Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City F.C. is an English football club. They play in Coventry in the West Midlands. They first played football in 1883 and have the nickname "Sky Blues" named after the colour of the shirts they wear. They play their home matches at the Ricoh Arena stadium.

Coventry City F.C.
Full nameCoventry City Football Club
Nickname(s)Sky Blues
Founded13 August 1883 (1883-08-13)
(as Singers F.C.)[1]
GroundSixfields Stadium, Northampthon
Capacity7,653
ChairmanTim Fisher
ManagerStephen Pressley
LeagueLeague One
2009/10League Championship, 19th
WebsiteClub website
Ricoh Arena is where Coventry F.C. play football

Coventry City won the FA Cup in 1987 against a team from London, Tottenham Hotspur F.C..

Name
  • 1883-1898 Singers F.C.
  • 1898-present Coventry City F.C.

League position
SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01Premier League19th
2001/02First Division11th
2002/03First Division20th
2003/04First Division12th
2004/05League Championship19th
2005/06League Championship8th
2006/07League Championship17th
2007/08League Championship21st
2008/09League Championship17th
2009/10League Championship19th
2010/11League Championship18th

Former position

References
  1. "The Sky Blues – A Brief History". ccfc.co.uk. Coventry City F.C. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.




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