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 win9–0 (vs Bristol City, Third Division South, 28 April 1934)
Record FA Cup win7–0 (vs Macclesfield Town, 2 January 1999)
Record League Cup win8–0 (vs Rushden & Diamonds, 2 October 2002)
Record European win4–1 (vs Trakia Plovdiv, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 16 September 1970)
Record league defeat2–10 (vs Norwich City, Third Division South, 13 March 1930)
Record FA Cup defeat2–11 (vs Berwick Rangers, 2 November 1901)
Record League Cup defeat1–8 (vs Leicester City, 1 December 1964)
Record European defeat1–6 (vs Bayern Munich, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 20 October 1970)

League sequences

Record Details[2]
Longest unbeaten run25 matches (26 November 1966 – 13 May 1967)
Longest winning streak6 matches (20 April 1954 – 28 August 1954)
6 matches (25 April 1964 – 5 September 1964)
Longest drawing streak6 matches (28 September 1996 – 16 November 1996)
6 matches (1 November 2003 – 29 November 2003)
Longest losing streak9 matches (30 August 1919 – 11 October 1919)
Longest winless streak19 matches (30 August 1919 – 20 December 1919)
Longest scoring run25 matches (10 September 1966 – 25 February 1967)
Longest non-scoring run11 matches (11 October 1919 – 20 December 1919)
Longest clean-sheet run6 matches (28 April 1934 – 3 September 1934)

Wins, draws and defeats

Record Details
Most wins in a league season24 (1935–36)
24 (1958–59)
Most draws in a league season17 (1962–63)
Most defeats in a league season25 (2016–17)
Fewest wins in a league season8 (1995–96)
8 (2000–01)
Fewest draws in a league season5 (1984–85)
Fewest defeats in a league season3 (2019–20) *
6 (1966–67)

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

Points

Record Details
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
Highest home attendance at Highfield Road51,455 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 29 April 1967)[1]
Highest home attendance at Ricoh/CBS Arena31,407 (vs Chelsea, FA Cup Quarter Final, 7 March 2009)
Highest home attendance at Sixfields Stadium4,905 (vs Peterborough United, Football League One, 26 December 2013)
Highest home attendance at St Andrew's21,193 (vs Birmingham City, FA Cup 4th Round, 25 January 2020)
Highest attendance featuring Coventry City at Wembley Stadium98,000 (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.
19West Bromwich Albion 11418106115197444640−196433339.368
20Stoke City 1034210997136363457−94424147.119
21Coventry City 935499112143387490−103409145.4011
22Sheffield Wednesday 831610189126409453−44392149.007
23Wimbledon 83169994123384472−88391148.886

Player records

Appearances

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

Correct as of match on 6 January 2024.

Name Position Years Appearances
1 England Steve Ogrizovic[5] GK 1984–2000 601
2 England George Curtis[5] DF 1955–1969 538
3 England Mick Coop DF 1966–1981 492
4 England Brian Borrows DF 1985–1997 477
5 England Bill Glazier GK 1964–1975 395
6 England Mick Kearns DF 1957–1968 382
7 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle MF 2003–2011, 2017–2019 380
8 England Richard Shaw DF 1995–2006 362
9 Scotland Tommy Hutchison MF 1972–1981 355
10 England George Mason DF 1931–1952 350
11 England Roy Kirk DF 1951–1960 345
12 England Trevor Peake DF 1983–1991 336
13 England Frank Austin DF 1950–1963 313
14 England Ron Farmer MF 1958–1968 311
15 England Marcus Hall DF 1994–2002, 2005–2010 308
16 England Peter Hill FW 1948–1962 303
17 England Ernie Machin MF 1963–1972 289
18 England Micky Gynn MF 1983–1993 285
19 England Brian Hill DF 1957–1971 284
20 England Cyrille Regis FW 1984–1991 283
21 England Gary McSheffrey FW 1998–2006, 2010–2013 281
22 Scotland Willie Carr MF 1967–1975 280
23 England Dick Mason DF 1946–1954 262
Wales Ronnie Rees MF 1962–1968 262
25 Northern Ireland Dave Clements MF 1964–1971 257
26 England Lloyd McGrath MF 1982–1994 253
27 England Harry Roberts DF 1974–1984 249
28 England Alf Wood GK 1935–1951, 1955–1959 246
29 England William Lake FW 1928–1939 245
30 England Clarrie Bourton FW 1931–1937 241

Goals

Record Details
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 gameEngland Arthur Bacon, 5 (vs Gillingham, 1933)
England Clarrie Bourton, 5 (vs Bournemouth, 1931)
England Cyrille Regis, 5 (vs Chester City, 1985)
England Billy Smith, 5 (vs Brentford, 1911)
Most hat-tricks by one playerEngland Clarrie Bourton, 13
Most hat-tricks by one player in a seasonEngland Clarrie Bourton, 7 (1931–1932)
Goals in consecutive league matchesEngland Clarrie Bourton, 10 consecutive matches (September 1931–November 1931)
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-flightEngland Dion Dublin, 23 (1997–1998)
Scotland Ian Wallace, 23 (1977–1978)
Fastest goalEngland Eddie Brown (12 seconds vs Reading, 23 August 1954)
England Gary McSheffrey (12 seconds vs Colchester, 11 September 2002)
Last goal at Highfield RoadEngland Andy Whing
First goal at Ricoh ArenaFaroe Islands Claus Bech Jørgensen
Most goals (all competitions)

Correct as of match on 6 January 2024.

Name Position Years Goals scored
1 England Clarrie Bourton FW 1931–1937 182
2 England William Lake FW 1928–1939 123
3 England Ted Roberts FW 1936–1952 87
4 England Fred Herbert 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
11 Scotland Jock Lauderdale FW 1931–1937 63
12 England Cyrille Regis FW 1984–1991 62
13 Scotland Ian Wallace FW 1976–1980 60
14 Wales George Lowrie FW 1939–1948, 1952–1953 59
15 England Mick Ferguson FW 1971–1981, 1984 57
16 England Ron Farmer MF 1958–1968 52
England Terry Gibson FW 1983–1986 52
Wales Ronnie Rees MF 1962–1968 52
19 England Eddy Brown FW 1952–1954 51
England Ernie Hunt FW 1968–1973 51
21 England Matt Godden FW 2019– 50
22 England Garry Thompson FW 1977–1983 49
23 Northern Ireland Harold Redmond Buckle MF 1908–1911 46
24 Scotland Neil Martin FW 1968–1971 45
25 Northern Ireland Norman Lockhart FW 1947–1952 44
26 England Micky Gynn MF 1983–1993 43
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 2021–2023 43
Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu FW 1991–1997 43
29 England Bobby Gould FW 1963–1968 42
30 Scotland Brian Alderson MF 1970–1975 41

Internationals

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

Transfers in

Correct as of 11 January 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 United States Haji Wright Turkey Antalyaspor 4 August 2023 £7,700,000
2 Wales Craig Bellamy England Norwich City 17 August 2000 £6,500,000
3 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane England Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 August 1999 £6,000,000
4 England Lee Hughes England West Bromwich Albion 8 August 2001 £5,000,001
5 Morocco Mustapha Hadji Spain Deportivo La Coruña 19 July 1999 £4,000,000
England Liam Kitching England Barnsley 1 September 2023 £4,000,000
7 England Ellis Simms England Everton 7 July 2023 £3,500,000
8 Netherlands Milan van Ewijk Netherlands Heerenveen 27 July 2023 £3,400,000
9 Romania Viorel Moldovan Switzerland Grasshoppers 2 January 1998 £3,250,000
10 Scotland Gary McAllister England Leeds United 26 July 1996 £3,000,000
11 Croatia Robert Jarni Spain Real Betis 1 August 1998 £2,600,000
12 Republic of Ireland Gary Breen England Birmingham City 1 January 1998 £2,500,000
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley England Blackburn Rovers 1 January 2001 £2,500,000
England David Thompson England Liverpool 2 August 2000 £2,500,000
15 Denmark Victor Torp Norway Sarpsborg 11 January 2024 £2,150,000
16 Italy Stefano Gioacchini Italy Venezia 26 July 1999 £2,000,000
Scotland Eoin Jess Scotland Aberdeen 23 February 1996 £2,000,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Konjić France AS Monaco 13 January 1999 £2,000,000
England Bobby Thomas England Burnley 22 July 2023 £2,000,000
England Noel Whelan England Leeds United 16 December 1995 £2,000,000
21 England Dion Dublin England Manchester United 1 September 1994 £1,950,000
22 England Steve Froggatt England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 October 1998 £1,900,000
23 Republic of Ireland Liam Daish England Birmingham City 12 February 1996 £1,500,000
England John Salako England Crystal Palace 3 August 1995 £1,500,000
25 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer Netherlands PEC Zwolle 3 July 2020 £1,350,000
26 Belgium Laurent Delorge Belgium K.A.A. Gent 12 October 1998 £1,250,000
27 Morocco Youssef Chippo Portugal FC Porto 28 May 1999 £1,200,000
Wales Freddy Eastwood England Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 July 2008 £1,200,000
England Marc Edworthy England Crystal Palace 26 August 1998 £1,200,000
Belgium Cédric Roussel Belgium K.A.A. Gent 20 January 2000 £1,200,000
Japan Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Belgium KV Oostende 10 July 2023 £1,200,000
Progression of record fee paid
Date Player Bought from Fee
July 1979England Gary CollierEngland Bristol City£325,000
July 1987Scotland David SpeedieEngland Chelsea£780,000
October 1989England Kevin DrinkellScotland Rangers£800,000
January 1990Scotland Kevin GallacherScotland Dundee United£900,000
September 1994England Dion DublinEngland Manchester United£1,950,000
December 1995England Noel WhelanEngland Leeds United£2,000,000
July 1996Scotland Gary McAllisterEngland Leeds United£3,000,000
January 1998Romania Viorel MoldovanSwitzerland Grasshoppers£3,250,000
July 1999Morocco Mustapha HadjiSpain Deportivo La Coruña£4,000,000
August 1999Republic of Ireland Robbie KeaneEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers£6,000,000
August 2000Wales Craig BellamyEngland Norwich City£6,500,000
August 2023United States Haji WrightTurkey Antalyaspor£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.

Player To Date Fee
1 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Portugal Sporting CP 13 July 2023 £20,500,000
2 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer England Sheffield United 12 August 2023 £15,000,000
3 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Italy Internazionale 1 August 2000 £13,000,000
4 Wales Craig Bellamy England Newcastle United 25 June 2001 £6,000,000
Wales John Hartson Scotland Celtic 2 August 2001 £6,000,000
England Chris Kirkland England Liverpool 31 August 2001 £6,000,000
7 England Dion Dublin England Aston Villa 5 November 1998 £5,750,000
8 Netherlands George Boateng England Aston Villa 20 July 1999 £4,500,000
9 England Darren Huckerby England Leeds United 11 August 1999 £4,000,000
England Gary McSheffrey England Birmingham City 16 August 2006 £4,000,000
Romania Viorel Moldovan Turkey Fenerbahçe 16 July 1998 £4,000,000
12 Republic of Ireland Phil Babb England Liverpool 1 September 1994 £3,600,000
13 England Scott Dann England Birmingham City 12 June 2009 £3,500,000
14 Croatia Robert Jarni Spain Real Madrid 15 August 1998 £3,400,000
15 England James Maddison England Norwich City 1 February 2016 £3,000,000
England Callum Wilson England Bournemouth 4 July 2014 £3,000,000
17 Morocco Mustapha Hadji England Aston Villa 6 July 2001 £2,500,000
England Lee Hughes England West Bromwich Albion 29 August 2002 £2,500,000
England Sam McCallum England Norwich City 31 January 2020 £2,500,000
20 England Noel Whelan England Middlesbrough 31 July 2000 £2,200,000
21 Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley England Everton 8 February 2002 £1,900,000
22 England Tom Bayliss England Preston North End 2 August 2019 £1,600,000
England Cyrus Christie England Derby County 1 July 2014 £1,600,000
Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu England Birmingham City 14 July 1997 £1,600,000
Progression of record fee received
Date Player Sold to Fee
July 1980Scotland Ian WallaceEngland Nottingham Forest£1,250,000
March 1993Scotland Kevin GallacherEngland Blackburn Rovers£1,500,000
September 1994Republic of Ireland Phil BabbEngland Liverpool£3,600,000
July 1998Romania Viorel MoldovanTurkey Fenerbahçe£4,000,000
November 1998England Dion DublinEngland Aston Villa£5,750,000
August 2000Republic of Ireland Robbie KeaneItaly Internazionale£13,000,000
July 2023Sweden Viktor GyökeresPortugal Sporting CP£20,500,000

Managerial records

Record Details
First managerEngland William Stanley (1883–1885)
Longest-serving managerEngland Harry Storer, 19 years, 1 month (between 1931–1945 and 1948–1953)
Most matches as managerEngland Harry Storer, 584 (between 1931–1945 and 1948–1953)
Most wins as managerEngland Harry Storer, 255 (between 1931–1945 and 1948–1953)
Most league titles as managerEngland Jimmy Hill, 2 (1963–64 Third Division and 1966–67 Second Division)
Most league promotions as managerEngland 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 managerEngland 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 managerEngland Mark Robins, 2 (2017 EFL Trophy Final, 2018 EFL League Two play-off final)
Most matches in Europe as managerRepublic 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. 1 2 "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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