] in ]]]
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 '']'', 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 ]. 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.<ref name="Highfield Road II">{{cite news | title=Owners of Sky Blues planning to build Highfield Road II 'just outside' city | url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-planning-build-highfield-4003689 | access-date=23 May 2013 | newspaper=] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607142832/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-planning-build-highfield-4003689 | archive-date=7 June 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22856508 |title=Coventry City given 'play for free' offer at Ricoh Arena |work=BBC Sport |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620223856/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22856508 |archive-date=20 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>


It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with ] at the ] or attempt to stay at the Ricoh Arena,<ref>{{cite news |first=Les |last=Reid |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-planning-build-highfield-4003689 |title=Coventry City planning to build Highfield Road II |newspaper=Coventry Telegraph |date=23 May 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607142832/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-planning-build-highfield-4003689 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> following the appointment of new owners.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andy |last=Turner |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/preston-haskell-bids-buy-coventry-3860193 |title=Preston Haskell bids to buy Coventry City and half-share of Ricoh Arena |newspaper=Coventry Telegraph |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813044358/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/preston-haskell-bids-buy-coventry-3860193 |archive-date=13 August 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, by July 2013, the ] rumours were denied and the club ground-shared at ]'s ] – a venue that had less than a quarter the capacity of the Ricoh Arena, and involved a round-trip of {{convert|70|mi}}. That arrangement was due to continue until at least 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22987022 |title=Coventry City: Walsall boss Smith says groundshare 'won't happen' |work=BBC Sport |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624044009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22987022 |archive-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23163594 |title=Coventry City set to groundshare with Northampton Town |work=BBC Sport |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708070706/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23163594 |archive-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23109981 |title=Coventry fans hold Ricoh Arena protest 'to keep club in the city' |work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702062026/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23109981 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Member of parliament for ], ], described the move as "a disgrace".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23273904 | title=Coventry City ground share 'a disgrace' MP says | work=BBC News Coventry and Warwickshire | date=11 July 2013 | access-date=12 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714022103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23273904 | archive-date=14 July 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref>
===2013 rent row and ground relocation===
On 3 May 2013, Coventry City put a contingency plan in place to play elsewhere for the 2013–14 season due to ACL (Arena Coventry Limited), who manage the stadium, not being willing to negotiate with the club to agree a new lease. However, this has led to the local newspaper, the '']'', starting a petition in order to try stopping Coventry City from playing outside of Coventry and has been sent to all 72 clubs in the Football League and also the Football League Chairman.


===Return to the Coventry Building Society Arena===
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-share whilst the new ground is being built.<ref name="Highfield Road II">{{cite web|title=Owners of Sky Blues planning to build Highfield Road II 'just outside' city | url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-planning-build-highfield-4003689 | accessdate=23 May 2013 | publisher='']''}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|title = Coventry City agree deal to return to the Ricoh Arena|newspaper = ]|url = http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/watch-coventry-city-agree-deal-7620919|access-date = 16 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151007174637/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/watch-coventry-city-agree-deal-7620919|archive-date = 7 October 2015|url-status = live}}</ref> Coventry City's first home game back at the Ricoh Arena was played against ] 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."<ref name="RicohReturn">{{cite news |title=Coventry City Football Club have agreed a deal to return to the Ricoh Arena |url=http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/coventry-city-return-ricoh-arena-announcement-210814-1849840.aspx |publisher=Coventry City F.C |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821172116/http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/coventry-city-return-ricoh-arena-announcement-210814-1849840.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> City won their first match back at the Ricoh Arena 1–0 with ] scoring the only goal of the match in front of 27,306 supporters.


The return followed a social media campaign entitled #bringCityhome by the '']''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/news-opinion/telegraph-comment-time-bring-coventry-7385463|title=Time to bring Coventry City home|date=7 July 2014|newspaper=Coventry Telegraph|access-date=16 September 2015|type=News article|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101022653/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/news-opinion/telegraph-comment-time-bring-coventry-7385463|archive-date=1 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and a protest march by the Sky Blue Trust supporters' group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-streets-flooded-sky-blue-7413024|title=Streets flooded with Sky Blue as supporters send out clear message|date=12 July 2014|newspaper=Coventry Telegraph|access-date=16 September 2015|type=News article|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052334/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-streets-flooded-sky-blue-7413024|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign drew praise from national media and figures within the football world. It was short-listed at the 2014 ] in the "Campaign of the Year" category.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/all-finalists-british-journalism-awards-2014-association-tsb|title=Finalists revealed for the British Journalism Awards in association with TSB|date=4 November 2014|magazine=Press Gazette|access-date=12 September 2015|type=Press release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915152229/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/all-finalists-british-journalism-awards-2014-association-tsb|archive-date=15 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22856508</ref>


Because the tenancy agreement with Wasps was to expire in August 2018, it was reported in November 2015 that there would be a relocation to another site within the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34788781 |title=Coventry City: Sky Blues pursuing option of new home within city |work=] |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114061454/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34788781 |archive-date=14 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> However it was later confirmed that Coventry City would remain at the Ricoh Arena for another year.<ref>{{cite news|date=9 February 2018|title=Coventry City: League Two club agrees deal with Wasps to stay at Ricoh Arena|work=BBC Sport|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43007223|access-date=26 July 2020|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227194903/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43007223|url-status=live}}</ref>
It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with ] at the ] <ref>http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-planning-build-highfield-4003689</ref> or attempt to stay at the ], following the appointment of new owners.<ref>http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/preston-haskell-bids-buy-coventry-3860193</ref> However, as of July 2013, the ] rumours were denied<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22987022</ref> and it looks likely that the club will ground-share at ]'s ] until 2016 – at a ground that has less than one quarter of the capacity of the ].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23163594</ref> Plans for the club to play their home matches outside of the city were met with strong opposition and protests by Coventry fans.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23109981</ref> Member of Parliament for ], ] described the move as "a disgrace".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23273904 | title=Coventry City ground share 'a disgrace' MP says | publisher=BBC News Coventry and Warwickshire | date=11 July 2013 | accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>


In May 2016 the '']'' broke the news that the club had drawn up plans with ] for a ground-share arrangement at a redeveloped ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-city-coventry-rugby-club-11349426|title=Coventy City and Coventry Rugby Club draw up plans for ground share at Butts Park Arena|date=18 May 2016|newspaper=Coventry Telegraph|access-date=18 May 2016|type=News article|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518124037/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-city-coventry-rugby-club-11349426|archive-date=18 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eccleston|first=Ben|title='Not while Sisu are in charge' – Coventry RFC again rule out Coventry City groundshare|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/not-sisu-charge-coventry-rfc-13910340|access-date=14 January 2018|work=Coventry Telegraph|date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219233145/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/not-sisu-charge-coventry-rfc-13910340|archive-date=19 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Current players==


===First team squad=== ===St Andrew's===
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 ] home matches at ] ] ground.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry City to ground share with Birmingham City for 2019–20 season|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48557082|access-date=7 June 2019|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=7 June 2019|archive-date=30 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030171424/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48557082|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{updated|July 2013.}}

The club had the option to spend a further two seasons away from Coventry<ref>{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Andy|date=20 September 2019|title=EFL clarify Coventry City's groundshare position|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/efl-clarify-coventry-citys-groundshare-16954561|access-date=11 June 2020|website=coventrytelegraph|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128002501/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/efl-clarify-coventry-citys-groundshare-16954561|url-status=live}}</ref> and remained at St Andrew's for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 July 2020|title=Coventry City: Championship-bound club to stay at Birmingham's St Andrew's ground|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53533716|access-date=24 July 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724205445/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53533716|url-status=live}}</ref> The club returned to the Coventry Building Society Arena in August 2021, ending the ground-share agreement between Coventry and Birmingham.

=== New Stadium at the University of Warwick and second return to Coventry ===
In July 2020, the club confirmed that they had commenced a partnership with the ] which would see land provided for a new stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS: Coventry City and University of Warwick announce new Sky Blues stadium plans|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/july/news-coventry-city-and-university-of-warwick-announce-new-sky-blues-stadium-plans/|access-date=21 July 2020|website=www.ccfc.co.uk|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725020501/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/july/news-coventry-city-and-university-of-warwick-announce-new-sky-blues-stadium-plans/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2021, the club announced that they had secured a ten-year agreement to return to the Ricoh Arena from the start of the 2021–22 season. The deal, described by the club's owners as "the best the club has had in terms of commercial revenue" during their time at the stadium, would not affect the longer-term goal of constructing a new stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coventry City confirm return to Ricoh Arena from next season|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56345125|access-date=10 March 2021|website=BBC Sport|date=10 March 2021|archive-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608204433/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56345125|url-status=live}}</ref> The new deal also included a seven-year break clause should the club require it.<ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS: Dave Boddy issues Club Update following Ricoh Arena deal|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2021/march/news-dave-boddy-issues-club-update-following-ricoh-arena-deal/|access-date=10 March 2021|website=www.ccfc.co.uk|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310123619/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2021/march/news-dave-boddy-issues-club-update-following-ricoh-arena-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 5 May 2021, it was announced that the Ricoh Arena would be renamed for the first time, when it would become the ] Arena. The name change came into effect in July 2021 as a part of a 10-year naming rights deal with the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bridge |first1=Bobby |title=New name for Ricoh Arena after 'landmark' 10-year deal signed |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/breaking-ricoh-arena-become-coventry-20527543 |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=] |date=5 May 2021 |location=], ] |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909065649/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/breaking-ricoh-arena-become-coventry-20527543 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wasps stadium to become Coventry Building Society Arena in naming rights deal |url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2021-05-05/wasps-stadium-to-be-called-coventry-building-society-arena-in-new-naming-rights-deal |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=] |date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611224303/https://www.itv.com/news/central/2021-05-05/wasps-stadium-to-be-called-coventry-building-society-arena-in-new-naming-rights-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 8 August 2021, Coventry City played Nottingham Forest at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the club's first game back at the ground in 2 years and their first Championship game in Coventry since 2012. They won the match 2–1. On 16 September 2021, Coventry City owner Joy Seppala told the BBC the club remained "firmly committed" to a new stadium, planned for a site owned by the University of Warwick.<ref name="BBC-16Sep2021">{{cite news |title=Joy Seppala: Coventry City owner says club 'firmly committed' to new stadium |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58584417 |access-date=17 September 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917073444/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58584417 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club were forced to move at least 1 match away from Coventry again in August 2022 when their ] match against ] was held at ]'s ] due to the pitch being deemed "unsafe".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=NEWS: Wednesday's Carabao Cup tie to be played at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/news-wednesdays-carabao-cup-tie-will-not-be-played-at-the-coventry-building-society-arena/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=www.ccfc.co.uk |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808175716/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/news-wednesdays-carabao-cup-tie-will-not-be-played-at-the-coventry-building-society-arena/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Arena Coventry entered Administration in November 2022 and was subsequently bought by ]. Coventry City did not sign to continue the previous deal with the new owners and were issued a notice of eviction on 5 December unless they signed a new deal which only ran until May 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEWS: Statement following receipt of an eviction notice from Frasers Group, new owners of the CBS Arena |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/december/news-statement-following-receipt-of-an-eviction-notice-from-frasers-group-new-owners-of-the-cbs-arena/ |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=www.ccfc.co.uk |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213144814/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/december/news-statement-following-receipt-of-an-eviction-notice-from-frasers-group-new-owners-of-the-cbs-arena/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The new deal was signed on 13 December meaning the Sky Blues would remain at the CBS Arena only until at least May 2023.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 December 2022 |title=Coventry City sign deal to continue playing at CBS Arena until end of season |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/championship-rivals-of-sheffield-united-middlesbrough-and-rotherham-united-sign-deal-to-remain-at-home-stadium-until-end-of-the-season-3951593 |access-date=13 December 2022 |website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213145014/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/championship-rivals-of-sheffield-united-middlesbrough-and-rotherham-united-sign-deal-to-remain-at-home-stadium-until-end-of-the-season-3951593 |url-status=live }}</ref> The deal was subsequently extended by 5 years; additional guarantees in the lease included that City would be the sole tenant of the CBS Arena throughout the lease, would move back into the original home dressing room (previously used by Wasps), a new club shop, and enhanced Sky Blues branding in the concourse.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEWS: Coventry City and Frasers Group plc agree new five year licence for club to play at Coventry Building Society Arena |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/april/news-coventry-city-and-frasers-group-plc-agree-new-five-year--licence-for-club-to-play-at-coventry-building-society-arena/ |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=www.ccfc.co.uk }}</ref>

==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 ] 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 ], ], ] and ]. 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 ] was attended by 43 former players including the first visit to Coventry for many years of ] and ]. In March 2012 the membership had increased past the 200 mark with former captain ] inducted as the 200th member at the 2012 Legends' Day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023 |title=Members News: CCFC’s Welsh ‘70s Sky Blue Skipper Is 73 Today. ‘Happy Birthday’, Terry |url=https://www.ccfpa.co.uk/?p=100948}}</ref>

Legends’ Day has become an almost permanent fixture amongst Coventry supporters. Legends’ Day has been held almost every year since the Inaugural Event. The only exceptions being in 2014 when the club were exiled playing home games in Northampton and in 2020 and 2021 after fans were shut out of stadiums as a result of the ].

'''Identity'''

The club's support is collectively known as The Sky Blue Army. In Coventry and Warwickshire the use of the term ‘Going Up The City’ is a term used to say you are going to watch a Coventry City match.

The club's support massively dropped off in the years of the SISU ownership, with the decline in average attendances falling in line with the club's slide down the league pyramid. The exit from The Ricoh Arena in 2013 led to many supporters protesting against SISU's ownership of the club and a section of the support enforce a ‘Not One Penny More’ policy in which its backers vowed not to give any more money to the club as long as SISU remained in charge.

In the 2013–14 season, in which the club was exiled at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium the average attendance dropped to just over 2,000.

The Sky Blue Trust is the largest member-based supporters club and in its peak was fighting to gain a stake in the club and to get fan representation on the board of directors. As of 2022 The Sky Blue Trust are less vocal and are viewed as obsolete by many supporters.

===Sky Blue anthem===
The words to the club's song were written in 1962 by Team Manager ] and Director John Camkin; The words being set to the tune of the ].<ref name="anthem">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-20826566|title=Sky Blue Song 50th anniversary marked at Coventry City|work=]|publisher=]|date=22 December 2012|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-20826566|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="anthem"/> 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 ] before losing to eventual winners Manchester United:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/dec/23/coventry-city-broken-apart-sisu-otium |title=My Coventry City are being broken apart and I fear for the club's future |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jonny |last=Weeks |date=23 December 2016 |access-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930033535/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/dec/23/coventry-city-broken-apart-sisu-otium |archive-date=30 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<poem>'''''Original Words''':''
Let's all sing together
Play up, Sky Blues
While we sing together
We will never lose
], ] or ]
] or anyone
They shan't defeat us
We'll fight till the game is won!
City! City! City!</poem>
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<poem>'''''Current Words''':''
Let's all sing together
Play up, Sky Blues
While we sing together
We will never lose
] or ]
] or anyone
They shan't defeat us
We'll fight till the game is won!
City! City! City!</poem>
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{{columns-end}}'''Famous Supporters'''

The club has a number of famous supporters, Television Broadcaster ] was born in the city and is a lifelong supporter of the club. Fellow broadcaster ] is also a City fan.

The principal of the ] Formula 1 team ] was outed as a supporter of the club when he jokingly claimed in an interview with Sky F1 he was trying to convince ] to join the club.

] principal ] revealed in an interview with Sky Sports F1 that he is a fan of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valantine |first=Henry |date=2024-01-20 |title=Christian Horner and Ayao Komatsu given special invite as shared interest revealed |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/ayao-komatsu-christian-horner-coventry-city-invitation |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=PlanetF1 |language=en}}</ref> Komatusu's support stems from being introduced to the club whilst he was studying at ].

Comedian ] grew up in nearby Atherstone and currently lives in Coventry and supports the Sky Blues.

From the world of music, Musician ] of ] is also a keen supporter of the club and in 2019, appeared in a kit launch for the clubs new ‘Two Tone’ themed Third Kit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry City 2-Tone kit launch a sell-out success |url=https://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-city-2-tone-kit-launch-a-sell-out-success/ |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=Coventry Observer |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128003700/https://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-city-2-tone-kit-launch-a-sell-out-success/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts who formed local rock band ] are all big City supporters.

Singer/Songwriter ] is also a fan of the club owing to his manager and agent being a Sky Blues fan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blackburn |first=Tom |date=26 January 2023 |title=Tom Grennan is a Sky Blues fan and was a footballer before pop fame |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/whats-on-news/tom-grennan-massive-sky-blues-26061241 |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=CoventryLive |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128003720/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/whats-on-news/tom-grennan-massive-sky-blues-26061241 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The actor ] who is best known for playing the role of John Stape in the ITV soap opera ] is a season ticket holder at the club.

Other famous fans include professional Darts players ] and ], Formula 1 mogul ] and ] member ].

] actor ] is reportedly a Coventry City fan, apparently owing to a producer he made friends with on the set of the film ].<ref>{{cite web |last=McCartney |first=Aidan |date=26 June 2015 |title=Coventry City digest: Malcolm in the Middle |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-digest-malcolm-middle-9532263 |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=CoventryLive |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128003711/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-digest-malcolm-middle-9532263 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Politician ] is a fan of the club and once served as chairman.

==Rivalries==
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] are considered Coventry City's main rival and the two clubs compete the ]. However, largely due to the clubs' differing fortunes meetings between the two have been rare in recent years; the two clubs had not played each other between 2012 and 2023. The derby returned for the first time in eleven years in the ] ] season, following Leicester's relegation from the Premier League. A small section of The Sky Blues' support were widely condemned in the build up to an M69 Derby in January 2024, after offensive banners mocking the death of former Foxes owner ] were displayed across the City of Coventry<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-13 |title=Coventry City and Leicester City condemn offensive banners ahead of match |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-67968056 |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s and to the turn of the millennium, ] were considered Coventry's main rivals as they continually competed against each other in the ] and then the Premier League. The two clubs however have not met since Coventry's relegation from the Premier League in 2001.

In the 1960s and 1970s there was intense rivalry with ] which started in 1965 after Wolves were relegated from Division One and the two clubs met in Division Two. The two sides were promoted together in 1967 and there were fierce battles in both city centres when the clubs met during the period. There was also rivalries with ] and ] but these are much less fierce than the ones with Leicester, Wolves and Villa.

A local rivalry also exists with ], however the ground share agreement at ] between 2019 and 2021 – which effectively spared Coventry from being expelled from the ] – has led to friendlier relations between the two clubs’ supporters.

The club has an unusual long-distance rivalry with North-East side ], which stems back to the end of the ], when Coventry, Sunderland and ] were all battling against relegation from ] on the final day of the season. With Coventry and Bristol City facing each other at ], the referee, on the advice of the police, delayed the kick-off of the match by 15 minutes as many Bristol fans were still trying to enter the ground and there was a risk of serious trouble. Sunderland, who were playing away to Everton at the same time, lost 2–0, and the result was displayed on the Highfield Road scoreboard. There were still 15 minutes left to play and Coventry and Bristol City effectively stopped playing knowing that a 2–2 draw would keep both teams up and send Sunderland down. There was an inquiry but the result was allowed to stand and Sunderland were relegated. Some Sunderland fans have held a grudge, believing that then-Coventry chairman ] used his influence to delay the game and give his side an advantage, and there has been some rivalry more recently as the two clubs competed for promotion from ] together in ] and ]. In 2018–19 crowd trouble marred the meetings between the two at ] and ] leading to numerous arrests among both sets of fans.

==Players==

===First-team squad===
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{{fs player| no=31 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player| no=32 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player| no=33 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=]}} {{fs player|no=27|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player| no=34 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=]}} {{fs player|no=29|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=FRA | pos=DF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=37|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=FRA | pos=DF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=]}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=44|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Cian Tyler}}
{{fs end}} {{fs end}}


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{{fs player|no=36|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=]|other=at ] until the end of 2024–25 season}}
{{fs player|no=49|nat=TRI|pos=FW|name=]|other=at ] until the end of 2024–25 season}}
{{fs end}}

===Under-21 squad===
{{updated|11 July 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/teams/Under-21s/|title=Under-21s – Coventry City|website=www.ccfc.co.uk|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421100659/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/teams/Under-23s/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Isaac Moore}}
{{fs player|no=41|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Callum Perry}}
{{fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kain Ryan}}
{{fs player|no=43|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tristan Batanwi}}
{{fs player|no=46|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Charlie Finney}}
{{fs player|no=47|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Elliot Betjemann}}
{{fs player|no=48|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Luke Bell}}
{{fs player|no=50|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Riccardo Di Trolio}}
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{{fs player|no=51|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Harvey Broad}}
{{fs player|no=52|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=53|nat=Grenada|pos=DF|name=Greg Sandiford}}
{{fs player|no=54|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=55|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Aston Ellard}}
{{fs player|no=56|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jayden Smith}}
{{fs player|no=57|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Daniel Rachel}}
{{fs player|no=59|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs end}}
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{{fs start}}

{{fs end}}--> {{fs end}}-->


===Academy squad=== ===Under-18 squad===
{{updated|2 May 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/teams/under-18s/|title=Under-18s – Coventry City|website=www.ccfc.co.uk|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112160640/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/teams/under-18s/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{updated|May 2013.}}
{{fs start}} {{fs start}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=Alex Gott}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Luis Lines}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Jordan Smith}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ben Blakely}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Ryan Smith}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joshua Gordon}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Tarik Azille-Moore}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=David Mantle}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=]}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jay Marshall}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Ivor Lawton}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Conrad Ambursley}}
{{fs mid}} {{fs mid}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ZIM | pos=MF | name=Eli Bako}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack James}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Ashley Carter}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Joseph McCallum}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Jack Finch}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Leon Osaghae}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Ryan Quinn}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Mackenzie Stretton}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Jordan Forrester}} {{fs player|no=— |nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Constantine Panayiotou}}
{{fs player| no= | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Courtney Baker-Richardson}}
{{fs end}} {{fs end}}


==Management==
==Backroom staff and club officials==
{| {|
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!Position !Position
|- |-
| ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| Manager | Manager
|- |-
| ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| Assistant Manager | Assistant Manager
|- |-
| Chris Jones
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| First-Team Coach
|-
| ]
| First-Team Coach
|-
| Aled Williams
| Goalkeeping Coach | Goalkeeping Coach
|- |-
| ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Pete Tierney
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | First-Team Coach
|- |-
| ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Hart
| Under 21s Coach
| Physiotherapist
|- |-
| Daniel Bolas
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Travis
| Academy Manager
|-
| Dr Ganeshan Ramsamy
| Club Doctor
|-
| Dr Claire-Marie Roberts
| Performance Director
|-
| Liam Stanley
| First-Team Physiotherapist
|-
| Adam Hearn
| Head of Sports Science
|-
| Andy Young
| Senior Fitness Coach
|-
| Jonny Clancy
| Performance Analyst | Performance Analyst
|- |-
| Ben King
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| Football Operations
| Academy Manager
|- |-
| ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Stevens
| Head of Recruitment
| Assistant Academy Manager
|- |-
| Jamie Johnson<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamie Johnson Appointed Head of Scouting|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/february/news-jamie-johnson-appointed-chief-scout/|date=10 February 2023|access-date=10 February 2023|publisher=Coventry City FC|archive-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210145714/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/february/news-jamie-johnson-appointed-chief-scout/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| Head of Scouting
| Under-18s Coach
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | ]
| Kitman
| Head of Academy Sport Science
|- |-
| Amanda Nichols
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Crabtree
| Laundry Operative
| Academy Technical Skills Coach
|- |-
| Abbie Forman
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Fogarty
| Sports Scientist
| Academy Recruitment Officer
|} |}
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!Position !Position
|- |-
| Doug King
| {{flagicon|USA}} Joy Seppala
| Owner/Chairman
| Chairperson
|- |-
| John Taylor
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tim Fisher
| Chief Operating Officer
| Managing Director
|- |-
| Mike Reid
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Waggott
| Club Secretary
| Development Director
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Labovitch | Mark Hornby
| Head of Marketing & Communications
| Director
|- |-
| Dale Gregory
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| Head of Grounds
| Life President
|- |-
| Connor Brady
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| Deputy Head of Grounds (First Team)
| Life President
|- |-
| Neil Matts
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| Deputy Head of Grounds (Academy)
| Life President
|- |-
| ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| Head of ''Sky Blues in the Community''
| Life President
|- |-
| Jim Brown
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Pam Hindson
| Club Secretary | Club Historian
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jim Brown
| Club Historian and Statistician
|} |}
|} |}


==Seasons, awards and honours== ==Seasons==
{{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. seasons|List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics|Coventry City F.C. in European football}} {{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. seasons|List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics|Coventry City F.C. in European football}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Season Review & Statistics ! Season Review<br>& Statistics
! {{Tooltip|Level|Level on the ladder of English football leagues}} ! {{Tooltip|Level|Level on the ladder of English football leagues}}
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Finishing position in the league (total number of teams in league)}} ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Finishing position in the league (total number of teams in league)}}
! ] ! ]
! Top Goalscorer ! Top Goalscorer
! {{Tooltip|Matches|Includes all competitive competitions including cup games, but excludes the Birmingham Senior Cup, the Full Members' Cup and the Texaco Cup}}
! Most Appearances ! Most Appearances
! Most Captain Apps
! Other ! Other
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 4
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"| 2nd <small>(24)</small>
|rowspan=9| ''not awarded''
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 30
|align=center| 48
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Runners-up
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 21
|align=center| 48
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Winners
|-
! ]
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|align=center| 15th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 20
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 51
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 14th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|
|-
! ]
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|align=center| 4th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 29
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 56
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| 1st <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 28
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 50<br>{{flagicon|WAL}} ] 50
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Champions
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 24
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46<br>{{flagicon|WAL}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|
|-
! ]
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|align=center| 3rd <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 17
|align=center| 50
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 50
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| 1st <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 25
|align=center| 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Champions
|-
! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 20th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 20th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 9 | {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 9
|align=center| 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 44 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 44
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Runners-up | ] Runners-up
|- |-
! ] ! ]
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|align=center| 20th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 20th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 49 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 6th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| '''6th <small>(22)</small>'''
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 15 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 15
|align=center| 45
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 44 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 44
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ] Runners-up | ] Runners-up
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} ] 13
|align=center| 52
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 52
| ] Second round
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ] Second round;<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
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|align=center| 18th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 18th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12
|align=center| 45
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 45
|
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ] Second round
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 17 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 17
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 48 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
|
| ] First round
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 15 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 15
|align=center| 54
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 53
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 53<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} ] 53
|
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] First round
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 14th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 14th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 8 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 8<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 8
|align=center| 46
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 46 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 47<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 19th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 19th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 15 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 15
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 45 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 45
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 7th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 7th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 23 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 23
|align=center| 47
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 47<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 15 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 15
|align=center| 45
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 15th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 15th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 13
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 45
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
|
|
|- |-
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 15 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 15
|align=center| 55
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 54
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 54<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 54
| ] Semi-finalists
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] semi-finalists
|- |-
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 14th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 14th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 18 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 18
|align=center| 48
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 46 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|- |-
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 19th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 19th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 14 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 14
|align=center| 48
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 48 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
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| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 19th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 19th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 19 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 19
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 40
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 41<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 41
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 19 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 19
|align=center| 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 17th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 17th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 47 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 10th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16
|align=center| 53
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 53 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 53
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Winners: ]; ] Winners
| '''] Winners: ];<br>] Winners: ];'''<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|- |-
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12
|align=center| 46
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Runners-up: ];<br>] semi-finalists
|- |-
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 42<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 42
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
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|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 9 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 9
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| ] Semi-finalists
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] semi-finalists
|- |-
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
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|align=center| 16th <small>(22)</small> |align=center| 16th <small>(22)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 40
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 40<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 40<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 40
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | ]: {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 16th <small>(20)</small> |align=center| 16th <small>(20)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 16
|align=center| 45
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 40
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 43
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 17th <small>(20)</small> |align=center| 17th <small>(20)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13
|align=center| 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 46<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 11th <small>(20)</small> |align=center| 11th <small>(20)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 23 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 23
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 43 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 43
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ''']: {{flagicon|ENG}} ];'''<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 15th <small>(20)</small> |align=center| 15th <small>(20)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13
|align=center| 44
| {{flagicon|SWE}} ] 42
| {{flagicon|SWE}} ] 42<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 42
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ] Runners-up | ] Runners-up
|- |-
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 13
|align=center| 43
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 43 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 43
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ] Runners-up
| ] Runners-up;<br>]: {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 1 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 19th <small>(20)</small> |style="text-align:center; background:pink;"| 19th <small>(20)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] | {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 8 | {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 8
|align=center| 44
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 38
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 39
| {{flagicon|MAR}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 15 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 14
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 45
| {{flagicon|BIH}} ] 41
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
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| {{flagicon|BIH}} ] | {{flagicon|BIH}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 11 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 11
|align=center| 52
| {{flagicon|BIH}} ] 48 | {{flagicon|BIH}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|BIH}} ]
| |
|- |-
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|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 12
|align=center| 51
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 49
|
| {{flagicon|BIH}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
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| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] | {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 14 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 14
|align=center| 51
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 49
|
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| First ] 50-goal scorer: {{flagicon|TRI}} ];<br>Last goal at ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 8th <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 8th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 17 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 17
|align=center| 51
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 50
|
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| First goal at ]: {{flagicon|FAR}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 17th <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 17th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|NGA}} ] 9 | {{flagicon|NGA}} ] 9
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 42
| {{flagicon|NGA}} ] 42<br>{{flagicon|IRL}} ] 42<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 42<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 42
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
| ] Winners | ] Winners
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 21st <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 21st <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] | {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| {{flagicon|MLT}} ] 17 | {{flagicon|MLT}} ] 17
|align=center| 53
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 49
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 49<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 49<br>{{flagicon|IRL}} ] 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
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|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 17th <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 17th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ISL}} ] | {{flagicon|ISL}} ]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 12 | {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 12
|align=center| 53
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 49
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|IRE}} ] | {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 19th <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 19th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] | {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 11 | {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 11
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 18th <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 18th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|JAM}} ] | {{flagicon|JAM}} ]
| {{flagicon|JAM}} ] 13 | {{flagicon|JAM}} ] 13
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 48
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Monks
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Monks
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 2 |align=center| 2
|align=center| 23rd <small>(24)</small> |style="text-align:center; background:pink;"| 23rd <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] | {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 9 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 9<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 9
|align=center| 48
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 47<br>{{flagicon|IRL}} ] 47
| ]: {{flagicon|DRC}} ]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|BDI}} ]
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 3 |align=center| 3
|align=center| 15th <small>(24)</small> † |align=center| 15th <small>(24)</small> {{sup|†}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] | {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 18 | {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 18
|align=center| 58
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] 56
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 56
| ] Northern area finalists; ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} Pat Raybould
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Northern area finalists;<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} Pat Raybould
|- |-
! ] ! ]
|align=center| 3 |align=center| 3
|align=center| <small>(24)</small> |align=center| 18th <small>(24)</small> {{sup|††}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 22
|align=center| 53
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 53
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|BEL}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 17th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 7
|align=center| 52
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 47<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|BEN}} ]
| |
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 8th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 20
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 46<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|style="text-align:center; background:pink;"| 23rd <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] 9
|align=center| 59
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 46
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Winners: ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 4
|style="text-align:center; background:palegreen;"| 6th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 28
|align=center| 58
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] 53
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
| ] Winners: ];<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|SCO}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 8th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 13
|align=center| 51
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 44
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| |
|-
! ]
|align=center| 3
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| 1st <small>(23)</small> {{sup|†††}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 15
|align=center| 47
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] 42
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| ] Champions;<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|SVK}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ],<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 16th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 8
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 48
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ]
| |
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 12th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|NED}} ]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} ] 18
|align=center| 49
| {{flagicon|SWE}} ] 47<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ] 47
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ]: {{flagicon|WAL}} ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|NED}} ]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} ] 22
|align=center| 51
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 50<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} ] 50
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] Runners-up: ];<br>] Runners-up;<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|SWE}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|ENG}} ];<br>]: {{flagicon|SWE}} ]
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 9th <small>(24)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 19<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ] 19
|align=center| 53
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 53
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| ] semi-finalists
|-
! ]
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 15th <small>(24)</small> *
|
| {{flagicon|USA}} ] 7 *
|align=center| 24 *
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] 24 *<br>{{flagicon|NED}} ] 24
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
| |
|} |}
{{sup|†}} Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League for going into administration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21970140|date=28 March 2013}}</ref> {{sup|†}} Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League for going into administration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21970140|date=28 March 2013|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017175928/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21970140|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><br>
{{sup|††}} Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry City: Football League docks Sky Blues 10 points|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23548760|date=2 August 2013|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121224424/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23548760|archive-date=21 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><br>
<!-- <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season in progress. -->
{{sup|†††}} ] were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019 due to financial issues at the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49451896 |title=Bury expelled by English Football League after takeover collapses |work=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2019 |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827233426/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49451896 |url-status=live }}</ref> The season was postponed on 13 March 2020 and later concluded prematurely due to the ], with league positions and promotions decided on a points-per-game basis.<ref name="Sky Sports">{{cite web|title=League One: Coventry and Rotherham promoted as clubs vote for season to end|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12003537/league-one-coventry-and-rotherham-promoted-as-clubs-vote-for-season-to-end|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=9 June 2020|date=9 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609152148/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12003537/league-one-coventry-and-rotherham-promoted-as-clubs-vote-for-season-to-end|url-status=live}}</ref><br>

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season in progress.
===Club honours===
<p>{|
{{col-2}}
*''']'''
**Winners: 1986–87
*''']'''
**Winners: 1986–87
**Finalists: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1998–99, 1999–00
*''']'''
**Semi-finalists: 1980–81, 1989–90
*''']'''
**Northern Area Finalists: 2012–13
*''']''' (now ''']''')
**Champions: 1966–67
||
{{col-2}}
*''']''' (now ''']''')
**Champions: 1963–64
*''']'''
**Champions: 1935–36
*''']''' (now ''']''')
**Runners-up: 1958–59
*''']'''
**Winners: 1910–11, 1922–23, 2006–07
*''']'''
**Winners: 1935–36
*''']'''
**Winners: 1959–60
|}


==Notable players== ==Notable players==
{{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. players|List of Coventry City F.C. international footballers}} {{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. players|Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year|List of Coventry City F.C. international footballers}}


===Official Hall of Fame=== ===Official Hall of Fame===
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{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
!Player<ref name=HoF>{{cite web|url=http://www.skybluebarmy.co.uk/players/halloffame |title=SkyBlueBarmy – Coventry City Players Hall of Fame |access-date=20 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706075343/http://www.skybluebarmy.co.uk/players/halloffame |archive-date= 6 July 2015 }}</ref>
!Player
!Apps !Apps
!Goals !Goals
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 187 || 33 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 201 || 33
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 474 || 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 477 || 13
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 241 || 181 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 241 || 182
|- |-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 280 || 36 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 280 || 36
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 485 || 22 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 492 || 22
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 534 || 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 538 || 13
|- |-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Dougall || 237 || 14 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 236 || 14
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 168 || 72 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 170 || 72
|} |}
|valign="top"| |valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
!Player !Player<ref name=HoF/>
!Apps !Apps
!Goals !Goals
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Farmer || 311 || 52 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 311 || 52
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 141 || 57 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 141 || 57
|- |-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 101 || 14 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 101 || 14
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 402 || 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 395 || 0
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Herbert || 200 || 89 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 199 || 85
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 129 || 75 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 129 || 75
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 166 || 51 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 166 || 51
|- |-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 353 || 30 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 355 || 30
|} |}
|valign="top"| |valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
!Player !Player<ref name=HoF/>
!Apps !Apps
!Goals !Goals
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 382 || 15 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 382 || 16
|- |-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 144 || 74 | {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 145 || 73
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jock Lauderdale || 182 || 63 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ]|| 182 || 63
|- |-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 85 || 59 | {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 85 || 59
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 289 || 39 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 289 || 39
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} George Mason || 350 || 8 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 350 || 9
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 116 || 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 116 || 0
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 601 || 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 601 || 1
|-
|} |}
|valign="top"| |valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
!Player !Player<ref name=HoF/>
!Apps !Apps
!Goals !Goals
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 330 || 7 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 336 || 7
|- |-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 262 || 52 | {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 262 || 52
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 274 || 62 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 283 || 62
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 338 || 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 362 || 1
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 123 || 6 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 123 || 6
|- |-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 138 || 60 | {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 138 || 60
|- |-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alf Wood || 246 || 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 246 || 0
|} |}
|}

===Notable Academy graduates===
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Achievements
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] play-off winner with Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|BDI}} ] || ] winner with Coventry, ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] || Over 200 appearances for ], ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] play-off winner with Coventry, ] winner with Coventry, over 150 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] || 24 international caps and 2 goals for ], over 100 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 100 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] play-off winner with Coventry, youngest player to play in a first-team match for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 50 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Coventry club captain
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] captain, over 300 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] play-off winner with Coventry, ] winner with Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] || 11 international caps for ], ], two-time ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 1 international cap for ], ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 7 international caps for ] (subject to change), part of ], January 2018 ]
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 250 appearances for Coventry, two-time ] runner-up
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] || 2 caps for ], ] Goal of the Year winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 100 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] play-off winner with Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 300 appearances for ]
|-
| {{flagicon|IRL}} ] || ] winner with Coventry, ] play-off winner with Coventry, over 100 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] winner with Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 26 international caps and 8 goals for ], ] winner, ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 100 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} ] || ] winner with Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 3 international caps for ], two-time ] winner, ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|IRE}} ] || Over 50 appearances for the first team, ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] winner
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || Over 100 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || ] play-off winner with Coventry, ] winner with Coventry, Coventry club captain, over 200 appearances for Coventry
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 6 international caps and 1 goal for ], part of ], two ], ] winner
|} |}


===Player records=== ===Player records===
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2023}}
*Highest fee paid: ], £6,500,000 in 2000 from ]
{{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics}}
*Highest fee received: ], £13,000,000 in 2000 to ]
{| class="wikitable"
*Last goal at Highfield Road: ]
!Record
*First goal at Ricoh Arena: ]
!Details
*Most appearances (all competitions): ], 601 (1984 to 2000)
|-
*Most appearances (league): ], 504 (1984 to 2000)
|Highest transfer fee paid || {{flagicon|USA}} ], £7,700,000 in 2023 (from ])
*All-time top scorer (all competitions): ], 182 goals (1931–1937)
|-
*All-time top scorer (league): ], 173 goals (1931–1937)
|Highest transfer fee received || {{flagicon|SWE}} ], £20,500,000 in 2023 (to ])
*Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions): ], 72 goals (1994–1998)
|-
*Top-flight era top scorer (league): ], 60 goals (1994–1998)
|Most appearances (all competitions) || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 601 (1984–2000)
*Most goals by one player in a game: ], 5 (vs ], 1985), ], 5 (vs ], 1933), ], 5 (vs ], 1931)
|-
*Most goals by one player in a season: ], 50 (1931–1932) 49 league, 1 FA Cup.
|Most appearances (league) || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 504 (1984–2000)
*Most goals by one player in a season in the top flight: ], 23 (]), ], 23 (])
|-
*Oldest player: ], 43 years 207 days (vs ], 1958)
|All-time top scorer (all competitions) || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 182 goals (1931–1937)
*Youngest player: ], 16 years 20 days (substitute vs ], 2010)
|-
*Youngest player to start: ], 16 years 273 days (vs ], 1958)
|All-time top scorer (league) || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 173 goals (1931–1937)
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|Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions) || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 72 goals (1994–1998)
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|Top-flight era top scorer (league) || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 60 goals (1994–1998)
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|Most goals by one player in a game || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 5 (vs ], 1933)<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ], 5 (vs ], 1931)<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} ], 5 (vs ], 1985)
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|Most goals by one player in a season || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 50 (1931–1932, 49 league, 1 FA Cup)
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|Most goals by one player in a season in top-flight || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 23 (])<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} ], 23 (])
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|Oldest player to play in a first-team match || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 43 years 207 days (vs ], 1958)
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|Youngest player to play in a first-team match || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 16 years 21 days (substitute vs ], 2010)
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|Youngest player to start a first-team match || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], 16 years 273 days (vs ], 1958)
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==Managers== ==Managers==
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{{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. managers}} {{See also|List of Coventry City F.C. managers}}
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1883–1885) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1883–1885)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1885–1887) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1885–1887)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1887–1892) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1887–1892)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1893) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1893)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1893) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1893)
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1900–1902) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1900–1902)
*{{flagicon|IRE}} ] (1902–1905) *{{flagicon|IRL}} ] (1902–1905)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1905–1908) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1905–1908)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1908–1909) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1908–1909)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1909–1911) *{{flagicon|NIR}} ] (1909–1910)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] & committee (1911–1914) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] & committee (1910–1913)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] & committee (1914–1915) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] & committee (1913–1915)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] & committee (caretaker) (1915–1917)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] & committee (1915–1916)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1917–1919) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1917–1919)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1919–1920) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1919–1920)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1920–1924) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1920–1924)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1924–1925)</small>
*<small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1924–1925)</small> *{{flagicon|SCO}} ] (1925–1928)<br><small>'''VACANT''' (March 1928 – June 1928)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1925–1928) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1928–1931)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1931)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1931–1945)
*<small>'''VACANT''' (March 1928 – June 1928)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1928–1931) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1945–1947)<br><small>'''VACANT''' (April 1947 – June 1947)</small>
*<small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1931)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1931–1945)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1945–1947)
*<small>'''VACANT''' (April 1947 – June 1947)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1947–1948) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1947–1948)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1948–1953) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1948–1953)<br><small>'''VACANT''' (November 1953 – January 1954)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1954)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1954–1955)</small>
*<small>'''VACANT''' (November 1953 – January 1954)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1954)
*<small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1954–1955)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1955) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1955)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1956) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1956)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1956–1957) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1956–1957)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1957–1961) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1957–1961)
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*{{flagicon|IRE}} ] (1967–1972) *{{flagicon|IRL}} ] (1967–1972)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1972)</small>
*<small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1972)</small>
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*{{flagicon|SCO}} ] (1984–1986) *{{flagicon|SCO}} ] (1984–1986)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1986–1987) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] * & {{flagicon|ENG}} ] ** (1986–1987)<br><small>'''NOTE''' * Head Coach, ** General Manager</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1987–1990) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1987–1990)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1990–1992) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1990–1992)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (1992)</small>
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1993–1995) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1993–1995)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1995–1996) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1995–1996)
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*<small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (2004)</small> *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (2004–2005)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (2005)</small>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (2004–2005) *{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (2005–2007)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (2007)</small>
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*{{flagicon|WAL}} ] (2008–2010)<br><small>{{flagicon|ENG|size=15px}} ] (caretaker) (2010)</small>
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*{{flagicon|WAL}} ] (2008–2010)
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==Rivalries== ==Chairmen==
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1912–1928)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1928–1935)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1935–1946)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1946–1954)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1954–1958)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1958–1960)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1960–1973)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1973–1975)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1975–1977)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1977–1980)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1980–1983)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} ] (1983–1984)
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1990–1993)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (1993)
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==Honours==
'''League'''
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**Runners-up: ]
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'''Cup'''
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**Winners: ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39404886|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2 April 2017|date=2 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402163558/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39404886|archive-date=2 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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**Winners: 1935–36
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**Winners: 1910–11, 1922–23, 2006–07
**Runners-up: 2022–23
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**Winners: 1959–60

==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
* {{cite book |last=Brassington |first=David |year=1989 |edition=2 |title=Singers to Sky Blues: The story of Coventry City Football Club |publisher=Sporting and Leisure Press Limited |location=Buckingham |isbn=978-0-86023-452-4 }}
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jim |year=1998 |title=Coventry City: The Elite Era : a Complete Record |publisher=Desert Island Books |location=Westcliff-on-Sea |isbn=978-1-87428-703-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-L-PQAACAAJ }}
* {{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jim |year=2000 |title=Coventry City: An Illustrated History |publisher=Desert Island Books |location=Westcliff-on-Sea |isbn=978-1-87428-736-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CuvAAAACAAJ }}
* {{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jim |year=2006 |title=Coventry City at Highfield Road 1899–2005: Ghosts of a Vanished Stadium |location=Westcliff-on-Sea |publisher=Desert Island Books |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coventry-City-Highfield-Road-1899-2005-ebook/dp/B008QN9TC8 |isbn=978-1-90532-811-6 }}
* {{cite book |last=Dean |first=Rod |year=1991 |title=Coventry City: a complete record, 1883–1991 |location=Derby |publisher=Breedon Books |isbn=978-0-90796-988-4 }}
* {{cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Simon |publisher=Pitch Publishing |title=A Club Without a Home |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-78531-210-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69PwjwEACAAJ}}
* {{cite book |last=Henderson |first=Derek |year=1968 |title=The Sky Blues: The story of Coventry City F.C |location=London |publisher=Stanley Paul |isbn=978-0-09087-480-4 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Ward |first1=Andrew |last2=Williams |first2=John |year=2010 |title=Football Nation: Sixty Years of the Beautiful Game |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-40880-126-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/footballnationsi0000ward |url-access=registration }}


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*{{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=c/coventry_city}} *{{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=coventry-city}}
* Soccerbase – {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524021031/http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=621 |date=24 May 2008 }} {{!}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026155528/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=621 |date=26 October 2007 }} {{!}}
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Association football club in England "Coventry City" redirects here. For the city itself, see Coventry.

Football club
Coventry City
Full nameCoventry City Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sky Blues
Founded13 August 1883; 141 years ago (1883-08-13)
(as Singers F.C.)
GroundCoventry Building Society Arena
Capacity32,609
OwnerDoug King
ChairmanDoug King
ManagerFrank Lampard
LeagueEFL Championship
2023–24EFL Championship, 9th of 24
Websiteccfc.co.uk
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Coventry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed after the sky blue colours that were part of the club's early years, before making a return in 1962.

Coventry City formed as Singers F.C. in 1883 following a general meeting of the Singer Gentleman's club. They adopted their current name in 1898 and joined the Southern League in 1908, before being selected 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 the club 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. They experienced further relegations in 2012 and 2017, though did manage to 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 guiding the Sky Blues to eighth in League One the next season and then led the club to promotion back to the EFL Championship as League One champions in 2020. In the 2022–23 season, Coventry secured a play-off place in the Championship, before losing the play-off final to Luton Town on penalties.

For 106 years, from 1899 to 2005, Coventry City played at Highfield Road. The 32,609-capacity Coventry Arena was opened in August 2005 to replace Highfield Road, but the club has struggled with the new stadium lease since moving.

History

Main article: History of Coventry City F.C.
Chart of historic table positions of Coventry City in the Football League.

Early years (1883–1919)

Coventry City was founded in 1883 as Singers F.C., following a meeting between William Stanley and seven colleagues from the Singer Cycle Company at the Lord Aylesford Inn in Hillfields. It was one of several 19th century clubs linked to Coventry's bicycle factories, and the company founder George Singer was its first president. Singers joined the Birmingham County Football Association in 1884 and played around forty games in their first four years at Dowells Field in the Stoke area. In early seasons they lacked a regular playing staff and sometimes lacked equipment such as goal nets. In 1887, the club moved to the larger Stoke Road Ground, which had rudimentary stands, and they charged an entrance fee for the first time. The following five seasons were very successful, culminating in back-to-back Birmingham Junior Cup titles in 1891 and 1892.

Singers turned professional in 1892 and joined the Birmingham & District League in 1894, competing against strong reserve sides from established regional teams such as Aston Villa. Coventry residents not connected to the cycle company began supporting the club, and it was renamed Coventry City in 1898. Highfield Road opened in 1899, but its construction caused a financial crisis and subsequent salary disputes with the players. The club endured several poor seasons on the field, having to re-apply for membership of the league three times in the space of five years. In 1901, Coventry suffered their worst ever defeat with an 11–2 loss against Worcester-based Berwick Rangers in the qualifying round of the FA Cup. The club became a limited company in July 1907 and the team was more successful the following season, reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time before being eliminated by Crystal Palace.

In 1908, Coventry joined the Southern League, at the time the third-strongest English division. In their second season, Coventry reached the FA Cup quarter-final, beating top-flight teams Preston and Nottingham Forest before losing to Everton. Another two successful seasons followed but in 1914 the club was relegated, amid renewed financial problems. Its economic health worsened as attendances dropped sharply, and the club was in danger of dissolution. It was saved in part by the abandonment of competitive football in mid-1915 due to World War I. The club's debts were then paid off by benefactor David Cooke in 1917. During the war, they played some friendly matches against local clubs and joined a temporary wartime division for 1918–19.

League football and the "Old Five" (1919–1945)

In 1919, Coventry submitted a successful application to join the Football League and were placed into the Second Division for the 1919–20 season, the first played after the war. In preparation for league football, the club invested in new players and increased Highfield Road's capacity to 40,000. They avoided finishing last in 1919–20 when they won their final game against Bury, but this result was later found to be rigged, the club receiving a heavy fine in 1923. In 1924–25, after their sixth successive relegation battle, Coventry finished bottom of the table and dropped into the Third Division North. A year later they were asked by the League to switch to the Third Division South, to keep the sizes of the divisions even. Their poor form continued, and in 1927–28 they narrowly avoided having to seek re-election. Supporters rioted after the final game that season, some calling for the club to be wound up and a phoenix club established in its place. In 1928, the club's worst ever attendance was recorded with a gate of 2,059 for a match against Crystal Palace.

In addition to poor form on the field, the club ran into financial difficulties by the end of the 1920s, having to rely on fundraisers by supporters and a cash injection by Cooke, who had become club president. A committee of enquiry in 1928 concluded that the club was being mismanaged, leading to resignation of chairman W. Carpenter and his replacement by Walter Brandish. The club's form began to improve under the new board, and the appointment of Harry Storer as manager in 1931 brought in an era of success at the club. Coventry scored a total of 108 goals in the 1931–32 season, gaining the nickname "The Old Five" as a result of scoring five or more in many games. New signing Clarrie Bourton's individual tally of 49 goals was the Football League record for that season, and his overall total of 50 remains the club record. Two further 100-goal seasons followed, the first time in the league that a team had achieved three in a row, and Coventry recorded their largest ever league victory in April 1934, 9–0 against Bristol City. Despite scoring heavily, Coventry missed out on promotion every season until 1935–36, when they finished as Third Division North champions.

The club continued their good form in the second tier, finishing eighth, fourth and fourth again between 1936 and 1939. They also constructed a new main stand and purchased the freehold of Highfield Road, utilising a loan of £20,000 from local motor-industry entrepreneur John Siddeley. In 1937–38 they met with Midlands rivals Aston Villa the first time in league football, securing with a win and a draw in the two meetings as well as a higher-placed finish than the Birmingham club. In September 1939, the league season was aborted after three games due to the start of World War II. Many supporters at the time blamed the war for robbing the team of a probable imminent promotion to the First Division, although several top players including Bourton had been sold by 1939, and attendances had begun to fall. Coventry continued playing some friendly games until November 1940, when the Coventry Blitz damaged the stadium and brought all football in the city to a halt. Friendly matches resumed again in 1942, as parts of Highfield Road had been rebuilt, and the team joined the Midland Regional League.

Rise to the First Division, Europe, and FA Cup victory (1945–1987)

Storer left Coventry for Birmingham City after the war, and many of the 1939 squad had retired by 1945. New manager Dick Bayliss assembled a squad with a mixture of pre-war players and newcomers, but his tenure was cut short when he died after being stranded in a snow storm in 1947. Replacement Billy Frith was dismissed following a poor start to 1948–49 and the club persuaded Storer to return from Birmingham. In 1950–51, Coventry led the Second Division table at Christmas, but a poor run ended their promotion hopes and the following season they were relegated. They spent the next six seasons in the Third Division South, with seven different managers, but were never in contention for promotion. The average attendance at Highfield Road dropped sharply during this period, and several top players had to be sold amid financial difficulties. In 1958, the north and south divisions were replaced by a single nationwide third and a new fourth. Coventry were placed in the latter as a result of a bottom-half finish in 1957–58. Three games into 1958–59, the club occupied its lowest ever overall league position, 91st, but recovered to secure promotion back into the third tier.

The appointment of Derrick Robins as chairman in 1958 and Jimmy Hill as manager in 1961, marked the start of the "Sky Blue revolution" at the club. Hill changed the club's kit colour and nickname, introduced the Sky Blue Song, and added pre-match entertainment. Backed by an injection of cash from Robins, Hill led Coventry to the Third and Second Division championships in 1964 and 1967 respectively, taking them to the top division for the first time. Coventry's record attendance was set in 1967, against fellow title-chasers Wolverhampton Wanderers; the official gate was 51,455 although the club estimated that the figure was higher. In 1969–70, under Hill's successor Noel Cantwell, the club finished sixth in the First Division, which as of 2022 remains their highest ever position. The top-six finish earned them a place in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which ended in the second round with a 7–3 aggregate defeat against Bayern Munich. In the mid-1970s, the club faced renewed financial difficulty and sold several top players. A relegation battle followed in 1976–77, which culminated in a controversial 2–2 draw with Bristol City that saw both sides survive at the expense of Sunderland, playing out the final minutes without any attempt to score further goals. A season of success followed in 1977–78, as Coventry finished seventh, narrowly missing a European place. In 1980–81, Coventry reached their first major semi-final, losing to West Ham United in the League Cup.

Hill returned to the club as managing director in 1975, and was elevated to chairman in 1980. He initiated several transformations at the club, including the conversion of Highfield Road to England's first all-seat stadium in 1981, and the opening of a sports centre and training ground in Ryton-on-Dunsmore. Hill attempted to rename the club "Coventry Talbot", after their sponsors, but this was rejected by the Football Association. To pay for the developments, the club sold top players including popular striker Tommy Hutchison, and results suffered. Hill was forced out of the club in 1983 and terraces reintroduced two years later. Despite surviving relegation battles for four successive seasons, with three changes of manager, by 1986 the club had assembled a strong squad. Under duo George Curtis and John Sillett, they spent most of the following season in the top eight, and advanced to the 1987 FA Cup final. In a match later described by Steven Pye of The Guardian' as a "classic final", Coventry beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 at Wembley which, as of 2024, is the club's only major trophy to date.

Recent history (1987–present)

Coventry's FA Cup defence ended with a fourth-round defeat to Watford, followed a season later by one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history when they lost 2–1 to non-league Sutton United in the third round. They finished seventh in the league that season, however, their highest finish since 1978. A last-day escape in 1991–92 earned Coventry a place in the newly-formed Premier League. Bryan Richardson took over as club chairman in summer 1993, making large sums of money available for players over subsequent years. With Ron Atkinson and then Gordon Strachan as manager, Coventry signed several high-profile players such as Dion Dublin, Moustapha Hadji, Peter Ndlovu and Robbie Keane, but did not finish higher than 11th place for the remainder of their Premier League tenure.

In 1997, Richardson revealed the initial proposals for a new stadium in the north of Coventry, at the time envisaged as having 40,000 seats and included in England's unsuccessful bid for the 2006 World Cup. The project was backed by Coventry City Council and gained planning permission in 1998, but involved high costs, inducing the board to sell Highfield Road to a property developer and lease it back, before construction had started. On the field, Coventry were forced by the rising debts to sell their top players without replacement, and were finally relegated in 2000–01, ending 34 years of continuous tenure in the top flight.

In their first season back in the second tier, Coventry occupied 4th place with seven games remaining, but ultimately finished 11th, outside the play-off places. The new stadium opened in 2005, having been reduced in size and delayed several times; the club had previously sold its 50% share to the Alan Higgs charity to repay debts. The club's financial situation remained poor, and by 2007 they faced the possibility of being forced out of business; this was averted when the club was bought by hedge fund owner Sisu Capital. Led by chairman Ray Ranson, Coventry signed several promising youngsters in the early Sisu years, but they failed to achieve on-field success. Sisu began reducing investment from 2009 as debts mounted, leading eventually to Ranson's resignation in 2011. They were relegated to League One in 2012, and were forced to groundshare with Northampton Town for more than a year from 2013, following a rent dispute with the Ricoh Arena owners. Coventry City Football Club Ltd was dissolved, but the team were allowed to continue playing in League One under Sisu Company Otium.

In 2016–17, Coventry were relegated to League Two, but also won the EFL Trophy in the same season, their first trophy for 30 years. The following season, their first in the fourth tier since 1959, they were promoted straight back, finishing sixth and beating Exeter City in the play-off final. Two seasons later, they were promoted again, being awarded the League One championship via a points-per-game system after the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of curtailment in March 2020, they led the table with 67 points from 34 games. They were exiled from the Ricoh Arena again from 2019 to 2021, playing their home games at St Andrew's in Birmingham, amid ongoing legal action by Sisu over the 2014 purchase of the stadium by rugby club Wasps, which concluded only in 2022 when the European Commission declined to hear an appeal.

The Sisu era at Coventry City ended in 2023, when local businessman Doug King purchased the club. King had also attempted to acquire the CBS Arena, after both Wasps and the stadium holding company had fallen into administration, but his bid came too late and the stadium was eventually sold to Mike Ashley. Coventry went on to finish fifth in the Championship at the end of the season, earning a play-off place. After beating Middlesbrough in the semi-final they played in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final at Wembley, missing out on promotion to the Premier League after a 6–5 penalty shoot-out defeat against Luton Town. In the 2023–24 season, Coventry City progressed to the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since their 1986–87 FA Cup victory with a 3–2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, following two stoppage time goals from Ellis Simms and Haji Wright. In the semi-finals, Coventry fought back from 3–0 down against Manchester United to level the match in stoppage time with the help of a converted penalty from Haji Wright before losing the match by 4–2 penalties.

Playing kit

Colours

Coventry's home shirts are either completely or predominantly 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.

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. 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. 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.

Kit maker and sponsorship

Since the 2019–20 season, the kit is made by Hummel. The home, away and third kit is sponsored by Monzo as the main club sponsor across the front of the shirt and King of Shaves on the reverse.

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 Shorts sponsor
1974–75 Umbro None None or N/A
1975–80 Admiral Sportswear
1980–81 Talbot
1981–83 Big T
1983–84 Umbro Tallon
1984–85 Glazepta
1985–86 Elliotts
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 (home)

Isuzu (away)

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 The Exams Office
2020–21 BoyleSports (front), Jingltree (back) G&R Scaffolding (home), SIMIAN Aspects Training (away)
2021–2023 BoyleSports (front), XL Motors (back)
2023– King of Shaves (front), XL Motors (sleeve), Coventry Building Society (rear) G&R Scaffolding

Stadium

Early grounds

Coventry's first ground was at Dowells Field, where they played as Singers F.C. from their founding in 1883 until 1887. It was located in the Stoke area south of Binley Road close to a landmark called Robinsons Pit, in an area of fields which belonged at the time to a landowner named Samuel Dowell. The site was later the location of the Gosford Park Hotel and the Coventry loop line railway, and much of the former pitch is now occupied by housing.

The club's second pitch was at Stoke Road, to which Singers moved in 1887. It was located between Paynes Lane and Swan Lane, immediately to the south of the eventual Highfield Road stadium. The move coincided with the appointment of J.G. Morgan as club secretary, who transformed the club's operations and was the first to hold a manager role. Unlike Dowells Field, Stoke Ground was fully enclosed by hedges and trees and featured a small stand and entrances close to the White Lion and Binley Oak pubs. An admission fee of two pence was charged for attendance at games. Singers' biggest rivals during the Stoke Road years were the Rudge Cycle Company team, with games between the two clubs attracted crowds as high as 4,000 by the end of the 1880s.

Highfield Road

Main article: Highfield Road
Coventry City played at Highfield Road between 1899 and 2005

In 1899, shortly after Singers became Coventry City, they were forced to vacate Stoke Road due to an extension of King Richard Street and a housing development to accommodate Coventry's rising population. The club acquired a site previously owned by the Craven Cricket Club and built the new stadium there. It was named Highfield Road after the road to the north of the ground, at the time the only access route from the city centre, which was in turn named after a Highfield Farm that had stood on the site earlier. Construction cost £100, a large amount for the club at the time, and on opening the ground featured a single stand on the southern side of the field. The first game at the ground was a 1–0 win against Stoke City with an attendance of 3,000, but the club went on to finish bottom of the Birmingham & District League in the opening season.

A run to the FA Cup quarter finals in 1910 saw a then-record 18,995 attendance at Highfield Road, and the club spent the revenue generated by the cup run on the construction of a new stand on the northern side. A new terrace at the east of the ground, known as the Spion Kop, was opened in 1922, and in 1927 a roof was added over part of the western terrace, taken from Twickenham Stadium and funded by the supporters' club. In 1936, a new main stand was built and in the club also bought the freehold of the ground from the Mercers' Company, following a £20,000 loan by automotive entrepreneur John Siddeley. The stadium was bombed in the Coventry Blitz in 1941, damaging the pitch and the main stand, writer Nemo in the Coventry Telegraph said that Adolf Hitler had "done a spot of ploughing". The first floodlights were installed at the ground in 1953, and were upgraded in 1957, using money raised by the supporters' club.

The "Sky Blue revolution" of Derrick Robins and Jimmy Hill in the 1960s saw large-scale development at Highfield Road, including construction of the new Sky Blue Stand on the north side of the ground. Hill also oversaw the ground's conversion to all-seater as Chairman in 1981, but this was deeply unpopular with fans as well as Hill's successor John Poynton, and a report in early 1985 concluded that it was not achieving its desired effect of combatting hooliganism at Highfield Road. The Spion Kop was reconfigured and converted back to a standing terrace later that year. The Taylor Report of 1990 led to a requirement that all top-flight teams should switch to all-seater. This led to what proved to be the final major development at Highfield Road, the construction of the new East Stand. The stadium hosted its last league game in a 6–2 Coventry win over Derby County in 2005 and was subsequently demolished to make way for a new housing development.

Coventry Building Society Arena

Main article: Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry Building Society Arena

For the 2005–06 season, Coventry City moved to the new 32,609-capacity Coventry Building Society Arena (then named the Ricoh Arena) after 106 years at Highfield Road. 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.

Sixfields

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. 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.

It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with Walsall at the Bescot Stadium or attempt to stay at the Ricoh Arena, following the appointment of new owners. 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. 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. Member of parliament for Coventry South, Jim Cunningham, described the move as "a disgrace".

Return to the Coventry Building Society Arena

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. Coventry City's first home game back 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." 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 and a protest march by the Sky Blue Trust supporters' group. 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.

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

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. 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.

St Andrew's

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.

The club had the option to spend a further two seasons away from Coventry and remained at St Andrew's for the 2020–21 season. The club returned to the Coventry Building Society Arena in August 2021, ending the ground-share agreement between Coventry and Birmingham.

New Stadium at the University of Warwick and second return to Coventry

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.

In March 2021, the club announced that they had secured a ten-year agreement to return to the Ricoh Arena from the start of the 2021–22 season. The deal, described by the club's owners as "the best the club has had in terms of commercial revenue" during their time at the stadium, would not affect the longer-term goal of constructing a new stadium. The new deal also included a seven-year break clause should the club require it.

On 5 May 2021, it was announced that the Ricoh Arena would be renamed for the first time, when it would become the Coventry Building Society Arena. The name change came into effect in July 2021 as a part of a 10-year naming rights deal with the building society.

On 8 August 2021, Coventry City played Nottingham Forest at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the club's first game back at the ground in 2 years and their first Championship game in Coventry since 2012. They won the match 2–1. On 16 September 2021, Coventry City owner Joy Seppala told the BBC the club remained "firmly committed" to a new stadium, planned for a site owned by the University of Warwick.

The club were forced to move at least 1 match away from Coventry again in August 2022 when their EFL Cup match against Bristol City was held at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium due to the pitch being deemed "unsafe".

Arena Coventry entered Administration in November 2022 and was subsequently bought by Frasers Group. Coventry City did not sign to continue the previous deal with the new owners and were issued a notice of eviction on 5 December unless they signed a new deal which only ran until May 2023. The new deal was signed on 13 December meaning the Sky Blues would remain at the CBS Arena only until at least May 2023. The deal was subsequently extended by 5 years; additional guarantees in the lease included that City would be the sole tenant of the CBS Arena throughout the lease, would move back into the original home dressing room (previously used by Wasps), a new club shop, and enhanced Sky Blues branding in the concourse.

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.

Legends’ Day has become an almost permanent fixture amongst Coventry supporters. Legends’ Day has been held almost every year since the Inaugural Event. The only exceptions being in 2014 when the club were exiled playing home games in Northampton and in 2020 and 2021 after fans were shut out of stadiums as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Identity

The club's support is collectively known as The Sky Blue Army. In Coventry and Warwickshire the use of the term ‘Going Up The City’ is a term used to say you are going to watch a Coventry City match.

The club's support massively dropped off in the years of the SISU ownership, with the decline in average attendances falling in line with the club's slide down the league pyramid. The exit from The Ricoh Arena in 2013 led to many supporters protesting against SISU's ownership of the club and a section of the support enforce a ‘Not One Penny More’ policy in which its backers vowed not to give any more money to the club as long as SISU remained in charge.

In the 2013–14 season, in which the club was exiled at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium the average attendance dropped to just over 2,000.

The Sky Blue Trust is the largest member-based supporters club and in its peak was fighting to gain a stake in the club and to get fan representation on the board of directors. As of 2022 The Sky Blue Trust are less vocal and are viewed as obsolete by many supporters.

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. 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. 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:

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 till 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 till the game is won!
City! City! City!

Famous Supporters

The club has a number of famous supporters, Television Broadcaster Richard Keys was born in the city and is a lifelong supporter of the club. Fellow broadcaster Jon Gaunt is also a City fan.

The principal of the Red Bull Formula 1 team Christian Horner was outed as a supporter of the club when he jokingly claimed in an interview with Sky F1 he was trying to convince Kevin De Bruyne to join the club.

Haas F1 Team principal Ayao Komatsu revealed in an interview with Sky Sports F1 that he is a fan of the club. Komatusu's support stems from being introduced to the club whilst he was studying at Loughborough University.

Comedian Josh Pugh grew up in nearby Atherstone and currently lives in Coventry and supports the Sky Blues.

From the world of music, Musician Neville Staple of The Specials is also a keen supporter of the club and in 2019, appeared in a kit launch for the clubs new ‘Two Tone’ themed Third Kit. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts who formed local rock band The Enemy are all big City supporters.

Singer/Songwriter Tom Grennan is also a fan of the club owing to his manager and agent being a Sky Blues fan.

The actor Graeme Hawley who is best known for playing the role of John Stape in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street is a season ticket holder at the club.

Other famous fans include professional Darts players Steve Beaton and Steve Hine, Formula 1 mogul Eddie Jordan and Westlife member Brian McFadden.

Malcolm In The Middle actor Frankie Muniz is reportedly a Coventry City fan, apparently owing to a producer he made friends with on the set of the film Agent Cody Banks 2.

Politician Geoffrey Robinson is a fan of the club and once served as chairman.

Rivalries

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Leicester City are considered Coventry City's main rival and the two clubs compete the M69 Derby. However, largely due to the clubs' differing fortunes meetings between the two have been rare in recent years; the two clubs had not played each other between 2012 and 2023. The derby returned for the first time in eleven years in the 2023–24 EFL Championship season, following Leicester's relegation from the Premier League. A small section of The Sky Blues' support were widely condemned in the build up to an M69 Derby in January 2024, after offensive banners mocking the death of former Foxes owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha were displayed across the City of Coventry

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s and to the turn of the millennium, Aston Villa were considered Coventry's main rivals as they continually competed against each other in the First Division and then the Premier League. The two clubs however have not met since Coventry's relegation from the Premier League in 2001.

In the 1960s and 1970s there was intense rivalry with Wolverhampton Wanderers which started in 1965 after Wolves were relegated from Division One and the two clubs met in Division Two. The two sides were promoted together in 1967 and there were fierce battles in both city centres when the clubs met during the period. There was also rivalries with West Bromwich Albion and Walsall but these are much less fierce than the ones with Leicester, Wolves and Villa.

A local rivalry also exists with Birmingham City, however the ground share agreement at St Andrew's between 2019 and 2021 – which effectively spared Coventry from being expelled from the EFL – has led to friendlier relations between the two clubs’ supporters.

The club has an unusual long-distance rivalry with North-East side Sunderland, which stems back to the end of the 1976–77 season, when Coventry, Sunderland and Bristol City were all battling against relegation from Division One on the final day of the season. With Coventry and Bristol City facing each other at Highfield Road, the referee, on the advice of the police, delayed the kick-off of the match by 15 minutes as many Bristol fans were still trying to enter the ground and there was a risk of serious trouble. Sunderland, who were playing away to Everton at the same time, lost 2–0, and the result was displayed on the Highfield Road scoreboard. There were still 15 minutes left to play and Coventry and Bristol City effectively stopped playing knowing that a 2–2 draw would keep both teams up and send Sunderland down. There was an inquiry but the result was allowed to stand and Sunderland were relegated. Some Sunderland fans have held a grudge, believing that then-Coventry chairman Jimmy Hill used his influence to delay the game and give his side an advantage, and there has been some rivalry more recently as the two clubs competed for promotion from League One together in 2018–19 and 2019–20. In 2018–19 crowd trouble marred the meetings between the two at The Ricoh Arena and The Stadium of Light leading to numerous arrests among both sets of fans.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Oliver Dovin
2 DF England ENG Luis Binks
3 DF Wales WAL Jay Dasilva
4 DF England ENG Bobby Thomas
5 MF England ENG Jack Rudoni
7 MF Japan JPN Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
8 MF England ENG Jamie Allen
9 FW England ENG Ellis Simms
10 FW England ENG Ephron Mason-Clark
11 FW United States USA Haji Wright
13 GK England ENG Ben Wilson
14 MF England ENG Ben Sheaf (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Liam Kitching
17 FW Australia AUS Raphael
21 DF England ENG Jake Bidwell
22 DF Jamaica JAM Joel Latibeaudiere
23 FW Ghana GHA Brandon Thomas-Asante
27 DF Netherlands NED Milan van Ewijk
28 MF England ENG Josh Eccles
29 MF Denmark DEN Victor Torp
30 FW Portugal POR Fábio Tavares
37 FW Belgium BEL Norman Bassette
40 GK England ENG Bradley Collins
44 GK Wales WAL Cian Tyler

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF Scotland SCO Jack Burroughs (at Kilmarnock until the end of 2024–25 season)
36 MF Wales WAL Ryan Howley (at Ayr United until the end of 2024–25 season)
49 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Justin Obikwu (at Grimsby Town until the end of 2024–25 season)

Under-21 squad

As of 11 July 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF England ENG Isaac Moore
41 DF England ENG Callum Perry
42 DF England ENG Kain Ryan
43 DF England ENG Tristan Batanwi
46 MF England ENG Charlie Finney
47 MF England ENG Elliot Betjemann
48 GK England ENG Luke Bell
50 DF Italy ITA Riccardo Di Trolio
No. Pos. Nation Player
51 DF England ENG Harvey Broad
52 MF England ENG Kai Yearn
53 DF Grenada GRN Greg Sandiford
54 MF Wales WAL Kai Andrews
55 FW England ENG Aston Ellard
56 DF England ENG Jayden Smith
57 GK England ENG Daniel Rachel
59 FW United States USA Aidan Dausch

Under-18 squad

As of 2 May 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL Luis Lines
— DF England ENG Ben Blakely
— DF England ENG Joshua Gordon
— DF England ENG David Mantle
— DF England ENG Jay Marshall
— MF England ENG Conrad Ambursley
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Jack James
— MF England ENG Joseph McCallum
— MF England ENG Leon Osaghae
— MF England ENG Mackenzie Stretton
— FW England ENG Constantine Panayiotou

Management

Name Position
Frank Lampard Manager
Joe Edwards Assistant Manager
Chris Jones First-Team Coach
Rhys Carr First-Team Coach
Aled Williams Goalkeeping Coach
John Dempster First-Team Coach
Mark Delaney Under 21s Coach
Daniel Bolas Academy Manager
Dr Ganeshan Ramsamy Club Doctor
Dr Claire-Marie Roberts Performance Director
Liam Stanley First-Team Physiotherapist
Adam Hearn Head of Sports Science
Andy Young Senior Fitness Coach
Jonny Clancy Performance Analyst
Ben King Football Operations
Dean Austin Head of Recruitment
Jamie Johnson Head of Scouting
Chris Marsh Kitman
Amanda Nichols Laundry Operative
Abbie Forman Sports Scientist
Name Position
Doug King Owner/Chairman
John Taylor Chief Operating Officer
Mike Reid Club Secretary
Mark Hornby Head of Marketing & Communications
Dale Gregory Head of Grounds
Connor Brady Deputy Head of Grounds (First Team)
Neil Matts Deputy Head of Grounds (Academy)
David Busst Head of Sky Blues in the Community
Jim Brown Club Historian

Seasons

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 Top Goalscorer Matches Most Appearances Most Captain Apps Other
1958–59 season 4 2nd (24) not awarded England Ray Straw 30 48 England Roy Kirk 48 England George Curtis Football League Fourth Division Runners-up
1959–60 season 3 5th (24) England Ray Straw 21 48 South Africa Arthur Lightening 48 England George Curtis Southern Professional Floodlit Cup Winners
1960–61 season 3 15th (24) England Ray Straw 20 51 England George Curtis 51 England George Curtis
1961–62 season 3 14th (24) England Mike Dixon 12 49 England George Curtis 49 England George Curtis
1962–63 season 3 4th (24) England Terry Bly 29 57 England George Curtis 56 England George Curtis
1963–64 season 3 1st (24) England George Hudson 28 50 England George Curtis 50
Wales Ronnie Rees 50 		England George Curtis Football League Third Division Champions
1964–65 season 2 10th (22) England George Hudson 24 47 England George Curtis 46
Wales Ronnie Rees 46 		England George Curtis
1965–66 season 2 3rd (22) England George Hudson 17 50 England George Curtis 50 England George Curtis
1966–67 season 2 1st (22) England Bobby Gould 25 46 England George Curtis 46 England George Curtis Football League Second Division Champions
1967–68 season 1 20th (22) England Ernie Machin Wales Ronnie Rees 9 46 England Ernie Machin 44 England George Curtis FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1968–69 season 1 20th (22) England Bill Glazier England Ernie Hunt 13 49 England Bill Glazier 49 England George Curtis
1969–70 season 1 6th (22) Scotland Neil Martin Scotland Neil Martin 15 45 England Mick Coop 44 Scotland Roy Barry FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1970–71 season 1 10th (22) Scotland Willie Carr England Ernie Hunt 13
Scotland Neil Martin 13 		52 England Jeff Blockley 52 Scotland Neil Martin Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round;
BBC Goal of the Season: England Ernie Hunt
1971–72 season 1 18th (22) England Ernie Hunt England Ernie Hunt 12 45 Scotland Willie Carr 45
England Wilf Smith 45 		Scotland Roy Barry Texaco Cup Second round
1972–73 season 1 19th (22) Scotland Willie Carr Scotland Brian Alderson 17 48 England Mick Coop 48 Scotland Roy Barry Texaco Cup First round
1973–74 season 1 16th (22) England Bill Glazier Scotland Brian Alderson 15 54 Republic of Ireland Jimmy Holmes 53
Scotland Tommy Hutchison 53 		England John Craven Texaco Cup First round
1974–75 season 1 14th (22) England Graham Oakey Scotland Brian Alderson 8
England David Cross 8 		46 Scotland Tommy Hutchison 46 England John Craven
1975–76 season 1 14th (22) Scotland Tommy Hutchison England David Cross 16 47 England Mick Coop 47
Scotland Tommy Hutchison 47 		England John Craven
1976–77 season 1 19th (22) Scotland Jim Blyth England Mick Ferguson 15 47 England John Beck 45 Wales Terry Yorath
1977–78 season 1 7th (22) Scotland Ian Wallace Scotland Ian Wallace 23 47 Scotland Bobby McDonald 47
England Barry Powell 47 		Wales Terry Yorath
1978–79 season 1 10th (22) Scotland Bobby McDonald Scotland Ian Wallace 15 45 Scotland Tommy Hutchison 45
Scotland Bobby McDonald 45 		Wales Terry Yorath
1979–80 season 1 15th (22) Scotland Gary Gillespie Scotland Ian Wallace 13 47 Scotland Tommy Hutchison 45 Scotland Tommy Hutchison
1980–81 season 1 16th (22) England Danny Thomas England Garry Thompson 15 55 England Paul Dyson 54
England Harry Roberts 54 		England Mick Coop Football League Cup semi-finalists
1981–82 season 1 14th (22) England Danny Thomas England Mark Hateley 18 48 Scotland Gary Gillespie 46 Republic of Ireland Gerry Daly PFA Merit Award: England Joe Mercer
1982–83 season 1 19th (22) Scotland Gary Gillespie England Steve Whitton 14 48 Scotland Gary Gillespie 48 England Gerry Francis PFA Team OTY: England Danny Thomas
1983–84 season 1 19th (22) England Nick Platnauer England Terry Gibson 19 49 England Terry Gibson 41
England Nick Platnauer 41 		England Harry Roberts
1984–85 season 1 18th (22) England Terry Gibson England Terry Gibson 19 46 England Steve Ogrizovic 46 England Trevor Peake
1985–86 season 1 17th (22) England Trevor Peake England Terry Gibson 13 47 England Steve Ogrizovic 47 England Brian Kilcline
1986–87 season 1 10th (22) England Steve Ogrizovic England Cyrille Regis 16 53 England Steve Ogrizovic 53 England Brian Kilcline FA Cup Winners: 1987 FA Cup final;
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1987 FA Youth Cup final;
BBC Goal of the Season: England Keith Houchen
1987–88 season 1 10th (21) Scotland David Speedie England Cyrille Regis 12 46 England Steve Ogrizovic 46 England Brian Kilcline FA Charity Shield Runners-up: 1987 FA Charity Shield;
Full Members Cup semi-finalists
1988–89 season 1 7th (20) Scotland David Speedie Scotland David Speedie 15 42 England Brian Borrows 42
England Steve Ogrizovic 42 		England Brian Kilcline
1989–90 season 1 12th (20) England Brian Borrows Scotland David Speedie 9 47 England Brian Borrows 46
England David Smith 46 		England Brian Kilcline Football League Cup semi-finalists
1990–91 season 1 16th (20) Scotland Kevin Gallacher Scotland Kevin Gallacher 16 47 England Brian Borrows 47 England Brian Kilcline PFA Merit Award: Scotland Tommy Hutchison
1991–92 season 1 19th (22) England Stewart Robson Scotland Kevin Gallacher 10 48 England Lloyd McGrath 46 England Stewart Robson
1992–93 season 1 15th (22) England Peter Atherton England Micky Quinn 17 45 England John Williams 44 England Brian Borrows
1993–94 season 1 11th (22) Republic of Ireland Phil Babb Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu 11 46 Republic of Ireland Phil Babb 44
England Steve Morgan 44 		England Brian Borrows
1994–95 season 1 16th (22) England Brian Borrows England Dion Dublin 16 49 England Brian Borrows 40
England Paul Cook 40
England Steve Ogrizovic 40 		England Brian Borrows PFA Merit Award: Scotland Gordon Strachan
1995–96 season 1 16th (20) England Paul Williams England Dion Dublin 16 45 England John Salako 43 England Dion Dublin
1996–97 season 1 17th (20) England Dion Dublin England Dion Dublin 13 46 Scotland Gary McAllister 46
England Steve Ogrizovic 46 		Scotland Gary McAllister
1997–98 season 1 11th (20) England Dion Dublin England Dion Dublin 23 47 England Dion Dublin 43 Scotland Gary McAllister Premier League Golden Boot: England Dion Dublin;
PFA Merit Award: England Steve Ogrizovic
1998–99 season 1 15th (20) England Richard Shaw England Noel Whelan 13 44 Sweden Magnus Hedman 42
England Richard Shaw 42 		Scotland Gary McAllister FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1999–2000 season 1 14th (20) Scotland Gary McAllister Scotland Gary McAllister 13 43 Scotland Gary McAllister 43 Scotland Gary McAllister FA Youth Cup Runners-up;
FAI Young Int'l Player OTY: Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane
2000–01 season 1 19th (20) Republic of Ireland Gary Breen Wales Craig Bellamy 8 44 Wales Craig Bellamy 39 Morocco Mustapha Hadji PFA Merit Award: England Jimmy Hill;
Welsh Footballer OTY: Wales John Hartson
2001–02 season 2 11th (24) England David Thompson England Lee Hughes 14 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić 41 England John Eustace
2002–03 season 2 20th (24) Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić England Jay Bothroyd 11 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić
2003–04 season 2 12th (24) England Stephen Warnock England Gary McSheffrey 12 51 England Stephen Warnock 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić FWA Tribute Award: England Jimmy Hill
2004–05 season 2 19th (24) Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Gary McSheffrey 14 51 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 49 England Stephen Hughes First CONCACAF 50-goal scorer: Trinidad and Tobago Stern John;
Last goal at Highfield Road: England Andy Whing
2005–06 season 2 8th (24) England Gary McSheffrey England Gary McSheffrey 17 51 England Gary McSheffrey 50 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle First goal at Ricoh Arena: Faroe Islands Claus Bech Jørgensen
2006–07 season 2 17th (24) England Andy Marshall Nigeria Dele Adebola 9 49 Nigeria Dele Adebola 42
Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 42
England Marcus Hall 42
England Andy Marshall 42 		Wales Rob Page Birmingham Senior Cup Winners
2007–08 season 2 21st (24) Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb Malta Michael Mifsud 17 53 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 49
England Isaac Osbourne 49
Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb 49 		England Stephen Hughes
2008–09 season 2 17th (24) Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 12 53 Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood 49 England Scott Dann PFA Team OTY: England Danny Fox, Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood
2009–10 season 2 19th (24) Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 11 49 Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood 46 England Stephen Wright
2010–11 season 2 18th (24) Jamaica Marlon King Jamaica Marlon King 13 49 Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh 48 Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley FL Fan OTY: England Kevin Monks
2011–12 season 2 23rd (24) Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh England Lukas Jutkiewicz 9
England Gary McSheffrey 9 		48 Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh 47
Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy 47 		Northern Ireland Sammy Clingan Championship Apprentice Award: Burundi Gaël Bigirimana
2012–13 season 3 15th (24) England Carl Baker Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick 18 58 Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy 56 England Carl Baker FL Trophy Northern area finalists;
PFA Team OTY: England Leon Clarke;
FL Fan OTY: England Pat Raybould
2013–14 season 3 18th (24) England Callum Wilson England Callum Wilson 22 53 Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy 53 England Carl Baker FL Goal OTY: Belgium Franck Moussa;
PFA Team OTY: England Callum Wilson
2014–15 season 3 17th (24) Scotland Jim O'Brien England Frank Nouble 7 52 Scotland John Fleck 47
Scotland Jim O'Brien 47 		Benin Réda Johnson
2015–16 season 3 8th (24) Scotland John Fleck England Adam Armstrong 20 49 Wales Sam Ricketts 46
France Romain Vincelot 46 		Wales Sam Ricketts PFA Team OTY: England Adam Armstrong
2016–17 season 3 23rd (24) Wales George Thomas Wales George Thomas 9 59 England Jordan Turnbull 46
England Jordan Willis 46 		England Jordan Willis EFL Trophy Winners: 2017 EFL Trophy final
2017–18 season 4 6th (24) Scotland Marc McNulty Scotland Marc McNulty 28 58 Scotland Jack Grimmer 53 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle EFL League Two play-offs Winners: 2018 play-off final;
EFL Team OTY: England Lee Burge, England Jordan Willis;
PFA Team OTY: Scotland Jack Grimmer;
PFA Fans' Player OTY: Scotland Marc McNulty
2018–19 season 3 8th (24) Scotland Dominic Hyam England Jordy Hiwula 13 51 England Luke Thomas 44 Scotland Liam Kelly
2019–20 season 3 1st (23) England Fankaty Dabo England Matt Godden 15 47 Republic of Ireland Jordan Shipley 42 Scotland Liam Kelly EFL League One Champions;
LMA Awards Manager OTY: England Mark Robins;
PFA Team OTY: Slovakia Marko Maroši, England Fankaty Dabo,
England Liam Walsh, England Matt Godden
2020–21 season 2 16th (24) England Callum O'Hare England Tyler Walker 8 49 England Callum O'Hare 48 Scotland Liam Kelly
2021–22 season 2 12th (24) Netherlands Gustavo Hamer Sweden Viktor Gyökeres 18 49 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres 47
England Callum O'Hare 47 		England Kyle McFadzean Championship Apprentice Award: Wales Ryan Howley
2022–23 season 2 5th (24) Netherlands Gustavo Hamer Sweden Viktor Gyökeres 22 51 England Jake Bidwell 50
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres 50 		England Kyle McFadzean EFL Championship play-offs Runners-up: 2023 play-off final;
Birmingham Senior Cup Runners-up;
EFL Team OTY: England Ben Wilson, Sweden Viktor Gyökeres;
EFL Golden Glove: England Ben Wilson;
PFA Team OTY: Sweden Viktor Gyökeres
2023–24 season 2 9th (24) England Ben Sheaf England Ellis Simms 19
United States Haji Wright 19 		53 England Ellis Simms 53 England Ben Sheaf FA Cup semi-finalists
2024–25 season 2 15th (24) * United States Haji Wright 7 * 24 * England Jack Rudoni 24 *
Netherlands Milan van Ewijk 24 		England Ben Sheaf

Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League for going into administration.
Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League.
Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019 due to financial issues at the club. 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.
* Season in progress.

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 Apps Goals
England Dave Bennett 201 33
England Brian Borrows 477 13
England Clarrie Bourton 241 182
Scotland Willie Carr 280 36
England Mick Coop 492 22
England George Curtis 538 13
Scotland Jimmy Dougall 236 14
England Dion Dublin 170 72
Player Apps Goals
England Ron Farmer 311 52
England Mick Ferguson 141 57
Scotland Ian Gibson 101 14
England Bill Glazier 395 0
England Fred Herbert 199 85
England George Hudson 129 75
England Ernie Hunt 166 51
Scotland Tommy Hutchison 355 30
Player Apps Goals
England Mick Kearns 382 16
Wales Leslie Jones 145 73
Scotland Jock Lauderdale 182 63
Wales George Lowrie 85 59
England Ernie Machin 289 39
England George Mason 350 9
England Reg Matthews 116 0
England Steve Ogrizovic 601 1
Player Apps Goals
England Trevor Peake 336 7
Wales Ronnie Rees 262 52
England Cyrille Regis 283 62
England Richard Shaw 362 1
England Danny Thomas 123 6
Scotland Ian Wallace 138 60
England Alf Wood 246 0

Notable Academy graduates

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Player Achievements
England Tom Bayliss 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry
Burundi Gaël Bigirimana 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner with Coventry, 2012 Championship Apprentice Award winner
Republic of Ireland Willie Boland Over 200 appearances for Cardiff City, 2001–02 FAW Premier Cup winner
England Lee Burge 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry, 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner with Coventry, over 150 appearances for Coventry
Republic of Ireland Cyrus Christie 24 international caps and 2 goals for Republic of Ireland, over 100 appearances for Coventry
England Jordan Clarke Over 100 appearances for Coventry
England Jonson Clarke-Harris 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry, youngest player to play in a first-team match for Coventry
England Josh Eccles Over 50 appearances for Coventry
England John Eustace Coventry club captain
England Marcus Hall England U21 captain, over 300 appearances for Coventry
England Ryan Haynes 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry, 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner with Coventry
Wales Ryan Howley 2022 Championship Apprentice Award winner
Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely 11 international caps for Republic of Ireland, 2007–08 Championship Golden Glove, two-time Football League Championship winner
England Chris Kirkland 1 international cap for England, 2004–05 UEFA Champions League winner
England James Maddison 7 international caps for England (subject to change), part of England 2022 World Cup squad, January 2018 EFL Young Player of the Month
England Gary McSheffrey Over 250 appearances for Coventry, two-time Football League Championship runner-up
Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan 2 caps for Republic of Ireland B, 2015–16 A-League Goal of the Year winner
England Isaac Osbourne Over 100 appearances for Coventry
England Jordan Ponticelli 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry
England Josh Ruffels Over 300 appearances for Oxford United
Republic of Ireland Jordan Shipley 2019–20 EFL League One winner with Coventry, 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry, over 100 appearances for Coventry
England Ben Stevenson 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner with Coventry
England Daniel Sturridge 26 international caps and 8 goals for England, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winner, 2009–10 Premier League winner
England Conor Thomas Over 100 appearances for Coventry
Wales George Thomas 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner with Coventry
Scotland Kevin Thomson 3 international caps for Scotland, two-time Scottish Premier League winner, 2007–08 Scottish Cup winner
Republic of Ireland Kevin Thornton Over 50 appearances for the first team, 2012–13 FA Trophy winner
England Ben Turner 2012–13 Football League Championship winner
England Andy Whing Over 100 appearances for Coventry
England Jordan Willis 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off winner with Coventry, 2017 EFL Trophy Final winner with Coventry, Coventry club captain, over 200 appearances for Coventry
England Callum Wilson 6 international caps and 1 goal for England, part of England 2022 World Cup squad, two Premier League hat-tricks, 2014–15 Football League Championship winner

Player records

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See also: List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics
Record Details
Highest transfer fee paid United States Haji Wright, £7,700,000 in 2023 (from Antalyaspor)
Highest transfer fee received Sweden Viktor Gyökeres, £20,500,000 in 2023 (to Sporting CP)
Most appearances (all competitions) England Steve Ogrizovic, 601 (1984–2000)
Most appearances (league) England Steve Ogrizovic, 504 (1984–2000)
All-time top scorer (all competitions) England Clarrie Bourton, 182 goals (1931–1937)
All-time top scorer (league) England Clarrie Bourton, 173 goals (1931–1937)
Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions) England Dion Dublin, 72 goals (1994–1998)
Top-flight era top scorer (league) England Dion Dublin, 60 goals (1994–1998)
Most goals by one player in a game England Arthur Bacon, 5 (vs Gillingham, 1933)
England Clarrie Bourton, 5 (vs Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, 1931)
England Cyrille Regis, 5 (vs Chester City, 1985)
Most goals by one player in a season England Clarrie Bourton, 50 (1931–1932, 49 league, 1 FA Cup)
Most goals by one player in a season in top-flight England Dion Dublin, 23 (1997–1998)
Scotland Ian Wallace, 23 (1977–1978)
Oldest player to play in a first-team match England Alf Wood, 43 years 207 days (vs Plymouth Argyle, 1958)
Youngest player to play in a first-team match England Jonson Clarke-Harris, 16 years 21 days (substitute vs Morecambe, 2010)
Youngest player to start a first-team match England Brian Hill, 16 years 273 days (vs Gillingham, 1958)

Managers

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

Chairmen

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Tim Fisher was chairman of Coventry City from 2014 until 2023
See also: Category:Coventry City F.C. directors and chairmen

Honours

League

Cup

Notes

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