Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City
Full name Coventry City Football Club
Nickname(s) Sky Blues
Founded 13 August 1883 (1883-08-13)
(as Singers F.C.)[1]
Ground Ricoh Arena
Capacity 32,609
Owner Otium Entertainment Group
(subsidiary of SISU)
Chairman Tim Fisher
Manager Mark Robins
League League One
2017–18 League Two, 6th of 24 (promoted via play-offs)
Website Club website

Coventry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, following promotion via the playoffs from League Two in the 2017–18 season.

Coventry City formed as Singers F.C. in 1883 before adopting their current name in 1898. They joined the Football League in 1919. They won their only major trophy in 1987 when they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 to win the FA Cup.[2] They are one of only five clubs to have won both the FA Cup and the FA Youth Cup in the same season. They have also reached two Football League Cup semi-finals, in 1981 and 1990. They returned to Wembley in April 2017, defeating Oxford United 2–1 to win the Football League Trophy and again in May 2018, beating Exeter City 3–1 to gain promotion to EFL League One via the play-offs.

The club, nicknamed The Sky Blues because of the colour of their strip, was an inaugural member of the Premier League in 1992 and had spent 34 consecutive seasons in the English top flight prior to its relegation in 2001. Following eleven seasons in the second-tier Football League Championship, Coventry were relegated to League One in 2012, the first time they had been in the third tier since 1964. In 2017, there was a further relegation, with the club dropping to the fourth tier of the competition for the first time since 1959.

Coventry has qualified for European competitions twice. In the 1970–71 season, the team competed in the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now the UEFA Europa League), reaching the second round. Despite beating Bayern Munich 2–1 in the home leg, they had lost 1–6 in the first leg in Germany, and thus were eliminated. The team was unable to compete in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, due to the ban on English clubs at that time, following the Heysel disaster.

From 1899 to 2005, Coventry City played at Highfield Road, which in 1981 became the first all-seater stadium in English football. In the late 1990s, the club's directors decided that a larger stadium was necessary, and so chose a site in the Rowley's Green area of the city. The 32,609-capacity Ricoh Arena was opened in August 2005. The club has played home games there since, apart from the 2013–14 season when it played at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium, some 35 miles (56 km) away, due to a rent dispute.

History in brief

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

Playing kit

Colours

Coventry's home shirts are either completely or predominately sky blue. However, in past seasons, different 'home colours' were worn. For example, in 1889, the then Singers FC wore pink and blue halved shirts (mirroring the corporate colours of Singers Motors). Furthermore, in the 1890s, black and red were the club's colours. In the early 1920s, the club wore red and green (to reflect the colours of the city crest). Sky blue was first used by Coventry in 1898 and the theme was used until 1922. Variations of blue and white were then used until the 1960s and the beginning of the 'sky blue revolution'. The colour made its return in 1962 thanks to the then manager, Jimmy Hill. To mark the 125th year of the club, Coventry wore a special brown shirt in the last home game of the 2008–09 season against Watford, having first worn a chocolate brown away kit in 1978. This kit has been cited by some as the worst in English football history, but also has an iconic status with some fans.[20]

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.[21] 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.[22]

Kit maker and sponsorship

Since the 2015–16 season, the kit is made by Nike (via Just Sport Group – Nike's official affiliate). The home kit is sponsored by Allsopp & Allsopp.

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

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1974–75 Umbro None
1975–80 Admiral Sportswear
1980–81 Talbot
1981–83 Talbot Sports
1983–84 Umbro Tallon
1984–85 Glazepta
1985–86 Elliots
1986–87 Triple S Sport Granada Bingo
1987–88 Hummel International
1988–89 None
1989–92 Asics Peugeot
1992–94 Ribero
1994–96 Pony International
1996–97 Le Coq Sportif
1997–99 Subaru
1999–2004 no official manufacturer
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– Nike

Stadium

Grounds

Ricoh Arena, Coventry's stadium between 2005 and 2013, and since 2014

106 years at Highfield Road

Coventry City played at Highfield Road between 1899 and 2005

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

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

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

In 1981, Highfield Road was converted into England's first ever all-seater stadium with a capacity of around 24,500, which many criticised as killing the atmosphere of the ground. Some seats were removed a few years later.[23] It had been gradually upgraded since then, with the final phase of work being completed in the mid-1990s, including two fully enclosed corners, providing some much-needed modernity. On 30 April 2005, the final game played at the stadium was against Midlands rivals Derby County; Coventry won with a scintillating 6–2 scoreline.[24] The stadium was subsequently demolished and replaced by a housing development.

Relocating to the Ricoh Arena

For the 2005–06 season, Coventry City moved to the new 32,609-capacity Ricoh Arena after 106 years at Highfield Road.[1][25] In 1998, the club had decided that it was time to relocate to a new stadium in the Rowleys Green area of the city, 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of the city centre and close to junction 3 of the M6 motorway. The original plan was for a state-of-the-art, 45,000-seater multipurpose stadium with removable pitch and retractable roof. It was due to be ready for the 2001–02 season and was touted to be one of the finest and most advanced stadiums in Europe. However, the club's subsequent relegation, financial problems, financier/contractor withdrawals, and England's failure to secure the 2006 World Cup competition, led to a radical redesign. The resulting stadium was built to a standard bowl design with steep stands in line with several other new stadia built during that period. It has excellent acoustics and has been used to host several major rock concerts.

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

At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, construction delays at the ground forced Coventry City to play their first three games of the season away and postpone their home games. On Saturday 20 August 2005, City hosted Queens Park Rangers in the first-ever game at the Ricoh Arena; Coventry won the game 3–0. On 28 July 2011, a statue of Jimmy Hill was installed at the main entrance to the Ricoh Arena, with Hill appearing in person to unveil it.[26]

2013 rent row and ground relocation

Rent disputes caused Coventry City to play the 2013–14 season at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton

On 3 May 2013, Coventry City put a contingency plan in place to play elsewhere for the 2013–14 season. It was argued by the club that this was due to ACL (Arena Coventry Limited), which managed the stadium, being unwilling to negotiate with the club to agree a new lease. However, that led to the local newspaper, the Coventry Telegraph, starting a petition to stop Coventry City from playing outside of Coventry. It was sent to all 72 clubs in the Football League and also the Football League chairman. In May 2013, managing director Tim Fisher set a plan of building a new stadium within the city over the next three years, and ground-sharing whilst the new ground was being built.[27] In June 2013, ACL made an offer that Coventry City F.C. could play at the Ricoh Arena rent free while the club was in administration.[28]

It was believed that Coventry City might ground-share with Walsall at the Bescot Stadium or attempt to stay at the Ricoh Arena,[29] following the appointment of new owners.[30] However, by July 2013, the Walsall rumours were denied and the club ground-shared at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium – a venue that had less than a quarter the capacity of the Ricoh Arena, and involved a round-trip of 70 miles (110 km). That arrangement was due to continue until at least 2016.[31][32] Plans for the club to play its home matches outside of the city were met with strong opposition, and led to protests by Coventry fans.[33] Member of parliament for Coventry South, Jim Cunningham, described the move as "a disgrace".[34]

Ricoh return

On 21 August 2014 it was announced an agreement had been reached allowing the club to return to the Ricoh Arena for the next two years with the option of another two years.[35] Coventry City's first home game at the Ricoh Arena was played against Gillingham on 5 September 2014. Steve Waggott, who led the negotiations for the club said: "We are delighted to get this deal done and I am sure every supporter of Coventry City will be thrilled with the news".[11] City won their first match back at the Ricoh Arena 1–0 with Frank Nouble scoring the only goal of the match in front of 27,306 supporters.

The return followed a social media campaign entitled #bringCityhome by the Coventry Telegraph [36] and a protest march by the Sky Blue Trust supporters' group.[37] The campaign drew praise from national media and figures within the football world. It was short-listed at the 2014 British Press Awards in the "Campaign of the Year" category.[38]

Because the tenancy agreement with Ricoh Arena expires in August 2018, it was reported in November 2015 that there would be a relocation to another site within the city.[39]

In May 2016, the Coventry Telegraph broke the news that the club had drawn up plans with Coventry Rugby Club for a ground-share arrangement at a redeveloped Butts Park Arena.[40] That was eventually denied by Rugby Club chairman Jon Sharp, who said there could be no deal with the football club while it was still owned by SISU.[41]

Supporters

Former Players' Association

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

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

Sky Blue Trust

The Sky Blue Trust is a supporters' trust for Coventry City F.C.; it was founded in 2003 as part of a national initiative under the auspices of the umbrella group, Supporters Direct. The Sky Blue Trust, like trusts at other clubs, is a legally based, independent, democratic supporters' group with membership open to all. One of the Sky Blue Trust's greatest achievements was raising funds to save the football club's Youth Academy which was threatened with closure. By 2009/2010, however, the trust had become moribund.[42] Given the ongoing financial uncertainty at Coventry City, the trust was re-launched in the summer of 2012.[42][43] A new board for the trust was elected and from having less than 20 members the trust grew to over 700 within three months,TV pundit John McCririck is a well known member of the trust. The key aim of the Sky Blue Trust is to obtain a financial stake in Coventry City F.C. and have at least one democratically elected trust member on the club's board, meaning that supporters have a direct say in the running of the club.[44][45][46]

'SISU Out' protesters

In August 2011, after Coventry City fans became tired of cost-cutting by SISU, Coventry fans started to protest for the removal of SISU. Protests took place at the Jimmy Hill Statue at the Ricoh Arena before games but limited numbers turned out. However, after these games the number of protesters grew and so did the number of banners. After protesting near the rear entrance, the fans moved into the lobby and start chanting "SISU OUT" at which point a large number of "security response guards" moved in to remove the protesters.[47]

Another protest was staged on 15 October 2016 as Coventry and Charlton Athletic fans threw hundreds of plastic toy pigs onto the pitch during a 3–0 loss for Coventry. Play was stopped for around 5 minutes. This protest was a joint effort between Coventry and Charlton fans against their respective owners.[12]

On 15 December 2016, the televised match between Coventry and Sheffield United was temporarily halted after 86 minutes due to on-field protests, once again against owners SISU. The atmosphere of the match was dominated by Coventry supporters whistling loudly and chanting anti-SISU protests in the stands throughout the entire 90 minutes.[13]

There were protests when Coventry played Northampton Town away on 28 January 2017, when flares were thrown onto the pitch as well as pitch invasions. The play was stopped several times and the players were removed from the field of play twice.[48]

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

Sky Blue anthem

The words to the club's song were written in 1962 by Team Manager Jimmy Hill and Director John Camkin; The words being set to the tune of the Eton Boating Song.[49] 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.[49] 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:[50]

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

Current Words:

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

Rivalries

With Coventry's promotion to League One in 2018, Coventry resumed regional rivalries with fellow West Midlands club Walsall. After this, a Midlands-derby will be contested with Burton Albion, who are situated 28 miles north, in Staffordshire. Aston Villa and Leicester City are the club's traditional rivals, but since Coventry's relegation from the Premier League in 2001, these have become ever more one-sided as both these clubs have several stronger local rivalries. A lesser rivalry also exists with Birmingham City.[51] In the 1960s and 1970s Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion were the biggest local rivalries, and the teams had some classic games during that era, including the 1967 game at Highfield Road when 51,455 watched a 3–1 Coventry win, which ultimately meant the Sky Blues pipped Wolves to the Second Division title.

Current players

First team squad

As of 9 October 2018.

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Lee Burge
2 Scotland DF Jack Grimmer
3 England DF Brandon Mason
4 England DF Jordan Willis
5 England DF Tom Davies
6 Scotland MF Liam Kelly
7 England MF Jodi Jones
8 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Doyle (captain)
9 France FW Maxime Biamou
10 England FW Conor Chaplin (on loan from Portsmouth)
11 England FW Jordy Hiwula
12 England DF Junior Brown
13 England GK Liam O'Brien
15 Scotland DF Dominic Hyam
16 England MF Abu Ogogo
17 England DF Dujon Sterling (on loan from Chelsea)
18 England FW Jonson Clarke-Harris
20 England MF Tom Bayliss
No. Position Player
21 Sierra Leone FW Amadou Bakayoko
22 France MF Tony Andreu
23 England MF Luke Thomas (on loan from Derby County)
25 England MF Zain Westbrooke
26 England MF Jordan Shipley
27 England DF Jordon Thompson
29 England MF Jak Hickman
32 England MF Dexter Walters
33 Ghana GK Corey Addai
34 England DF Chris Camwell
36 Republic of Ireland DF Reece Ford
37 England DF Morgan Williams
38 England MF Josh Eccles
39 England DF Lewis Green
40 England MF Billy Stedman
41 England DF Sam McCallum
46 England FW Jonathan Ngandu
50 England MF Jack Burroughs

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
14 England FW Reise Allassani (on loan at Ebbsfleet United)
19 England FW Jordan Ponticelli (on loan at Macclesfield Town)
28 England MF Callum Maycock (on loan at Macclesfield Town)
No. Position Player
30 Netherlands MF Bouwe Bosma (on loan at Southport)
32 England FW Stuart Beavon (on loan at Wrexham)
35 England MF Kyle Finn (on loan at Tamworth)

Under-18 squad

As of 12 January 2018.[52]

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

No. Position Player/
— England GK Tom Bilson
— Wales GK Cian Tyler
— England DF Josh Endall
— England DF Dylan Fixter
— England DF George Hunt
— England DF Callum Martin
— England DF Blaine Rowe
— England DF Aaron Whitmore
No. Position Player
— Northern Ireland MF Daniel Lafferty
— England MF Luke Rowe
— England FW David Bremang
— England FW Morgan Crowther
— England FW Costelus Lautaru
— England FW George Membrillera
— England FW Lewis White

Backroom staff and club officials

Name Position
Mark Robins Manager
Adrian Viveash Assistant Manager
Steve Ogrizovic Goalkeeping Coach
Jason Farndon Under 23s Coach
Richard Stevens Academy Manager
Andy Crabtree Personal Development
Plan (PDP) Coaches
Andrew Whing
Pauline Robertson Physiotherapist
Paul Travis Performance Analyst
Andy Young Senior Fitness Coach
Chris Badlan[53] Head of Recruitment
Ray Gooding Scout (Midlands Region)
Name Position
Joy Seppala Owner (SISU)
Tim Fisher Chairman
David Boddy Chief Executive
George Curtis Life Presidents
John Sillett
David Busst Head of Sky Blues
in the Community
Jim Brown Club Historian

Seasons, awards and honours

Season Review
& Statistics		 Level Pos. Player of the Year Club Captain Top Goalscorer Most Appearances Other
1958–1959 season 4 2nd (24) England George Curtis England Ray Straw 30 England Roy Kirk 48 Football League Fourth Division Runners-up
1959–1960 season 3 5th (24) England George Curtis England Ray Straw 21 South Africa Arthur Lightening 48 Southern Professional Floodlit Cup Winners
1960–1961 season 3 15th (24) England George Curtis England Ray Straw 20 England George Curtis 51
1961–1962 season 3 14th (24) England George Curtis England Mike Dixon 12 England George Curtis 49
1962–1963 season 3 4th (24) England George Curtis England Terry Bly 29 England George Curtis 56
1963–1964 season 3 1st (24) England George Curtis England George Hudson 28 England George Curtis 50 Football League Third Division Champions
1964–1965 season 2 10th (22) England George Curtis England George Hudson 24 Wales Ronnie Rees 46
1965–1966 season 2 3rd (22) England George Curtis England George Hudson 17 England George Curtis 50
1966–1967 season 2 1st (22) England George Curtis England Bobby Gould 25 England George Curtis 46 Football League Second Division Champions
1967–1968 season 1 20th (22) England Ernie Machin England George Curtis Wales Ronnie Rees 9 England Ernie Machin 44 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1968–1969 season 1 20th (22) England Bill Glazier England George Curtis England Ernie Hunt 13 England Bill Glazier 49
1969–1970 season 1 6th (22) Scotland Neil Martin Scotland Roy Barry Scotland Neil Martin 15 England Mick Coop 44 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1970–1971 season 1 10th (22) Scotland Willie Carr England Ernie Hunt 12 England Jeff Blockley 48 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round;
BBC Goal of the Season: England Ernie Hunt
1971–1972 season 1 18th (22) England Ernie Hunt England Ernie Hunt 12 Scotland Willie Carr 45 Texaco Cup Second round
1972–1973 season 1 19th (22) Scotland Willie Carr Scotland Brian Alderson 17 England Mick Coop 48 Texaco Cup First round
1973–1974 season 1 16th (22) England Bill Glazier Scotland Brian Alderson 15 Republic of Ireland Jimmy Holmes 53 Texaco Cup First round
1974–1975 season 1 14th (22) England Graham Oakey England David Cross 8 Scotland Tommy Hutchison 46
1975–1976 season 1 14th (22) Scotland Tommy Hutchison England David Cross 16 England Mick Coop 47
1976–1977 season 1 19th (22) Scotland Jim Blyth England Mick Ferguson 15 England John Beck 45
1977–1978 season 1 7th (22) Scotland Ian Wallace Scotland Ian Wallace 23 Scotland Bobby McDonald 47
1978–1979 season 1 10th (22) Scotland Bobby McDonald Scotland Ian Wallace 15 Scotland Tommy Hutchison 45
1979–1980 season 1 15th (22) Scotland Gary Gillespie Scotland Ian Wallace 13 Scotland Tommy Hutchison 45
1980–1981 season 1 16th (22) England Danny Thomas England Garry Thompson 15 England Paul Dyson 54 Football League Cup Semi-finalists
1981–1982 season 1 14th (22) England Danny Thomas England Mark Hateley 18 Scotland Gary Gillespie 46 PFA Merit Award: England Joe Mercer
1982–1983 season 1 19th (22) Scotland Gary Gillespie England Steve Whitton 14 Scotland Gary Gillespie 48 PFA Team OTY: England Danny Thomas
1983–1984 season 1 19th (22) England Nick Platnauer England Terry Gibson 19 England Trevor Peake 40
1984–1985 season 1 18th (22) England Terry Gibson England Terry Gibson 19 England Steve Ogrizovic 46
1985–1986 season 1 17th (22) England Trevor Peake England Terry Gibson 13 England Steve Ogrizovic 47
1986–1987 season 1 10th (22) England Steve Ogrizovic England Brian Kilcline England Cyrille Regis 16 England Steve Ogrizovic 53 FA Cup Winners: 1987 FA Cup Final;
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1987 FA Youth Cup Final;
BBC Goal of the Season: England Keith Houchen
1987–1988 season 1 10th (21) Scotland David Speedie England Cyrille Regis 12 England Brian Borrows 45 Charity Shield Runners-up: 1987 FA Charity Shield;
Full Members Cup Semi-finalists
1988–1989 season 1 7th (20) Scotland David Speedie Scotland David Speedie 15 England Brian Borrows 42
1989–1990 season 1 12th (20) England Brian Borrows Scotland David Speedie 9 England David Smith 46 Football League Cup Semi-finalists
1990–1991 season 1 16th (20) Scotland Kevin Gallacher Scotland Kevin Gallacher 16 England Brian Borrows 47 PFA Merit Award: Scotland Tommy Hutchison
1991–1992 season 1 19th (22) England Stewart Robson Scotland Kevin Gallacher 10 England Lloyd McGrath 44
1992–1993 season 1 15th (22) England Peter Atherton England Brian Borrows England Micky Quinn 17 England Peter Atherton 42
1993–1994 season 1 11th (22) Republic of Ireland Phil Babb England Brian Borrows Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu 11 Republic of Ireland Phil Babb 44
1994–1995 season 1 16th (22) England Brian Borrows England Brian Borrows England Dion Dublin 16 England Steve Ogrizovic 40 PFA Merit Award: Scotland Gordon Strachan
1995–1996 season 1 16th (20) England Paul Williams England Dion Dublin England Dion Dublin 16 England John Salako 40
1996–1997 season 1 17th (20) England Dion Dublin Scotland Gary McAllister England Dion Dublin 13 Scotland Gary McAllister 46
1997–1998 season 1 11th (20) England Dion Dublin Scotland Gary McAllister England Dion Dublin 23 England Dion Dublin 43 PFA Merit Award: England Steve Ogrizovic
1998–1999 season 1 15th (20) England Richard Shaw Scotland Gary McAllister England Noel Whelan 13 Sweden Magnus Hedman 42 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
1999–2000 season 1 14th (20) Scotland Gary McAllister Scotland Gary McAllister Scotland Gary McAllister 13 Scotland Gary McAllister 43 FA Youth Cup Runners-up
2000–2001 season 1 19th (20) Republic of Ireland Gary Breen Morocco Mustapha Hadji Wales Craig Bellamy 8 Wales Craig Bellamy 39 PFA Merit Award: England Jimmy Hill
2001–2002 season 2 11th (24) England David Thompson England John Eustace England Lee Hughes 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić 41
2002–2003 season 2 20th (24) Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić England Jay Bothroyd 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić 48
2003–2004 season 2 12th (24) England Stephen Warnock Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić England Gary McSheffrey 12 England Stephen Warnock 49 FWA Tribute Award: England Jimmy Hill
2004–2005 season 2 19th (24) Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Stephen Hughes England Gary McSheffrey 14 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 49
2005–2006 season 2 8th (24) England Gary McSheffrey Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Gary McSheffrey 17 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 49
2006–2007 season 2 17th (24) England Andy Marshall Wales Rob Page Nigeria Dele Adebola 9 England Marcus Hall 42 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners
2007–2008 season 2 21st (24) Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb England Stephen Hughes Malta Michael Mifsud 17 England Isaac Osbourne 49
2008–2009 season 2 17th (24) Iceland Aron Gunnarsson England Scott Dann Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 12 Wales Freddy Eastwood 52 PFA Team OTY: England Danny Fox, Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood
2009–2010 season 2 19th (24) Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood England Stephen Wright Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 11 Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 49
2010–2011 season 2 18th (24) Jamaica Marlon King Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley Jamaica Marlon King 13 Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh 48 FL Fan OTY: England Kevin Monks
2011–2012 season 2 23rd (24) Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh Northern Ireland Sammy Clingan England Lukas Jutkiewicz 9 Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy 47 Championship Apprentice Award: Burundi Gaël Bigirimana
2012–2013 season 3 15th (24) † England Carl Baker England Carl Baker England David McGoldrick 18 Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy 56 FLT Northern area finalists;
PFA Team OTY: England Leon Clarke;
FL Fan OTY: England Pat Raybould
2013–2014 season 3 18th (24) †† England Callum Wilson England Carl Baker England Callum Wilson 22 Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy 53 FL Goal OTY: Belgium Franck Moussa;
PFA Team OTY: England Callum Wilson
2014–2015 season 3 17th (24) Scotland Jim O'Brien Benin Réda Johnson England Frank Nouble 7 Scotland John Fleck 48
2015–2016 season 3 8th (24) Scotland John Fleck Wales Sam Ricketts England Adam Armstrong 20 France Romain Vincelot 46 PFA Team OTY: England Adam Armstrong
2016–2017 season 3 23rd (24) Wales George Thomas England Jordan Willis Wales George Thomas 9 England Jordan Turnbull 46 EFL Trophy Winners: 2017 EFL Trophy Final
2017–2018 season 4 6th (24) Scotland Marc McNulty Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle Scotland Marc McNulty 28 Scotland Jack Grimmer 53 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
2018–2019 season 3 12th (24) * Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle Sierra Leone Amadou Bakayoko 3 * Scotland Dominic Hyam 14 *

† Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League for going into administration.[54]
†† Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League.[55]
* Season in progress.

Club honours

Notable players

Official Hall of Fame

Player[57] Apps Goals
England Dave Bennett20133
England Brian Borrows47713
England Clarrie Bourton241182
Scotland Willie Carr28036
England Mick Coop49222
England George Curtis53813
Scotland Jimmy Dougall23614
England Dion Dublin17072
Player[57] Apps Goals
England Ron Farmer31152
England Mick Ferguson14157
Scotland Ian Gibson10114
England Bill Glazier3950
England Frederick Herbert19985
England George Hudson12975
England Ernie Hunt16651
Scotland Tommy Hutchison35530
Player[57] Apps Goals
England Mick Kearns38216
Wales Leslie Jones14573
Scotland Jock Lauderdale18263
Wales George Lowrie8559
England Ernie Machin28939
England George Mason3509
England Reg Matthews1160
England Steve Ogrizovic6011
Player[57] Apps Goals
England Trevor Peake3367
Wales Ronnie Rees26252
England Cyrille Regis28362
England Richard Shaw3621
England Danny Thomas1236
Scotland Ian Wallace13860
England Alf Wood2460

Notable Academy graduates

Player Achievements
Burundi Gaël Bigirimana2017 EFL Trophy Final winner, 2012 Championship Apprentice Award winner
England Lee Burge2017 EFL Trophy Final winner, over 100 appearances for the first team
England Cyrus Christie17 international caps for Republic of Ireland, over 100 appearances for the first team
England Jordan ClarkeOver 100 appearances for the first team
England John EustaceClub captain
England Marcus HallEngland U21 captain, over 300 appearances for the first team
England Ryan Haynes2017 EFL Trophy Final winner
England Chris KirklandOne international cap for England, 2004–05 UEFA Champions League winner
England James MaddisonThree international caps for England U21, January 2018 EFL Young Player of the Month
England Gary McSheffreyOver 250 appearances for the first team, two-time Football League Championship runner-up
England Isaac OsbourneOver 100 appearances for the first team
England Ben Stevenson2017 EFL Trophy Final winner
England Daniel Sturridge26 international caps for England, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winner, 2009–10 Premier League winner
England Conor ThomasOver 100 appearances for the first team
Wales George Thomas2017 EFL Trophy Final winner
England Ben Turner2012–13 Football League Championship winner
England Andrew WhingOver 100 appearances for the first team
England Jordan Willis2017 EFL Trophy Final winner, club captain, over 100 appearances for the first team
England Callum WilsonTwo Premier League hat-tricks, 2014–15 Football League Championship winner

Player records

Record Details
Highest transfer fee paidWales Craig Bellamy, £6,500,000 in 2000 (Norwich City)
Highest transfer fee receivedRepublic of Ireland Robbie Keane, £13,000,000 in 2000 (Internazionale)
Last goal at Highfield RoadEngland Andrew Whing
First goal at Ricoh ArenaFaroe Islands Claus Bech Jørgensen
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 gameEngland Arthur Bacon, 5 (vs Gillingham, 1933)
England Clarrie Bourton, 5 (vs Bournemouth, 1931)
England Cyrille Regis, 5 (vs Chester City, 1985)
Most goals by one player in a seasonEngland Clarrie Bourton, 50 (1931–1932, 49 league, 1 FA Cup)
Most goals by one player in a season in top-flightEngland Dion Dublin, 23 (1997–1998)
Scotland Ian Wallace, 23 (1977–1978)
Oldest player to play in a first-team matchEngland Alf Wood, 43 years 207 days (vs Plymouth Argyle, 1958)
Youngest player to play in a first-team matchEngland Jonson Clarke-Harris, 16 years 21 days (substitute vs Morecambe, 2010)
Youngest player to start a first-team matchEngland Brian Hill, 16 years 273 days (vs Gillingham, 1958)

Managers

Chairmen

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

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