List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics

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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[]

Record wins and defeats[]

Record Details[1]
Record league win 9–0 (vs Bristol City, Third Division South, 28 April 1934)
Record FA Cup win 7–0 (vs Macclesfield Town, 2 January 1999)
Record League Cup win 8–0 (vs Rushden & Diamonds, 2 October 2002)
Record European win 4–1 (vs Trakia Plovdiv, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 16 September 1970)
Record league defeat 2–10 (vs Norwich City, Third Division South, 13 March 1930)
Record FA Cup defeat 2–11 (vs Berwick Rangers, 2 November 1901)
Record League Cup defeat 1–8 (vs Leicester City, 1 December 1964)
Record European defeat 1–6 (vs Bayern Munich, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 20 October 1970)

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)

Wins, draws and defeats[]

Record Details[citation needed]
Most wins in a league season 24 (1935–36)
24 (1958–59)
Most draws in a league season 17 (1962–63)
Most defeats in a league season 25 (2016–17)
Fewest wins in a league season 8 (1995–96)
8 (2000–01)
Fewest draws in a league season 5 (1984–85)
Fewest defeats in a league season 3 (2019–20) *
6 (1966–67)

* Season concluded with 10 games remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Points[]

Record Details[citation needed]
Most points in a season (two points for a win) 60 (in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1958–59)
60 (in 46 matches, Third Division, 1963–64)
Most points in a season (three points for a win) 75 (in 46 matches, Football League Two, 2017–18)
Fewest points in a season (two points for a win) 29 (in 42 matches, Second Division, 1919–20)
Fewest points in a season (three points for a win) 34 (in 38 matches, Premier League, 2000–01)

Attendances[]

Record Details[citation needed]
Highest home attendance at Highfield Road 51,455 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 29 April 1967)[1]
Highest home attendance at Ricoh Arena 31,407 (vs Chelsea, FA Cup Quarter Final, 7 March 2009)
Highest home attendance at Sixfields Stadium 4,905 (vs Peterborough United, Football League One, 26 December 2013)
Highest home attendance at St Andrew's 21,193 (vs Birmingham City, FA Cup 4th Round, 25 January 2020)
Highest attendance at a Coventry City match Wembley Stadium 98,000 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup Final, 16 May 1987)

Club honours[]

Correct as of June 2020.

All-time FA Premier League table[]

Correct as of the end of the 2019–20 Premier League season.

Teams in bold are part of the 2020-21 Premier League. 47 teams have played at least one season in the Premier League, since it formed for the 1992–93 season. Coventry City were in this league from 1992 until their relegation in 2001.

Pos. Club Seasons Pld Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Relegated Avg
Pts
Best
Pos.
19 West Bromwich Albion 11 418 106 115 197 444 640 −196 433 3 39.36 8
20 Stoke City 10 342 109 97 136 363 457 −94 424 1 47.11 9
21 Coventry City 9 354 99 112 143 387 490 −103 409 1 45.40 11
22 Sheffield Wednesday 8 316 101 89 126 409 453 −44 392 1 49.00 7
23 Wimbledon 8 316 99 94 123 384 472 −88 391 1 48.88 6

Player records[]

Appearances[]

Record Details
Oldest player to play in a first-team match England Alf Wood, 43 years 207 days (vs Plymouth Argyle, 6 December 1958)
Youngest player to play in a first-team match England Jonson Clarke-Harris, 16 years 21 days (substitute vs Morecambe, 10 August 2010)
Youngest player to start a first-team match England Brian Hill, 16 years 273 days (vs Gillingham, 30 April 1958)
Most consecutive League appearances England Steve Ogrizovic, 241 (August 1984–September 1989)
Most appearances (all competitions)

Correct as of match on 4 May 2019.

Name Position Years Appearances
1 England Steve Ogrizovic[5] GK 1984–2000 601
2 England George Curtis[5] DF 1955–1969 543
3 England Mick Coop DF 1966–1981 499
4 England Brian Borrows DF 1985–1997 488
5 England Bill Glazier GK 1964–1975 402
6 England Mick Kearns DF 1957–1968 385
7 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 2003–2011, 2017–2019 373
8 England Richard Shaw DF 1995–2006 362
9 England George Mason DF 1931–1952 359
10 Scotland Tommy Hutchison MF 1972–1981 355

Goals[]

Record Details
Most goals by one player in a game England 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 season England Clarrie Bourton, 50 (1931–1932, 49 league, 1 FA Cup)
Goals in consecutive league matches England Clarrie Bourton, 10 consecutive matches (September 1931–November 1931)
Fastest goal England Eddie Brown (12 seconds vs Reading, 23 August 1954)
England Gary McSheffrey (12 seconds vs Colchester, 11 September 2002)
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 season in top-flight England Dion Dublin, 23 (1997–1998)
Scotland Ian Wallace, 23 (1977–1978)
Last goal at Highfield Road England Andy Whing
First goal at Ricoh Arena Faroe Islands Claus Bech Jørgensen
Most goals (all competitions)

Correct as of match on 4 May 2019.

Name Position Years Goals scored
1 England Clarrie Bourton FW 1931–1937 182
2 England FW 1928–1939 123
3 England FW 1936–1952 87
4 England FW 1922–1929 85
England Ray Straw FW 1957–1961 85
6 England Peter Hill FW 1948–1962 77
7 England George Hudson FW 1962–1966 75
8 Wales Leslie Jones FW 1934–1937 73
9 England Dion Dublin FW 1994–1998 72
England Gary McSheffrey FW 1998–2006, 2010–2013 72

Internationals[]

Record Details
Most international caps while a Coventry City player Sweden Magnus Hedman (44, for Sweden, 1997–2002)
Most international goals while a Coventry City player Trinidad and Tobago Stern John (13, for Trinidad & Tobago, 2004–2007)
First Coventry City player to appear at a World Cup Scotland Tommy Hutchison (for Scotland at 1974 World Cup)

Transfers in[]

Correct as of June 2020.

Highest transfer fees paid

Coventry City's record signing is Craig Bellamy, who signed for the club from Norwich City for £6.5 million in August 2000. This beat the previous record of £6 million, which the club paid Wolverhampton Wanderers for Robbie Keane in 1999, which made Keane the most expensive teenager in British football.

Player From Date Fee
1 Wales Craig Bellamy Norwich City 17 August 2000 £6,500,000
2 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 August 1999 £6,000,000
3 England Lee Hughes West Bromwich Albion 8 August 2001 £5,000,001
4 Morocco Mustapha Hadji Deportivo La Coruña 19 July 1999 £4,000,000
5 Romania Viorel Moldovan Grasshoppers 2 January 1998 £3,250,000
6 Scotland Gary McAllister Leeds United 26 July 1996 £3,000,000
7 Croatia Robert Jarni Real Betis 1 August 1998 £2,600,000
8 Republic of Ireland Gary Breen Birmingham City 1 January 1998 £2,500,000
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley Blackburn Rovers 1 January 2001 £2,500,000
England David Thompson Liverpool 2 August 2000 £2,500,000
11 Italy Stefano Gioacchini Venezia 26 July 1999 £2,000,000
Scotland Eoin Jess Aberdeen 23 February 1996 £2,000,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić AS Monaco 13 January 1999 £2,000,000
England Noel Whelan Leeds United 16 December 1995 £2,000,000
15 England Dion Dublin Manchester United 1 September 1994 £1,950,000
16 England Steve Froggatt Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 October 1998 £1,900,000
17 Republic of Ireland Liam Daish Birmingham City 12 February 1996 £1,500,000
England John Salako Crystal Palace 3 August 1995 £1,500,000
19 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer PEC Zwolle 3 July 2020 £1,350,000
20 Belgium Laurent Delorge K.A.A. Gent 12 October 1998 £1,250,000
21 Morocco Youssef Chippo FC Porto 28 May 1999 £1,200,000
Wales Freddy Eastwood Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 July 2008 £1,200,000
England Marc Edworthy Crystal Palace 26 August 1998 £1,200,000
Belgium Cédric Roussel K.A.A. Gent 20 January 2000 £1,200,000
Progression of record fee paid[citation needed]
Date Player Bought from Fee
July 1979 England Gary Collier Bristol City £325,000
July 1987 Scotland David Speedie Chelsea £780,000
October 1989 England Kevin Drinkell Rangers £800,000
January 1990 Scotland Kevin Gallacher Dundee United £900,000
September 1994 England Dion Dublin Manchester United £1,950,000
December 1995 England Noel Whelan Leeds United £2,000,000
July 1996 Scotland Gary McAllister Leeds United £3,000,000
January 1998 Romania Viorel Moldovan Grasshoppers £3,250,000
July 1999 Morocco Mustapha Hadji Deportivo La Coruña £4,000,000
August 1999 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Wolverhampton Wanderers £6,000,000
August 2000 Wales Craig Bellamy Norwich City £6,500,000

Transfers out[]

Correct as of June 2020.

Highest transfer fees received

The club's record sale came in August 2000, when they sold 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 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Internazionale 1 August 2000 £13,000,000
2 Wales Craig Bellamy Newcastle United 25 June 2001 £6,000,000
Wales John Hartson Celtic 2 August 2001 £6,000,000
England Chris Kirkland Liverpool 31 August 2001 £6,000,000
5 England Dion Dublin Aston Villa 5 November 1998 £5,750,000
6 Netherlands George Boateng Aston Villa 20 July 1999 £4,500,000
7 England Darren Huckerby Leeds United 11 August 1999 £4,000,000
England Gary McSheffrey Birmingham City 16 August 2006 £4,000,000
Romania Viorel Moldovan Fenerbahçe 16 July 1998 £4,000,000
10 Republic of Ireland Phil Babb Liverpool 1 September 1994 £3,600,000
11 England Scott Dann Birmingham City 12 June 2009 £3,500,000
12 Croatia Robert Jarni Real Madrid 15 August 1998 £3,400,000
13 England James Maddison Norwich City 1 February 2016 £3,000,000
England Callum Wilson Bournemouth 4 July 2014 £3,000,000
15 Morocco Mustapha Hadji Aston Villa 6 July 2001 £2,500,000
England Lee Hughes West Bromwich Albion 29 August 2002 £2,500,000
England Sam McCallum Norwich City 31 January 2020 £2,500,000
18 England Noel Whelan Middlesbrough 31 July 2000 £2,200,000
19 Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley Everton 8 February 2002 £1,900,000
20 England Tom Bayliss Preston North End 2 August 2019 £1,600,000
England Cyrus Christie Derby County 1 July 2014 £1,600,000
Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu Birmingham City 14 July 1997 £1,600,000
Progression of record fee received[citation needed]
Date Player Sold to Fee
July 1980 Scotland Ian Wallace Nottingham Forest £1,250,000
March 1993 Scotland Kevin Gallacher Blackburn Rovers £1,500,000
September 1994 Republic of Ireland Phil Babb Liverpool £3,600,000
July 1998 Romania Viorel Moldovan Fenerbahçe £4,000,000
November 1998 England Dion Dublin Aston Villa £5,750,000
August 2000 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Internazionale £13,000,000

Managerial records[]

Record Details[citation needed]
First manager England William Stanley (1883–1885)
Longest-serving manager England Harry Storer, 19 years, 1 month (between 1931–1945 and 1948–1953)
Most matches as manager England Harry Storer, 584 (between 1931–1945 and 1948–1953)
Most wins as manager England Harry Storer, 255 (between 1931–1945 and 1948–1953)
Most league titles as manager England Jimmy Hill, 2 (1963–64 Third Division and 1966–67 Second Division)
Most league promotions as manager England Jimmy Hill, 2 (1963–64 Third Division and 1966–67 Second Division)
England Mark Robins, 2 (2017–18 EFL League Two and 2019–20 EFL League One)
Most trophies as manager England Mark Robins, 3 (2016–17 EFL Trophy, 2017–18 EFL League Two play-off and 2019–20 EFL League One)
Most wins at Wembley Stadium as manager England Mark Robins, 2 (2017 EFL Trophy Final, 2018 EFL League Two play-off Final)
Most matches in Europe as manager Republic of Ireland Noel Cantwell, 4 (1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)

References[]

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  2. ^ "Full League Sequences". Coventry City : Records. Statto. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "League One: Coventry and Rotherham promoted as clubs vote for season to end". Sky Sports. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United". EFL Trophy Final. BBC Sport. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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