2017–18 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2017–18 season
ChairmanTim Fisher
ManagerMark Robins
StadiumRicoh Arena
League Two6th (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFifth round
vs Brighton & Hove Albion
EFL CupFirst round
vs Blackburn Rovers
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc McNulty 25
All: Marc McNulty 28
Highest home attendance28,343 vs Accrington Stanley
(10 February 2018)
Lowest home attendance6,151 vs Carlisle United
(12 September 2017)
Average home league attendance9,255
Biggest win6–1 vs Cheltenham Town
(28 April 2018)
Biggest defeat6–2 vs Yeovil Town
(2 April 2018)
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2018.

The 2017–18 season was Coventry City's 134th season in their existence and their first in the English fourth tier for 59 years, League Two, following relegation the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in three cup competitions: FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.

Coventry's 6th place league finish, despite being the lowest in their history, was their highest in any division since the 1969–70 season.

Review and events

July

Nathan Clarke, Kevin Foley, Andy Rose, Rúben Lameiras, Vladimir Gadzhev, Jack Finch, Kyle Spence, Marcus Tudgay and Jacob Whitmore are all released following the end of their contracts.[2]

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

As of 27 June 2017, Coventry City have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Liverpool XI, Nuneaton Town,[3] Sutton United, Barnsley, Mickleover Sports,[4] Milton Keynes Dons,[5] Valenciennes[6] and Leamington.[7]

8 July 2017 Sutton United 0–1 Coventry City London Borough of Sutton
15:00 BST Report Moorhouse 86' Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,076
11 July 2017 Valenciennes France 3–2 Coventry City Murcia, Spain
19:00 CEST Ambri 6'
Hyam 70' (o.g.)
Nestor 82'		 Report McNulty 40' (pen.)
Ponticelli 65'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
18 July 2017 Barnsley 3–1 Coventry City Barnsley
19:45 BST Mallan 24'
Payne 40'
Bradshaw 67'		 Report Beavon 54' Stadium: Oakwell
21 July 2017 Coventry City 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Nuneaton
19:00 BST McNulty 15' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Report Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 983
25 July 2017 Mickleover Sports 0–1 Coventry City Mickleover
19:30 BST Report Ponticelli 63' Stadium: Don Amott Arena
29 July 2017 Coventry City 0–0 Liverpool XI Nuneaton
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Liberty Way
30 July 2017 Nuneaton Town 1–2 Coventry City Nuneaton
17:55 BST Beswick 76' Report Beavon 19'
Jones 82'		 Stadium: Liberty Way
2 August 2017 Leamington Cancelled Coventry City Leamington
19:45 BST Report Stadium: New Windmill Ground

League Two

Main article: 2017–18 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Exeter City 46 24 8 14 64 54 +10 80 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Notts County 46 21 14 11 71 48 +23 77
6 Coventry City (O, P) 46 22 9 15 64 47 +17 75
7 Lincoln City 46 20 15 11 64 48 +16 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 18 18 10 67 52 +15 72
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 9 15 64 47  +17 75 13 4 6 36 24  +12 9 5 9 28 23  +5

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWWLLDWWLWWWDLLDWLWDDLWWLWWLWWLLLDWWDWWDLLWWLWD
Position214101084664457886676677475386489998876667766766
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[8][9]

5 August 2017 1 Coventry City 3–0 Notts County Coventry
15:00 BST Jones 29', 80', 90+5' Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,350
12 August 2017 2 Grimsby Town 0–2 Coventry City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report McNulty 62'
Grimmer 76'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,767
Referee: Barrett
19 August 2017 3 Coventry City 0–1 Newport County Coventry
15:00 BST Report Cole 53'
Reynolds Yellow card 90'
White Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 August 2017 4 Yeovil Town 2–0 Coventry City Yeovil
15:00 BST Olomola Yellow card 15' 75'
Browne 27'
Smith Yellow card 56'
Mugabi Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: Martin Coy
2 September 2017 5 Chesterfield 0–0 Coventry City Chesterfield
15:00 BST Weir Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 60'
Flores Yellow card 58'
Jules Yellow card 87'		 Report Grimmer Yellow card 33' Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,164
Referee: Darren Drysdale
9 September 2017 6 Coventry City 1–0 Port Vale Coventry
15:00 BST Jones 24'
McDonald Red card 81'
Vincenti Yellow card 84'		 Report Middleton Yellow card 71' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 September 2017 7 Coventry City 2–0 Carlisle United Coventry
19:45 BST Nazon 48'
Vincenti Yellow card 56' 80'		 Report Grainger Yellow card 57'
Joyce Yellow card 72'
Hope Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,151
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 September 2017 8 Cambridge United 2–1 Coventry City Cambridge
15:00 BST Ibehre 10'
Taylor Yellow card 70'
Ikpeazu 76'
Maris Yellow card 82'		 Report Vincenti Yellow card 33'
Kelly Yellow card 36'
Nazon 54' Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,142
Referee: Mark Heywood
23 September 2017 9 Coventry City 2–0 Exeter City Coventry
15:00 BST Brown 58' (o.g.)
Doyle Yellow card 77'
Kelly-Evans 90+1'		 Report Tillson Yellow card 57'
Boateng Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,340
Referee: Robert Jones
26 September 2017 10 Swindon Town 1–2 Coventry City Swindon
19:45 BST Norris 20' Yellow card 50'
Dunne Red card 72'
Anderson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Doyle 32' Yellow card 73'
McDonald Yellow card 74'
Nazon 76'
Kelly-Evans Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,340
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 September 2017 11 Coventry City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Coventry
15:00 BST Nazon 9'
Jones Yellow card 87'		 Report Lowery Yellow card 46' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 October 2017 12 Barnet 0–0 Coventry City Canons Park
12:30 BST Report McDonald Yellow card 90' Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: Ben Toner
Referee: 4,041
14 October 2017 13 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Coventry City Accrington
15:00 BST McConville 14'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 64'
Thorniley Yellow card 89'
Donacien Yellow card 89'		 Report Stevenson Yellow card 27'
Grimmer Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
17 October 2017 14 Coventry City 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Coventry
19:45 BST McDonald Yellow card 23'
Doyle Yellow card 45+1'
Nazon Yellow card 79'
McNulty Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Marsh-Brown 29'
Brown Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,366
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 October 2017 15 Coventry City 0–0 Colchester United Coventry
15:00 BST Nazon Yellow card 65'
Doyle Yellow card 68'		 Report Inniss Yellow card 65'
Lapslie Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 76'
Walker Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,149
Referee: Michael Salisbury
28 October 2017 16 Luton Town 0–3 Coventry City Luton
15:00 BST Hylton Yellow card 6'
Lee Yellow card 41'
Rea Red card 90+1'
Cuthbert Yellow card 90+9'		 Report McNulty 17' Yellow card 90+4'
Shipley 90+2'
Nazon 90+6'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,670
Referee: Robert Jones
11 November 2017 17 Coventry City 0–1 Mansfield Town Coventry
15:00 GMT McDonald Yellow card 31'
Grimmer Yellow card 49'
Jones Yellow card 80'		 Report White Yellow card 42'
Rose Yellow card 65'
MacDonald 84'
Hemmings Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,410
Referee: Nick Kinseley
18 November 2017 18 Lincoln City 1–2 Coventry City Lincoln
15:00 GMT Long Yellow card 20'
Rhead 28'
Dickie Yellow card 52'
Green Yellow card 66'
Palmer Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Jones 61'
Nazon 70' Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,581
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 November 2017 19 Stevenage 1–1 Coventry City Stevenage
19:45 GMT Pett 76' Report McNulty 22'
Shipley Yellow card 31'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Kevin Johnson
25 November 2017 20 Coventry City 1–1 Crawley Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Davies Yellow card 30'
Haynes Yellow card 60'
McNulty 74'
McDonald Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Randall Yellow card 3'
Roberts 42'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,381
Referee: Craig Hicks
9 December 2017 21 Morecambe 2–0 Coventry City Morecambe
15:00 GMT McGurk Yellow card 10'
Oliver 36'
Lang 69'
Fleming Yellow card 72'
Rose Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,773
Referee: Robert Lewis
16 December 2017 22 Coventry City 2–1 Cheltenham Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Bayliss 2' Yellow card 42'
McNulty 75'		 Report Eisa 34'
Pell Yellow card 60'
O'Shaughnessy Yellow card 79'
Storer Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,457
Referee: David Webb
22 December 2017 23 Coventry City 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Coventry
19:45 GMT Doyle 14'
Bayliss Yellow card 34'
McNulty 41', 55' (pen.) Yellow card 86'
Shipley Yellow card 83'		 Report Tyson Yellow card 12'
Scarr 45+5' Yellow card 54'
Akinfenwa Yellow card 46'
Jacobson 49' (pen.) Yellow card 90+2'
O'Nien Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 December 2017 24 Port Vale 1–0 Coventry City Burslem
15:00 GMT Tonge Yellow card 28'
Kay Yellow card 71'
Smith 79'
Gunning Yellow card 90+2'
Davis Yellow card 90+2'		 Report McDonald Yellow card 36'
Davies Yellow card 50'
Doyle Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: John Brooks
30 December 2017 25 Carlisle United 0–1 Coventry City Carlisle
15:00 GMT Grainger Yellow card 67'
Devitt Yellow card 85'		 Report McNulty 50'
Davies Yellow card 80'
Biamou Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,807
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 January 2018 26 Coventry City 1–0 Chesterfield Coventry
15:00 GMT McNulty 14'
Bayliss Yellow card 61'		 Report Dennis Yellow card 45+4'
Wiseman Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 80'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,402
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 January 2018 P Coventry City v Cambridge United Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Note: On 14 December, it was announced that the home fixture against Cambridge United was rearranged due to the club's FA Cup involvement.[10]
13 January 2018 27 Exeter City 1–0 Coventry City Exeter
15:00 GMT Harley 7'
James Yellow card 81'		 Report Stokes Yellow card 45' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Ben Toner
20 January 2018 28 Coventry City 3–1 Swindon Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Davies Yellow card 16'
Biamou 17'
McNulty 22' (pen.), 81'
Doyle Yellow card 69'
Grimmer Yellow card 77'		 Report Gordon Yellow card 36'
Banks 39'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,643
Referee: Steve Martin
27 January 2018 P Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Adams Park
Note: On 8 January, it was announced that the away fixture against Wycombe Wanderers was to be re-arranged due to the club's FA Cup involvement.[11]
30 January 2018 29 Coventry City 3–1 Cambridge United Coventry
19:45 GMT McNulty 10' Yellow card 81'
Shipley 30'
McDonald Yellow card 38'
Stokes Yellow card 87'
Doyle 90+2'		 Report Taft 84' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Tom Nield
3 February 2018 30 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Coventry City Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Bray 39'
L. Collins 64'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 38'
McNulty 59' (pen.)		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Darren Handley
10 February 2018 31 Coventry City 0–2 Accrington Stanley Coventry
15:00 GMT Di. Kelly-Evans Yellow card 65' Report Clark 5', 60'
Kee Yellow card 47'
Conneely Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 28,343
Referee: Dean Whitestone
13 February 2018 32 Colchester United 2–1 Coventry City Colchester
19:45 GMT Ogedi-Uzokwe 27' (pen.)
Mandron 88'		 Report Bayliss 56' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: John Busby
17 February 2018 P Coventry City v Luton Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Note: Rearranged due to the club's FA Cup involvement.
24 February 2018 33 Mansfield Town 1–1 Coventry City Mansfield
15:00 GMT Hemmings 16'
King Yellow card 49'
Logan Yellow card 71'
Miller Yellow card 87'		 Report Willis Red card 15'
Doyle Yellow card 19'
Clarke-Harris pen' (71)
Shipley Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,105
Referee: Michael Salisbury
27 February 2018 34 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Coventry City High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Cowan-Hall Yellow card 50'
Bloomfield Yellow card 90'		 Report Reid Yellow card 80'
McNulty 82' (pen.) Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,087
Referee: Brendan Malone
3 March 2018 P Coventry City v Lincoln City Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Referee: Michael Dean
10 March 2018 35 Coventry City 1–0 Barnet Coventry
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 75', Yellow card 76' Report Weston Yellow card 26' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 March 2018 36 Coventry City 2–2 Luton Town Coventry
19:45 GMT Vincenti 3'
McNulty 45'
Kelly Yellow card 78'		 Report Cuthbert 55'
Rea Yellow card 63'
Collins 88'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,863
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 March 2018 37 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Coventry City Crewe
15:00 GMT Bowery 33'
Ray Yellow card 37'
Nolan Yellow card 75'		 Report Clarke-Harris 5'
Bayliss 43'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,666
Referee: Antony Coggins
24 March 2018 38 Coventry City 4–0 Grimsby Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincenti 38'
McNulty 55', 76', 87'		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,755
Referee: Ollie Yates
30 March 2018 39 Newport County 1–1 Coventry City Newport
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Demetriou 40'
O'Brien Yellow card 82'		 Report Haynes Yellow card 73'
Biamou 79'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Dean Whitestone
2 April 2018 40 Coventry City 2–6 Yeovil Town Coventry
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Biamou 47', 68' Report Fisher 6', 15'
Zoko 11', 55'
Surridge 80', 90'
Green Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,787
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
7 April 2018 41 Notts County 2–1 Coventry City Nottingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Noble Yellow card 50'
Ameobi Yellow card 52'
Forte 60' (86)		 Report Biamou Yellow card 45'
McDonald Yellow card 52'
Bayliss Yellow card 57'
Burge Yellow card 60'
Ponticelli 85'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,316
Referee: Ross Joyce
14 April 2018 42 Crawley Town 1–2 Coventry City Crawley
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Young 13'
Tajbakhsh Yellow card 29'		 Report Ponticelli 5', 77'
Doyle Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 April 2018 43 Coventry City 3–1 Stevenage Coventry
19:45 BST (UTC+1) McNulty 2', 6'
Doyle Yellow card 21'
Kelly 37'		 Report Revell 20'
Amos Yellow card 25'
Wilkinson Red card 40'
Martin Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 8,859
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 April 2018 44 Coventry City 2–4 Lincoln City Coventry
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Bayliss 16'
Shipley 39'
Clarke-Harris Yellow card 42'		 Report Rhead 1'
Palmer 38', 44', Yellow card 85'
Green Yellow card 63'
Frecklington 67'
Wilson Yellow card 79'
Whitehouse Yellow card 90+1'
Allsop Yellow card 90+1'
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,115
Referee: Mike Jones
28 April 2018 45 Cheltenham Town 1–6 Coventry City Cheltenham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Chatzitheodoridis Yellow card 29'
Eisa 58'
Pell Yellow card 61'		 Report Bayliss 12'
McNulty 27', 43', 78'
Shipley 28'
Burge Yellow card 57'
Doyle Yellow card 58'
Biamou 74', Yellow card 74'
Stokes Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Antony Coggins
5 May 2018 46 Coventry City 0–0 Morecambe Coventry
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Grimmer Yellow card 40' Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,874
Referee: Andy Davies

Football League play-offs

12 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg) Coventry City 1–1 Notts County Coventry
19:30 BST Stokes Yellow card 26'
Doyle Yellow card 28'
Hyam Yellow card 75'
McNulty 87' (pen.)		 Report Forte 49'
Grant Yellow card 74'
Duffy Yellow card 86'
O'Connor Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,404
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg) Notts County 1–4
(2–5 agg.)		 Coventry City Nottingham
19:45 BST Tootle Yellow card 16'
Alessandra Yellow card 30'
Grant 44'
Brisley Yellow card 45+4'		 Report Biamou 6', 71'
Doyle Yellow card 24'
McNulty 37', Yellow card 45+5'
Bayliss 86'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 17,615
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 May 2018 Final Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City London
15:00 BST Willis 49'
Shipley 54'
Grimmer 68'		 Report Edwards 89' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 50,196
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Coventry City were drawn at home to Maidenhead United in the first round.[12] Another home tie for the second round was confirmed with Boreham Wood the visiting side.[13] A third home tie was drawn for the third round, with Premier League side Stoke City the visitors.[14]

Maxime Biamou scored the only goal of the game as Coventry beat Milton Keynes Dons away in the fourth round. Coventry took 7,833 supporters to the game, outnumbering the home fans.[15]

5 November 2017 First round Coventry City 2–0 Maidenhead United Coventry
14:00 GMT Ponticelli 33', 44'
Vincenti Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Barratt Yellow card 19' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 December 2017 Second round Coventry City 3–0 Boreham Wood Coventry
14:00 GMT Nazon Yellow card 4' 27'
Doyle Yellow card 22'
McNulty 40'
Shipley 48'		 Report Champion Yellow card 25'
Stephens Yellow card 44'
Murtagh Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 2,985
Referee: Darren Handley
6 January 2018 Third round Coventry City 2–1 Stoke City Coventry
15:00 GMT Willis 24'
Grimmer 68'		 Report Ireland Yellow card 26'
Allen Yellow card 35'
Adam 54' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,199
Referee: Martin Atkinson
27 January 2018 Fourth round Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Coventry City Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Ebanks-LandellYellow card 72'
TavernierYellow card 87'		 Report Biamou 64'
Doyle Yellow card 5'
McDonald Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 14,925
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 February 2018 Fifth round Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Coventry City Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT Locadia 15'
Goldson 34'
Ulloa 61'		 Report Clarke-Harris 77' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,966
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Coventry City were drawn at home to Blackburn Rovers in the first round.[16]

8 August 2017 First round Coventry City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Coventry
19:45 BST Nazon 22' Report Evans 16'
Smallwood 33'
Samuel 56'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 5,372
Referee: Darren England

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Coventry City were drawn in Northern Group E against Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion Academy.[17]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Shrewsbury Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 L2 Coventry City (E) 3 1 1 0 1 6 6 0 5
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion Academy (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Group stage Coventry City 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Coventry
19:45 BST Andreu 51' Yellow card 66'
McNulty 63' (pen.)		 Report Payne 30'
Gnahoua
Bolton Red card 69'
Godfrey Yellow card 71'
Adams Yellow card 79'
Riley 90+4'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,968
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Group stage Walsall 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Coventry City Walsall
19:45 BST Ismail 32' (pen.)
Bakayoko Yellow card 42'
Edwards Yellow card 83'
Agyei 90+2'		 Report McNulty 54' (pen.)
Ponticelli 59'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
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Leahy soccer ball with check mark
Agyei soccer ball with red X
Bakayoko soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with red X		 McNulty soccer ball with red X
Vincenti soccer ball with check mark
Stevenson soccer ball with check mark
Shipley soccer ball with check mark
Ponticelli soccer ball with check mark
7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) Group stage Coventry City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Academy Coventry
19:45 GMT Hyam Yellow card 16'
Stevenson 58'
Biamou 62'
Di. Kelly-Evans Yellow card 70'
De. Kelly-Evans Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Burke 72' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: John Busby

Squad information

Squad details

No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) * Club apps * Club goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge GK England Hereford (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 24) 71 0 Academy 1 June 2010 Trainee 30 June 2019
13 Liam O'Brien GK England Ruislip (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Portsmouth 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
33 Corey Addai GK England London (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2019
40 Tom Billson GK England Shrewsbury (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 16) 0 0 Academy 1 June 2017 Trainee 30 June 2019
Defenders
2 Jack Grimmer RB Scotland Aberdeen (1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 23) 0 0 Fulham 5 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
3 Chris Stokes LB England Frome (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 26) 63 3 Forest Green Rovers 21 February 2015 Free 30 June 2019
4 Jordan Willis CB England Coventry (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 22) 127 5 Academy 1 June 2011 Trainee 30 June 2019
5 Rod McDonald CB England Liverpool (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 Northampton Town 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 30 June 2019
12 Tom Davies CB England Warrington (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 Portsmouth 31 August 2017 Undisclosed 30 June 2019
15 Dominic Hyam CB ScotlandEngland Leuchars (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Reading 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
20 Dion Kelly-Evans RB England Coventry (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 20) 34 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2018
24 Ryan Haynes LB England Northampton (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 21) 72 5 Academy 27 March 2013 Trainee 30 June 2019
34 Chris Camwell LB England Nuneaton (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2021
36 Reece Ford DF Republic of Ireland Coventry (1998-10-28)28 October 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2020
39 Jordon Thompson DF England Coventry (1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2021
Midfielders
6 Liam Kelly DM Scotland England Milton Keynes (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 27) 0 0 Leyton Orient 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
7 Peter Vincenti RM Jersey Saint Peter (1986-07-07)7 July 1986 (aged 30) 0 0 Rochdale 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
8 Michael Doyle CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 35) 304 25 Portsmouth 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
11 Jodi Jones RW England Bow (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 19) 51 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 10 May 2016 Undisclosed 30 June 2020
17 Jordan Maguire-Drew RW England Crawley (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 19) 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 January 2018 Loan 30 June 2018
19 Tony Andreu AM France Cagnes-sur-Mer (1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 29) 0 0 Norwich City 10 Aug 2017 Free 30 June 2019
22 Devon Kelly-Evans LM England Coventry (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 20) 1 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2018
26 Jordan Shipley CM England Coventry (1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 19) 1 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2020
27 Josh Barrett AM Republic of IrelandEngland Oxford (1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 Reading 2 January 2018 Loan 30 June 2018
28 Callum Maycock CM England Birmingham (1997-12-23)23 December 1997 (aged 19) 7 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2020
29 Bilal Sayoud AM England London (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 Nike Academy 24 March 2016 Free 30 June 2018
30 Tom Bayliss CM England Leicester (1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2020
32 Kyel Reid LM EnglandJamaica Deptford (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 29) 37 2 Preston North End 28 July 2016 Free 30 June 2018
35 Kyle Finn LM England Warwick (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2020
37 Jak Hickman MF England Sandwell (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2021
Zain Westbrooke CM England Chertsey (1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Brentford 10 May 2018 Free 30 June 2020
Forwards
9 Maxime Biamou CF France Créteil (1990-11-13)13 November 1990 (aged 26) 0 0 Sutton United 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 30 June 2019
10 Marc McNulty CF Scotland Edinburgh (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 24) 0 0 Sheffield United 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2019
16 Stuart Beavon CF England Reading (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 33) 17 3 Burton Albion 1 January 2017 Free 30 June 2019
18 Jonson Clarke-Harris CF EnglandJamaica Leicester (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22) 1 0 Rotherham United 31 January 2018 Loan 30 June 2018
38 Jordan Ponticelli CF England Coventry (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 18) 0 0 Strachan Football Foundation 26 July 2016 Free 30 June 2022
Left before the end of the season
12 James Pearson RB England Sheffield (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 24) 0 0 Barnet 4 August 2017 Free Non-contract
14 Kwame Thomas CF England Nottingham (1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 21) 14 3 Derby County 1 July 2016 Free 30 June 2018
18 Duckens Nazon CF Haiti France Paris (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 23) 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 August 2017 Loan 1 January 2018
23 Reice Charles-Cook GK England Lewisham (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 23) 61 0 Bury 1 August 2014 Free 30 June 2018
23 Carl Baker AM England Prescot (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 34) 182 28 Unattached 9 March 2018 Free 30 June 2018
25 Jordan Turnbull CB England Trowbridge (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 22) 46 2 Southampton 15 August 2016 Undisclosed 30 June 2019
27 Darragh Leahy LB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1998-04-15)15 April 1998 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2018
31 Ben Stevenson CM England Leicester (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 20) 36 2 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 30 June 2020

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2017–18 season.

Appearances

Correct as of match played on 28 May 2018
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy League Two Play-offs Total
1 England Lee Burge GK 40 4 1 3 48
2 Scotland Jack Grimmer DF 42 5 1 2 3 53
3 England Chris Stokes DF 28+1 2 1 3 35
4 England Jordan Willis DF 35 4 1 2 42
5 England Rod McDonald DF 36+1 2+1 1 41
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 30+3 2 3 38
7 Jersey Peter Vincenti MF 18+6 1+1 3 29
8 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 44 4 1 3 52
9 France Maxime Biamou FW 20+19 3+2 1 0+1 3 49
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 40+2 5 2 3 52
11 England Jodi Jones MF 19 1 1 1 22
12 England Tom Davies DF 15+6 3 1 25
13 England Liam O'Brien GK 6+1 1 1 2 11
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 11+3 1 1 3 3 22
16 England Stuart Beavon FW 9+5 0+1 2+1 18
17 England Jordan Maguire-Drew MF 3 1 4
18 England Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 12+5 1 0+3 21
19 France Tony Andreu MF 2+3 1 6
20 England Dion Kelly-Evans DF 1+1 0+1 3 6
22 England Devon Kelly-Evans MF 8+6 0+1 1 1 17
24 England Ryan Haynes DF 18+3 3+1 25
26 England Jordan Shipley MF 25+5 4+1 1 1+1 3 41
27 Republic of Ireland Josh Barrett MF 1+5 2 8
28 England Callum Maycock MF 0+1 0+1 2+1 5
29 England Bilal Sayoud MF 0+1 1
30 England Tom Bayliss MF 23 4+1 0+1 3 32
32 England Kyel Reid MF 2+11 0+1 14
33 England Corey Addai GK
34 England Chris Camwell DF 1 1 2
35 England Kyle Finn MF 0+1 1
36 Republic of Ireland Reece Ford DF
37 England Jak Hickman MF
38 England Jordan Ponticelli FW 4+15 1+1 0+1 0+1 0+3 26
39 England Jordon Thompson DF 0+1 1
40 England Tom Bilson GK
England Zain Westbrooke MF
Left before the end of the season
12 England James Pearson DF 1 1
14 England Kwame Thomas FW 1 1
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 11+10 1+1 1 24
23 England Reice Charles-Cook GK
23 England Carl Baker MF
25 England Jordan Turnbull DF
27 Republic of Ireland Darragh Leahy DF
31 England Ben Stevenson MF 2+3 1+2 1 3 12

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played on 28 May 2018
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy League Two Play-offs Total
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 23 1 0 2 2 28
9 France Maxime Biamou FW 5 1 0 1 2 9
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 6 1 1 0 0 8
26 England Jordan Shipley MF 4 1 0 0 1 6
30 England Tom Bayliss MF 5 0 0 0 1 6
38 England Jordan Ponticelli FW 3 2 0 1 0 6
11 England Jodi Jones MF 5 0 0 0 0 5
18 England Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 3 1 0 0 0 4
2 Scotland Jack Grimmer DF 1 1 0 0 1 3
7 Jersey Peter Vincenti MF 3 0 0 0 0 3
8 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 3 0 0 0 0 3
4 England Jordan Willis DF 0 1 0 0 1 2
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 France Tony Andreu MF 0 0 0 1 0 1
22 England Devon Kelly-Evans MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
31 England Ben Stevenson MF 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 64 9 1 6 8 88

Assists

Correct as of match played on 28 May 2018
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy League Two Play-offs Total
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 5 1 0 1 3 10
11 England Jodi Jones MF 4 1 0 1 0 6
9 France Maxime Biamou FW 5 0 0 0 0 5
2 Scotland Jack Grimmer DF 2 2 0 0 0 4
18 England Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 4 0 0 0 0 4
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 3 1 0 0 0 4
26 England Jordan Shipley MF 4 0 0 0 0 4
4 England Jordan Willis DF 2 0 0 0 1 3
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 2 0 0 0 1 3
8 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 2 0 0 0 1 3
30 England Tom Bayliss MF 2 1 0 0 0 3
7 Jersey Peter Vincenti MF 2 0 0 0 0 2
32 England Kyel Reid MF 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 England Chris Stokes DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 England Tom Davies DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 0 0 0 0 1 1
17 England Jordan Maguire-Drew MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
28 England Callum Maycock MF 0 0 0 1 0 1
31 England Ben Stevenson MF 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 41 7 0 4 7 59

Yellow cards

Correct as of match played on 28 May 2018
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy League Two Play-offs Total
8 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 10 2 0 0 2 14
5 England Rod McDonald DF 8 1 0 0 0 9
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 5 0 0 0 1 6
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 5 1 0 0 0 6
2 Scotland Jack Grimmer DF 5 0 0 0 0 5
3 England Chris Stokes DF 3 0 0 0 1 4
7 Jersey Peter Vincenti MF 3 1 0 0 0 4
12 England Tom Davies DF 4 0 0 0 0 4
30 England Tom Bayliss MF 4 0 0 0 0 4
1 England Lee Burge GK 3 0 0 0 0 3
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 3 0 0 0 0 3
9 France Maxime Biamou FW 3 0 0 0 0 3
11 England Jodi Jones MF 3 0 0 0 0 3
26 England Jordan Shipley MF 3 0 0 0 0 3
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 0 0 0 1 1 2
18 England Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 2 0 0 0 0 2
20 England Dion Kelly-Evans DF 1 0 0 1 0 2
22 England Devon Kelly-Evans MF 1 0 0 1 0 2
24 England Ryan Haynes DF 2 0 0 0 0 2
19 France Tony Andreu MF 0 0 0 1 0 1
31 England Ben Stevenson MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
32 England Kyel Reid MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
34 England Chris Camwell DF 0 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 70 5 1 4 5 85

Red cards

Correct as of match played on 28 May 2018
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy League Two Play-offs Total
4 England Jordan Willis DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 England Rod McDonald DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 2

Captains

Correct as of match played on 28 May 2018
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy League Two Play-offs Total
8 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 44 4 0 1 3 52
4 England Jordan Willis DF 2 0 0 1 0 3
2 Scotland Jack Grimmer DF 0 0 0 1 0 1
5 England Rod McDonald DF 0 0 1 0 0 1
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 46 5 1 3 3 58

Suspensions served

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date suspended Reason Matches missed
5 England Rod McDonald DF 9 September 2017 1 red card Carlisle United (H)
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 18 November 2017 5 yellow cards Stevenage (A)
5 England Rod McDonald DF 25 November 2017 5 yellow cards Boreham Wood (H)
4 England Jordan Willis DF 24 February 2018 1 red card Wycombe Wanderers (A)
12 England Tom Davies DF 15 May 2018 Violent conduct Notts County (A) +2

Hat-tricks

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Opponents Ground Result
11 England Jodi Jones MF 5 August 2017 Notts County Ricoh Arena 3–0
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 24 March 2018 Grimsby Town Ricoh Arena 4–0
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 28 April 2018 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road 6–1

Monthly & weekly awards

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Award Ref
11 England Jodi Jones MF 7 August 2017 EFL Team of the Week [18]
11 England Jodi Jones MF 25 September 2017 EFL Team of the Week [19]
England Mark Robins 30 October 2017 EFL Manager of the Week [20]
26 England Jordan Shipley MF 16 November 2017 EFL League Two Goal of the Month [21]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 22 January 2018 EFL Team of the Week [22]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 9 February 2018 EFL League Two Player of the Month [23]
1 England Lee Burge GK 12 March 2018 EFL Team of the Week [24]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 26 March 2018 EFL Team of the Week [25]
38 England Jordan Ponticelli FW 16 April 2018 EFL Team of the Week [26]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 30 April 2018 EFL Team of the Week [27]

End-of-season awards

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Award Ref
1 England Lee Burge GK 3 April 2018 EFL League Two Team of the Year [28]
4 England Jordan Willis DF 3 April 2018 EFL League Two Team of the Year [28]
2 Scotland Jack Grimmer DF 17 April 2018 PFA League Two Team of the Year [29]
8 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 5 May 2018 CCFC Former Players' Association Player of the Year [30]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 6 May 2018 CCFC Top Goalscorer [31]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 6 May 2018 CCFC Player of the Season [31]
30 England Tom Bayliss MF 6 May 2018 CCFC Young Player of the Season [31]
10 Scotland Marc McNulty FW 6 May 2018 CCFC Players' Player of the Season [31]
9 France Maxime Biamou FW 6 May 2018 CCFC Goal of the Season [31]
3 England Chris Stokes DF 6 May 2018 CCFC Community Player of the Season [31]

International appearances

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Match Stats Ref
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 10 October 2017 Japan 3–3 Haiti 2 goals [32]
18 Haiti Duckens Nazon FW 10 November 2017 United Arab Emirates 0–1 Haiti [33]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF France Maxime Biamou England Sutton United Undisclosed [34]
1 July 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Portsmouth Free [35]
1 July 2017 CB Scotland Dominic Hyam England Reading Free [36]
1 July 2017 DM Scotland Liam Kelly England Leyton Orient Free [37]
1 July 2017 CB England Rod McDonald England Northampton Town Undisclosed [38]
1 July 2017 CF Scotland Marc McNulty England Sheffield United Free [39]
1 July 2017 GK England Liam O'Brien England Portsmouth Free [40]
1 July 2017 RM Jersey Peter Vincenti England Rochdale Free [41]
5 July 2017 RB Scotland Jack Grimmer England Fulham Free [42]
4 August 2017 RB England James Pearson England Barnet Free [43]
10 August 2017 AM France Tony Andreu England Norwich City Free [44]
31 August 2017 CB England Tom Davies England Portsmouth Undisclosed [45]
9 March 2018 AM England Carl Baker Unattached Free [46]
10 May 2018 CM England Zain Westbrooke England Brentford Free [47]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CM Burundi Gaël Bigirimana Scotland Motherwell Free [48]
1 July 2017 CB England Nathan Clarke England Grimsby Town [a] Released [2]
1 July 2017 DM England Jack Finch England Kidderminster Harriers [b] Released [2]
1 July 2017 RB Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley England Billericay Town [c] Released [2]
1 July 2017 CM Bulgaria Vladimir Gadzhev Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta [d] Released [2]
1 July 2017 RM Portugal Rúben Lameiras England Plymouth Argyle [e] Released [2]
1 July 2017 CM Australia Andy Rose Scotland Motherwell [f] Released [2]
1 July 2017 LW Scotland Kyle Spence England Hampton & Richmond Borough [g] Released [2]
1 July 2017 CF England Marcus Tudgay England Sutton Coldfield Town [h] Released [2]
1 July 2017 CB England Jacob Whitmore England Barwell [i] Released [2]
17 July 2017 CB Wales Cian Harries Wales Swansea City Undisclosed [58]
8 August 2017 FW Wales George Thomas England Leicester City Undisclosed [59]
30 August 2017 RB England James Pearson England Kidderminster Harriers [j] Released [61]
31 August 2017 GK England Reice Charles-Cook England Swindon Town Undisclosed [62]
14 September 2017 MF England Charlie McCann England Manchester United Undisclosed [63]
21 December 2017 LB Republic of Ireland Darragh Leahy Republic of Ireland Bohemians [k] Released [65]
11 January 2018 CB England Jordan Turnbull England Northampton Town Free [66]
31 January 2018 CM England Ben Stevenson England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [67]
31 January 2018 CF England Kwame Thomas England Solihull Moors Free [68]
4 May 2018 AM England Carl Baker England Nuneaton Borough[l] Released [69]
  1. ^ Nathan Clarke joined Grimsby Town following his release.[49]
  2. ^ Jack Finch joined Kidderminster Harriers following his release.[50]
  3. ^ Kevin Foley joined Billericay Town following his release.[51]
  4. ^ Vladimir Gadzhev joined Anorthosis Famagusta following his release.[52]
  5. ^ Rúben Lameiras joined Plymouth Argyle following his release.[53]
  6. ^ Andy Rose joined Motherwell following his release.[54]
  7. ^ Kyle Spence joined Hampton & Richmond Borough following his release.[55]
  8. ^ Marcus Tudgay joined Sutton Coldfield Town following his release.[56]
  9. ^ Jacob Whitmore joined Barwell following his release.[57]
  10. ^ James Pearson joined Kidderminster Harriers following his release.[60]
  11. ^ Darragh Leahy joined Bohemians following his release.[64]
  12. ^ Carl Baker joined Nuneaton Borough following his release.

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
4 August 2017 CF Haiti Duckens Nazon England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2018 [70]
2 January 2018 AM Republic of Ireland Josh Barrett England Reading 30 June 2018 [71]
3 January 2018 RW England Jordan Maguire-Drew England Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 [72]
31 January 2018 CF England Jonson Clarke-Harris England Rotherham United 30 June 2018 [73]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
31 July 2017 CB England Jordan Turnbull Scotland Partick Thistle 10 January 2018 [74][75]
7 August 2017 LM England Kyel Reid England Colchester United 8 January 2018 [76]
8 September 2017 CF England Kwame Thomas England Sutton United 7 October 2017 [77]
15 September 2017 DF England Jordon Thompson England Barrow 7 November 2017 [78][79]
13 October 2017 LB England Chris Camwell England Solihull Moors 12 November 2017 [80]
13 October 2017 MF England Bilal Sayoud England Mickleover Sports 12 November 2017 [81]
13 October 2017 MF England Jak Hickman England Mickleover Sports 12 November 2017 [81]
17 November 2017 CF England Kwame Thomas England Solihull Moors 31 January 2018 [82][83]
24 November 2017 LB Republic of Ireland Darragh Leahy England Nuneaton Town 21 December 2017 [84]
11 January 2018 GK England Corey Addai England Hendon 11 February 2018 [85]
2 March 2018 GK England Corey Addai England Dulwich Hamlet 31 March 2018 [86]
9 March 2018 MF England Jak Hickman England Mickleover Sports 30 June 2018 [87]

Trials

Date Position Nationality Name From Signed Ref.
July 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Greg Moorhouse Northern Ireland Glenavon No [88]
July 2017 CM England Jordan Lussey England Southport No [89]
July 2017 CM England Matty Miles England Leicester City No [90]
July 2017 RB England James Pearson England Barnet Yes [91]
July 2017 CB Scotland Alex Davey England Chelsea No [92]
July 2017 CB Slovakia Matej Podstavek Lebanon Al-Ansar SC No [93]
August 2017 CF Wales Owain Jones Wales Swansea City No [94]
January 2018 AM England Carl Baker India ATK Yes [95]
January 2018 CF England Ben Stephens England Stratford Town No [96]
February 2018 MF Northern Ireland Chris Paul England Queens Park Rangers No [97]
March 2018 CF England Jordan Clarke England Birmingham City No [98]
April 2018 CM England Zain Westbrooke England Brentford Yes [99]
April 2018 CF Zambia Mwiya Malumo England Wigan Athletic No [100]
April 2018 RW England Leon Okuboyejo England Reading No [100]
April 2018 CF Republic of Ireland Evan Pierce England West Bromwich Albion No [101]
April 2018 CB Republic of Ireland James Finnerty England Aston Villa No [101]

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