List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics for Coventry City F.C., an English professional association football club based in Coventry. The club was founded as Singers F.C. in 1883 and turned professional in 1893, before joining the Football League in 1920. In 1898 the club was renamed Coventry City. Coventry City currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. They were relegated out of the top tier for the first time in 34 years in 2001.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Coventry City and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Coventry City players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Ricoh Arena, their home since 2005, and Highfield Road, their home from 1899 to 2005, are also included in the list.
Team records
Highest achievement per competition
- League
Competition | Season(s) | Achievement |
---|---|---|
Level 1 | 1969–70 First Division | 6th |
Level 2 | 1966–67 Second Division | 1st |
Level 3 | 1935–36 Third Division South 1963–64 Third Division 2019–20 League One | 1st |
Level 4 | 1958–59 Fourth Division | 2nd |
- Domestic cups
Competition | Season(s) | Achievement |
---|---|---|
FA Cup | 1986–87 FA Cup | Winners |
FA Community Shield | 1987 FA Charity Shield | Runners-up |
EFL Cup | 1980–81 Football League Cup 1989–90 Littlewoods Challenge Cup | Semi-finals |
EFL Trophy | 2016–17 EFL Trophy | Winners |
Full Members' Cup | 1987–88 Full Members' Cup | Semi-finals |
Football League Third Division South Cup | 1935–36 Third Division South Cup | Winners |
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup | 1959–60 Southern Professional Floodlit Cup | Winners |
Birmingham Senior Cup | 1910–11 Birmingham Senior Cup 1922–23 Birmingham Senior Cup 2006–07 Birmingham Senior Cup | Winners |
FA Youth Cup | 1986–87 FA Youth Cup | Winners |
- European cups
Competition | Season(s) | Achievement |
---|---|---|
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified (not allowed to compete) |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 2nd round |
Texaco Cup | 1971–72 Texaco Cup | Quarter-finals |
Record wins, draws and defeats
Record league sequences
Record | Details[2] |
---|---|
Longest unbeaten run | 25 matches (26 November 1966 – 13 May 1967) |
Longest winning streak | 6 matches (20 April 1954 – 28 August 1954) 6 matches (25 April 1964 – 5 September 1964) |
Longest drawing streak | 6 matches (28 September 1996 – 16 November 1996) 6 matches (1 November 2003 – 29 November 2003) |
Longest losing streak | 9 matches (30 August 1919 – 11 October 1919) |
Longest winless streak | 19 matches (30 August 1919 – 20 December 1919) |
Longest scoring run | 25 matches (10 September 1966 – 25 February 1967) |
Longest non-scoring run | 11 matches (11 October 1919 – 20 December 1919) |
Longest clean-sheet run | 6 matches (28 April 1934 – 3 September 1934) |
Record season performances
- Wins
Description | Season(s) | Record[citation needed] |
---|---|---|
Most wins in a league season | 1935–36 Football League Third Division South 1958–59 Football League Fourth Division | 24 |
Fewest wins in a league season | 1995–96 Premier League 2000–01 Premier League | 8 |
- Draws
Description | Season(s) | Record[citation needed] |
---|---|---|
Most draws in a league season | 1962–63 Football League Third Division | 17 |
Fewest draws in a league season | 1984–85 Football League First Division | 5 |
- Defeats
Description | Season(s) | Record[citation needed] |
---|---|---|
Most defeats in a league season | 2016–17 EFL League One | 25 |
Fewest defeats in a league season | 2019–20 EFL League One* 1966–67 Football League Second Division | 3* 6 |
* Season concluded with 10 games remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
- Points
Description | Variant | Season(s) | Record[citation needed] |
---|---|---|---|
Most points in a season | Two points for a win | 1958–59 Football League Fourth Division (in 46 matches) 1963–64 Football League Third Division (in 46 matches) | 60 |
Three points for a win | 2017–18 EFL League Two (in 46 matches) | 75 | |
Fewest points in a season | Two points for a win | 1919–20 Football League Second Division (in 42 matches) | 29 |
Three points for a win | 2000–01 Premier League (in 38 matches) | 34 |
Highest attendances
Stadium | Date | Competition | Opponents | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home at Highfield Road | 29 April 1967 | 1966–67 Football League Second Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 51,455 | [1] |
Home at Ricoh/CBS Arena | 7 March 2009 | 2008–09 FA Cup quarter-final | Chelsea | 31,407 | [4] |
Home at Sixfields Stadium | 26 December 2013 | 2013–14 Football League One | Peterborough United | 4,905 | [5] |
Home at St Andrew's | 25 January 2020 | 2019–20 FA Cup 4th round | Birmingham City | 21,193 | [6] |
Wembley Stadium (1923) | 16 May 1987 | 1987 FA Cup final | Tottenham Hotspur | 96,000 | [7] |
Wembley Stadium | 27 May 2023 | 2023 EFL Championship play-off final | Luton Town | 85,711 | [8] |
Visits to the National Stadium
Stadium | Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Manager(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wembley Stadium (1923) | 16 May 1987 | 1987 FA Cup final | Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() | John Sillett George Curtis | [9] |
1 August 1987 | 1987 FA Charity Shield | Everton | ![]() | John Sillett | [10] | |
Wembley Stadium | 2 April 2017 | 2017 EFL Trophy final | Oxford United | ![]() | Mark Robins | [11] |
28 May 2018 | 2018 EFL League Two play-off final | Exeter City | ![]() | Mark Robins | [12] | |
27 May 2023 | 2023 EFL Championship play-off final | Luton Town | ![]() | Mark Robins | [13] | |
21 April 2024 | 2023–24 FA Cup semi-final | Manchester United | ![]() | Mark Robins | [14] |
Penalty shoot-outs
- Total 17
- Wins 7
- Losses 10
All-time Premier League table (1992–date)
Correct as of the end of the 2022–23 Premier League season.
Coventry City were in this league from 1992 until their relegation in 2001.
Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Debut | Since/Last App. | Relegated | Best Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | West Brom | 13 | 494 | 117 | 139 | 238 | 510 | 772 | −262 | 490 | 0.992 | 2002–03 | 2020–21 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
21 | Stoke City | 10 | 380 | 116 | 109 | 155 | 398 | 525 | −127 | 457 | 1.203 | 2008–09 | 2017–18 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
22 | Coventry City | 9 | 354 | 99 | 112 | 143 | 387 | 490 | −103 | 409 | 1.155 | 1992–93 | 2000–01 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
23 | Norwich City | 10 | 392 | 99 | 105 | 188 | 414 | 669 | −255 | 402 | 1.026 | 1 | 1992–93 | 2021–22 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
24 | Sheffield Wed | 8 | 316 | 101 | 89 | 126 | 409 | 453 | −44 | 392 | 1.241 | 3 | 1992–93 | 1999–2000 | 1 | 7 |
Player records
Appearances
Record | Details |
---|---|
Oldest player to play in a first-team match | ![]() |
Youngest player to play in a first-team match | ![]() |
Youngest player to start a first-team match | ![]() |
Most consecutive League appearances | ![]() |
- Most appearances (all competitions)
Correct as of match on 4 May 2024.
Player | Position | Years | Appearances | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | GK | 1984–2000 | 601 |
2 | ![]() | DF | 1955–1969 | 538 |
3 | ![]() | DF | 1966–1981 | 492 |
4 | ![]() | DF | 1985–1997 | 477 |
5 | ![]() | GK | 1964–1975 | 395 |
6 | ![]() | DF | 1957–1968 | 382 |
7 | ![]() | MF | 2003–2011, 2017–2019 | 380 |
8 | ![]() | DF | 1995–2006 | 362 |
9 | ![]() | MF | 1972–1981 | 355 |
10 | ![]() | DF | 1931–1952 | 350 |
11 | ![]() | DF | 1951–1960 | 345 |
12 | ![]() | DF | 1983–1991 | 336 |
13 | ![]() | DF | 1950–1963 | 313 |
14 | ![]() | MF | 1958–1968 | 311 |
15 | ![]() | DF | 1994–2002, 2005–2010 | 308 |
16 | ![]() | FW | 1948–1962 | 303 |
17 | ![]() | MF | 1963–1972 | 289 |
18 | ![]() | MF | 1983–1993 | 285 |
19 | ![]() | DF | 1957–1971 | 284 |
20 | ![]() | FW | 1984–1991 | 283 |
21 | ![]() | FW | 1998–2006, 2010–2013 | 281 |
22 | ![]() | MF | 1967–1975 | 280 |
23 | ![]() | DF | 1946–1954 | 262 |
![]() | MF | 1962–1968 | 262 | |
25 | ![]() | MF | 1964–1971 | 257 |
26 | ![]() | MF | 1982–1994 | 253 |
27 | ![]() | DF | 1974–1984 | 249 |
28 | ![]() | GK | 1935–1951, 1955–1959 | 246 |
29 | ![]() | FW | 1928–1939 | 245 |
30 | ![]() | FW | 1931–1937 | 241 |
Goals
Record | Details |
---|---|
Most goals by one player in a season | ![]() |
Most goals by one player in a game | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Most hat-tricks by one player | ![]() |
Most hat-tricks by one player in a season | ![]() |
Goals in consecutive league matches | ![]() |
Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions) | ![]() |
Top-flight era top scorer (league) | ![]() |
Most goals by one player in a season in top-flight | ![]() ![]() |
Fastest goal | ![]() ![]() |
Last goal at Highfield Road | ![]() |
First goal at Ricoh Arena | ![]() |
- Most goals (all competitions)
Correct as of match on 4 May 2024.
Name | Position | Years | Goals scored | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | FW | 1931–1937 | 182 |
2 | ![]() | FW | 1928–1939 | 123 |
3 | ![]() | FW | 1936–1952 | 87 |
4 | ![]() | FW | 1922–1929 | 85 |
![]() | FW | 1957–1961 | 85 | |
6 | ![]() | FW | 1948–1962 | 77 |
7 | ![]() | FW | 1962–1966 | 75 |
8 | ![]() | FW | 1934–1937 | 73 |
9 | ![]() | FW | 1994–1998 | 72 |
![]() | FW | 1998–2006, 2010–2013 | 72 | |
11 | ![]() | FW | 1931–1937 | 63 |
12 | ![]() | FW | 1984–1991 | 62 |
13 | ![]() | FW | 1976–1980 | 60 |
14 | ![]() | FW | 1939–1948, 1952–1953 | 59 |
15 | ![]() | FW | 1971–1981, 1984 | 57 |
16 | ![]() | MF | 1958–1968 | 52 |
![]() | FW | 1983–1986 | 52 | |
![]() | MF | 1962–1968 | 52 | |
19 | ![]() | FW | 1952–1954 | 51 |
![]() | FW | 1968–1973 | 51 | |
21 | ![]() | FW | 2019– | 50 |
22 | ![]() | FW | 1977–1983 | 49 |
23 | ![]() | MF | 1908–1911 | 46 |
24 | ![]() | FW | 1968–1971 | 45 |
25 | ![]() | FW | 1947–1952 | 44 |
26 | ![]() | MF | 1983–1993 | 43 |
![]() | FW | 2021–2023 | 43 | |
![]() | FW | 1991–1997 | 43 | |
29 | ![]() | FW | 1963–1968 | 42 |
30 | ![]() | MF | 1970–1975 | 41 |
- Goals scored by goalkeepers
Correct as of match on 4 May 2024.
Date | Player | Opponents | Stadium | Result | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 October 1986 | ![]() | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | A long kick from the penalty area at the opposite end (63 min) |
19 April 2023 | ![]() | Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 1–1 | Scored in the penalty area, assisted from a corner (90+5 min) |
Internationals
Record | Details |
---|---|
Most international caps while a Coventry City player | ![]() |
Most international goals while a Coventry City player | ![]() |
First Coventry City player to appear at a World Cup | ![]() |
Transfers in
Correct as of 1 August 2024.
- Highest transfer fees paid
The club's record signing came in August 2023, when they signed Haji Wright from Antalyaspor for £7.7 million, which surpassed the previous record in August 2000 for Craig Bellamy, who signed from Norwich City for £6.5 million. Previously, the record was £6 million for Robbie Keane in 1999 from Wolverhampton Wanderers, which made Keane the most expensive teenager in British football.
Player | From | Date | Fee | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 August 2023 | £7,700,000 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 August 2000 | £6,500,000 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 August 1999 | £6,000,000 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 August 2001 | £5,000,001 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 June 2024 | £5,000,000 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 February 2024 | £4,250,000 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 July 1999 | £4,000,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 1 September 2023 | £4,000,000 | |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 July 2023 | £3,500,000 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 27 July 2023 | £3,400,000 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 January 1998 | £3,250,000 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 July 1996 | £3,000,000 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 August 1998 | £2,600,000 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 1998 | £2,500,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2001 | £2,500,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2 August 2000 | £2,500,000 | |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 August 2024 | £2,250,000 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 January 2024 | £2,150,000 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 July 1999 | £2,000,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 23 February 1996 | £2,000,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 13 January 1999 | £2,000,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 22 July 2023 | £2,000,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 16 December 1995 | £2,000,000 | |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 September 1994 | £1,950,000 |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 October 1998 | £1,900,000 |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 June 2024 | £1,700,000 |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 February 1996 | £1,500,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 3 August 1995 | £1,500,000 | |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 July 2020 | £1,350,000 |
30 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 October 1998 | £1,250,000 |
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 28 May 1999 | £1,200,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 12 July 2008 | £1,200,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 26 August 1998 | £1,200,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 20 January 2000 | £1,200,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 10 July 2023 | £1,200,000 |
- Progression of record fee paid[citation needed]
Date | Player | Bought from | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
August 1966 | ![]() | ![]() | £57,500 |
August 1974 | ![]() | ![]() | £240,000 |
July 1979 | ![]() | ![]() | £325,000 |
July 1987 | ![]() | ![]() | £780,000 |
October 1989 | ![]() | ![]() | £800,000 |
January 1990 | ![]() | ![]() | £900,000 |
September 1994 | ![]() | ![]() | £1,950,000 |
December 1995 | ![]() | ![]() | £2,000,000 |
July 1996 | ![]() | ![]() | £3,000,000 |
January 1998 | ![]() | ![]() | £3,250,000 |
July 1999 | ![]() | ![]() | £4,000,000 |
August 1999 | ![]() | ![]() | £6,000,000 |
August 2000 | ![]() | ![]() | £6,500,000 |
August 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | £7,700,000 |
Transfers out
Correct as of 2 September 2023.
- Highest transfer fees received
The club's record sale came in July 2023, when they sold Viktor Gyökeres to Sporting CP for £20.5 million, which eclipsed the previous record in August 2000 of Robbie Keane to Inter Milan for £13 million. The sale of Chris Kirkland to Liverpool for £6 million in 2001 set a British record transfer fee for a goalkeeper and the sale of Phil Babb also to Liverpool in 1994 set a British record transfer fee for a defender. [citation needed]
Player | To | Date | Fee | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 July 2023 | £20,500,000 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 August 2023 | £15,000,000 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 August 2000 | £13,000,000 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 25 June 2001 | £6,000,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 2 August 2001 | £6,000,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 31 August 2001 | £6,000,000 | |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 November 1998 | £5,750,000 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 July 1999 | £4,500,000 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 August 1999 | £4,000,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 16 August 2006 | £4,000,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 16 July 1998 | £4,000,000 | |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 September 1994 | £3,600,000 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 June 2009 | £3,500,000 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 15 August 1998 | £3,400,000 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 February 2016 | £3,000,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 4 July 2014 | £3,000,000 | |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 July 2001 | £2,500,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 29 August 2002 | £2,500,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 31 January 2020 | £2,500,000 | |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 31 July 2000 | £2,200,000 |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 February 2002 | £1,900,000 |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 August 2019 | £1,600,000 |
![]() | ![]() | 1 July 2014 | £1,600,000 | |
![]() | ![]() | 14 July 1997 | £1,600,000 |
- Progression of record fee received[citation needed]
Date | Player | Sold to | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
March 1929 | ![]() | ![]() | £3,000 |
... | |||
July 1980 | ![]() | ![]() | £1,250,000 |
March 1993 | ![]() | ![]() | £1,500,000 |
September 1994 | ![]() | ![]() | £3,600,000 |
July 1998 | ![]() | ![]() | £4,000,000 |
November 1998 | ![]() | ![]() | £5,750,000 |
August 2000 | ![]() | ![]() | £13,000,000 |
July 2023 | ![]() | ![]() | £20,500,000 |
Managerial records
Record | Details[citation needed] |
---|---|
First manager | ![]() |
Longest-serving manager | ![]() |
Most matches as manager | ![]() |
Most wins as manager | ![]() |
Most league titles as manager | ![]() |
Most league promotions as manager | ![]() ![]() |
Most trophies as manager | ![]() |
Most wins at Wembley Stadium as manager | ![]() |
Most matches in Europe as manager | ![]() |
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External links
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