Coventry City F.C.

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Coventry City
Full nameCoventry City
Nickname(s)The Sky Blues
Founded13 August 1883; 141 years ago (1883-08-13)
(as Singers F.C.)[1]
GroundCoventry Building Society Arena
Capacity32,609
OwnerDoug King
ChairmanDoug King
ManagerFrank Lampard
LeagueEFL Championship
2023–24EFL Championship, 9th of 24
Websiteccfc.co.uk
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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4][5][6] 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.[7][8] In early seasons they lacked a regular playing staff and sometimes lacked equipment such as goal nets.[5][9] 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.[7] The following five seasons were very successful, culminating in back-to-back Birmingham Junior Cup titles in 1891 and 1892.[5]

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.[10] Coventry residents not connected to the cycle company began supporting the club, and it was renamed Coventry City in 1898.[11][12] Highfield Road opened in 1899, but its construction caused a financial crisis and subsequent salary disputes with the players.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16][17]

In 1908, Coventry joined the Southern League, at the time the third-strongest English division.[18] In their second season, Coventry reached the FA Cup quarter-final, beating top-flight teams Preston and Nottingham Forest before losing to Everton.[19] Another two successful seasons followed but in 1914 the club was relegated, amid renewed financial problems.[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 World War I.[20] The club's debts were then paid off by benefactor David Cooke in 1917.[21] During the war, they played some friendly matches against local clubs and joined a temporary wartime division for 1918–19.[22]

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.[23] In preparation for league football, the club invested in new players and increased Highfield Road's capacity to 40,000.[24] 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.[25] In 1924–25, after their sixth successive relegation battle, Coventry finished bottom of the table and dropped into the Third Division North.[26] A year later they were asked by the League to switch to the Third Division South, to keep the sizes of the divisions even.[23] Their poor form continued, and in 1927–28 they narrowly avoided having to seek re-election.[27] 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.[28] In 1928, the club's worst ever attendance was recorded with a gate of 2,059 for a match against Crystal Palace.[29]

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.[30] The club's form began to improve under the new board,[31] and the appointment of Harry Storer as manager in 1931 brought in an era of success at the club.[32][33] 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.[34] 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.[35] 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.[36] Despite scoring heavily, Coventry missed out on promotion every season until 1935–36, when they finished as Third Division North champions.[37]

The club continued their good form in the second tier, finishing eighth, fourth and fourth again between 1936 and 1939.[38] 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.[39] 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.[40] In September 1939, the league season was aborted after three games due to the start of World War II.[41] 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.[42] 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.[41]

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,[41] but his tenure was cut short when he died after being stranded in a snow storm in 1947.[43] Replacement Billy Frith was dismissed following a poor start to 1948–49 and the club persuaded Storer to return from Birmingham.[44] 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.[45][46] They spent the next six seasons in the Third Division South, with seven different managers, but were never in contention for promotion.[47] The average attendance at Highfield Road dropped sharply during this period, and several top players had to be sold amid financial difficulties.[48][49] 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.[50] 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.[51][52]

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.[53][54] Hill changed the club's kit colour and nickname, introduced the Sky Blue Song, and added pre-match entertainment.[55] 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.[56] 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.[57][58] 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.[59] 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.[60] In the mid-1970s, the club faced renewed financial difficulty and sold several top players.[61] 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.[62] A season of success followed in 1977–78, as Coventry finished seventh, narrowly missing a European place.[63] In 1980–81, Coventry reached their first major semi-final, losing to West Ham United in the League Cup.[64]

Hill returned to the club as managing director in 1975, and was elevated to chairman in 1980.[65][66] He initiated several transformations at the club, including the conversion of Highfield Road to England's first all-seat stadium in 1981,[67][68] 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.[66] To pay for the developments, the club sold top players including popular striker Tommy Hutchison, and results suffered.[69] Hill was forced out of the club in 1983 and terraces reintroduced two years later.[70] 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.[70] 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.[71]

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.[72][73] They finished seventh in the league that season, however, their highest finish since 1978.[72][74][75][72] A last-day escape in 1991–92 earned Coventry a place in the newly-formed Premier League.[76][77] Bryan Richardson took over as club chairman in summer 1993, making large sums of money available for players over subsequent years.[78][79] 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.[80][81]

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.[82][83] 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.[84] 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.[85]

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.[86] The new stadium opened in 2005, having been reduced in size and delayed several times;[87][88] the club had previously sold its 50% share to the Alan Higgs charity to repay debts.[89] 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.[90][91] Led by chairman Ray Ranson, Coventry signed several promising youngsters in the early Sisu years, but they failed to achieve on-field success.[92][93] Sisu began reducing investment from 2009 as debts mounted, leading eventually to Ranson's resignation in 2011.[94][95] 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.[96][97][98] Coventry City Football Club Ltd was dissolved, but the team were allowed to continue playing in League One under Sisu Company Otium.[99]

In 2016–17, Coventry were relegated to League Two,[100] 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.[101] At the time of curtailment in March 2020, they led the table with 67 points from 34 games.[102][101] 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.[103]

The Sisu era at Coventry City ended in 2023, when local businessman Doug King purchased the club.[104] 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.[105] Coventry finished fifth in the Championship and then progressed to the play-off final at Wembley, missing out on promotion to the Premier League in a penalty shoot-out defeat against Luton Town.[106][107] The following season, the club reached the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since 1987, facing Manchester United at Wembley. After going 3–0 down, Coventry levelled the match in stoppage time but went on to lose on penalties.[108] Later in 2024, Coventry sacked long-time manager Mark Robins following a run of poor results, replacing him with Frank Lampard.[109]

Playing kit

Colours

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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.[110]

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.[111] 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.[112] 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.[113]

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[114]
2020–21 BoyleSports (front), Jingltree[115] (back) G&R Scaffolding[116] (home), SIMIAN Aspects Training[117] (away)
2021–23 BoyleSports (front), XL Motors (back)
2023–24 King of Shaves (front), XL Motors (sleeve), Coventry Building Society (rear) G&R Scaffolding
2024– Monzo (front), Mercury (sleeve), King of Shaves (rear)[118]

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.[119] 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.[120][121]

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.[119][121] 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.[119][7] An admission fee of two pence was charged for attendance at games.[7] 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.[7][122]

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.[123][124] 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.[125] 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.[126] 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.[12]

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.[127][128] 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.[126][129] 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.[126][130][131] 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".[132] The first floodlights were installed at the ground in 1953, and were upgraded in 1957, using money raised by the supporters' club.[126]

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.[126][133] 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,[134] 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.[126][135] 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.[136]

Coventry Building Society Arena

Main article: Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry Building Society Arena

In 1997, Coventry City published plans for a 40,000-seat stadium on the site of a former gasworks in the Foleshill area of Coventry.[137] Backed by a 50% stake from Coventry City Council, the stadium gained planning permission in 1998,[84] and in 2000 was included in England's bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[138][139] The failure of this bid and relegation in 2001 forced Coventry City to sell their share of the stadium to the Alan Higgs charity to repay debts.[140] After several delays, decontamination work on the site, and reductions in the scope of the project, the stadium hosted its first game in 2005 when Coventry defeated Queen's Park Rangers 3–0.[141][142] Electronics manufacturer Ricoh were the initial sponsor of the stadium and it was named the Ricoh Arena.[143] In addition to the stadium, the venue features an exhibition hall, hotel and casino and is adjacent to a retail complex and superstore.[144][142] Coventry Arena railway station was opened next to the site in 2016.[145] It became the Coventry Building Society Arena in 2021 following a deal with Coventry Building Society.[146][147]

In 2012, the club defaulted on its rent amid a dispute with the stadium's owners, Arena Coventry Limited (ACL) - a company owned jointly by the city council and the Higgs charity. The two sides could not agree on a revised deal and Coventry played its home games at Sixfields for the 2013–14 season while also announcing plans to build a new stadium elsewhere in Coventry.[148][149] The move was met with strong opposition and protests by Coventry fans, many of whom boycotted games at the stadium, gathering instead on an area close to Sixfields which they dubbed "Jimmy's Hill".[150][151] Coventry City returned to the Ricoh Arena in August 2014 after reaching a deal with ACL.[152] Wasps purchased the stadium in late 2014, relocating to Coventry from Adams Park in High Wycombe.[153] Coventry City were exiled from the stadium again from 2019 to 2021, playing their home games at St Andrew's and later announcing a partnership with the University of Warwick with the goal of acquiring land for a new stadium.[154] They returned to the Ricoh Arena following an agreement with Wasps in 2021, also maintaining the longer-term goal of constructing a new stadium.[155][103] When Ashley took over the stadium in 2022, the club for a while faced the threat of eviction but a deal was eventually reached for the club to continue playing there until at least 2028.[156][157]

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.[158]

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.[159] 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.[159] 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:[160]

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.[161] 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.[162] 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.[163]

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.[164]

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

Rivalries

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[165]

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[166]

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[167]

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[168]

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
John Dempster First-Team Coach
Rhys Carr First-Team Coach
Aled Williams Goalkeeping 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[169] 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.[170]
†† Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League.[171]
††† Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019 due to financial issues at the club.[172] 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.[173]
* 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[174] 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[174] 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[174] 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[174] 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

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

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

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

Chairmen

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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