Coventry City
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Surname | Coventry City Football Club | |||
| Seat | Coventry | |||
| founding | August 13, 1883 | |||
| Board |
 Tim Fisher
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| Website | ccfc.co.uk | |||
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| Head coach |
Mark Robins
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| Venue | St. Andrew's Stadium | |||
| Places | 29,589 | |||
| league | EFL Championship | |||
| 2019/20 | 1st place ( EFL League One ) | |||
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Coventry City (officially: Coventry City Football Club ) - also known by the nickname The Sky Blues due to the sky blue and white club colors - is an English football club from Coventry . In 2012 the club was relegated from the Football League Championship , the second-highest English division, in 2017 it was relegated to the fourth-class EFL League Two , in 2018 it was immediately promoted to EFL League One and in 2020 it returned to the championship.
society
The club was founded in 1883 . Until 2005, the club played in Highfield Road , which last had 23,633 spectators (record attendance: 51,455 spectators on April 29, 1967 against Wolverhampton Wanderers ). From the 2005/06 season to 2013, the multifunctional Ricoh Arena (capacity: 32,500 seats) was home to the Sky Blues .
After disputes over unpaid stadium rent, the club moved out of the stadium in March 2013. Coventry City then played its home games at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton . In August 2014, the dispute was settled and the club reached an agreement with the stadium operator ACL on a two-year contract with an option for two more years.
The greatest success was the victory in the final of the FA Cup on May 16, 1987 against Tottenham Hotspur . In league football, sixth place in the first division in 1969/70 was the best result so far.
successes
- FA Cup : 1987
- Football League Trophy : 2017
Trainer
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Roland Nilsson (2001-2002) -
Gary McAllister (2002-2004) -
Peter Reid (2004-2005)
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Chris Coleman (2008-2010)
Former players
Hall of Fame
In 2005 the club named 30 former players to its Hall of Fame:
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Dave Bennett (1983-1989)
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Brian Borrows (1985-1997)
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Clarrie Bourton (1931-1937)
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Willie Carr (1967-1975)
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Mick Coop (1966-1981)
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George Curtis (1956-1969)
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Jimmy Dougall (1920-1926)
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Dion Dublin (1994-1998)
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Ron Farmer (1958-1967)
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Mick Ferguson (1975-1981)
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Ian Gibson (1966-1970)
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Bill Glazier (1964–1975)
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Frederick Herbert (1922–1929)
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George Hudson (1963-1966)
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Ernie Hunt (1968–1974)
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Tommy Hutchison (1972-1980)
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Mick Kearns (1957-1968)
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Leslie Jones (1934-1937)
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Jock Lauderdale (1931-1936)
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George Lowrie (1938–1948 & 1952–1953)
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Ernie Machin (1962–1972)
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George Mason (1931–1952)
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Reg Matthews (1950-1956)
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Steve Ogrizovic (1984-2000)
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Trevor Peake (1983-1991)
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Ronnie Rees (1962-1968)
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Cyrille Regis (1985-1991)
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Richard Shaw (1995-2006)
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Danny Thomas (1978-1983)
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Ian Wallace (1976-1980)
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Alf Wood (1935–1951 & 1955–1959)
League affiliation
- 1894-1908: Birmingham & District League
- 1908-1915: Southern League
- 1919–1925: Football League Second Division
- 1925-1936: Football League Third Division
- 1936–1952: Football League Second Division
- 1952–1958: Football League Third Division
- 1958–1959: Football League Fourth Division
- 1959–1964: Football League Third Division
- 1964–1967: Football League Second Division
- 1967–1992: Football League First Division
- 1992-2001: Premier League
- 2001-2004: Football League First Division
- 2004–2012: Football League Championship
- 2012–2017: Football League One / EFL League One
- 2017-2018: EFL League Two
- 2018-2020: EFL League One
- since 2020: EFL Championship
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Coventry City Football Club: City face Aldershot on 125th anniversary. August 12, 2008, archived from the original on May 23, 2012 ; accessed on October 4, 2009 .
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Coventry City comes back home article from August 21, 2014.
- ↑ ccfc.co.uk: Hall of Fame , accessed October 17, 2019.