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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.

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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

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

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	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	Details^[1]
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)

List_of_Coventry_City_F.C._records_and_statistics

List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics

Team records

Highest achievement per competition

Wins, draws and defeats

Season records

Highest attendances

Visits to the National Stadium

All-time Premier League table (1992–date)

Player records

Appearances

Goals

Internationals

Transfers in

Transfers out

Managerial records

References

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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)

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

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

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

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
Most points in a season	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
Fewest points in a season	Three points for a win	2000–01 Premier League (in 38 matches)	34

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]

Pos.	Club	Seasons	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	3rd	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

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

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

Record	Details
Most goals by one player in a season	Clarrie Bourton, 50 (1931–1932, 49 league, 1 FA Cup)
Most goals by one player in a game	Arthur Bacon, 5 (vs Gillingham, 1933) Clarrie Bourton, 5 (vs Bournemouth, 1931) Cyrille Regis, 5 (vs Chester City, 1985) Billy Smith, 5 (vs Brentford, 1911)
Most hat-tricks by one player	Clarrie Bourton, 13
Most hat-tricks by one player in a season	Clarrie Bourton, 7 (1931–1932)
Goals in consecutive league matches	Clarrie Bourton, 10 consecutive matches (September 1931–November 1931)
Top-flight era top scorer (all competitions)	Dion Dublin, 72 goals (1994–1998)
Top-flight era top scorer (league)	Dion Dublin, 60 goals (1994–1998)
Most goals by one player in a season in top-flight	Dion Dublin, 23 (1997–1998) Ian Wallace, 23 (1977–1978)
Fastest goal	Eddie Brown (12 seconds vs Reading, 23 August 1954) Gary McSheffrey (12 seconds vs Colchester, 11 September 2002)
Last goal at Highfield Road	Andy Whing
First goal at Ricoh Arena	Claus Bech Jørgensen

	Name	Position	Years	Goals scored
1	Clarrie Bourton	FW	1931–1937	182
2	William Lake	FW	1928–1939	123
3	Ted Roberts	FW	1936–1952	87
4	Fred Herbert	FW	1922–1929	85
4	Ray Straw	FW	1957–1961	85
6	Peter Hill	FW	1948–1962	77
7	George Hudson	FW	1962–1966	75
8	Leslie Jones	FW	1934–1937	73
9	Dion Dublin	FW	1994–1998	72
9	Gary McSheffrey	FW	1998–2006, 2010–2013	72
11	Jock Lauderdale	FW	1931–1937	63
12	Cyrille Regis	FW	1984–1991	62
13	Ian Wallace	FW	1976–1980	60
14	George Lowrie	FW	1939–1948, 1952–1953	59
15	Mick Ferguson	FW	1971–1981, 1984	57
16	Ron Farmer	MF	1958–1968	52
	Terry Gibson	FW	1983–1986	52
	Ronnie Rees	MF	1962–1968	52
19	Eddy Brown	FW	1952–1954	51
19	Ernie Hunt	FW	1968–1973	51
21	Matt Godden	FW	2019–	50
22	Garry Thompson	FW	1977–1983	49
23	Harold Redmond Buckle	MF	1908–1911	46
24	Neil Martin	FW	1968–1971	45
25	Norman Lockhart	FW	1947–1952	44
26	Micky Gynn	MF	1983–1993	43
	Viktor Gyökeres	FW	2021–2023	43
	Peter Ndlovu	FW	1991–1997	43
29	Bobby Gould	FW	1963–1968	42
30	Brian Alderson	MF	1970–1975	41

	Player	From	Date	Fee
1	Haji Wright	Antalyaspor	4 August 2023	£7,700,000
2	Craig Bellamy	Norwich City	17 August 2000	£6,500,000
3	Robbie Keane	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18 August 1999	£6,000,000
4	Lee Hughes	West Bromwich Albion	8 August 2001	£5,000,001
5	Ephron Mason-Clark	Portsmouth	1 February 2024	£4,250,000
6	Mustapha Hadji	Deportivo La Coruña	19 July 1999	£4,000,000
6	Liam Kitching	Barnsley	1 September 2023	£4,000,000
8	Ellis Simms	Everton	7 July 2023	£3,500,000
9	Milan van Ewijk	Heerenveen	27 July 2023	£3,400,000
10	Viorel Moldovan	Grasshoppers	2 January 1998	£3,250,000
11	Gary McAllister	Leeds United	26 July 1996	£3,000,000
12	Robert Jarni	Real Betis	1 August 1998	£2,600,000
13	Gary Breen	Birmingham City	1 January 1998	£2,500,000
	Lee Carsley	Blackburn Rovers	1 January 2001	£2,500,000
	David Thompson	Liverpool	2 August 2000	£2,500,000
16	Victor Torp	Sarpsborg	11 January 2024	£2,150,000
17	Stefano Gioacchini	Venezia	26 July 1999	£2,000,000
	Eoin Jess	Aberdeen	23 February 1996	£2,000,000
	Muhamed Konjić	AS Monaco	13 January 1999	£2,000,000
	Bobby Thomas	Burnley	22 July 2023	£2,000,000
	Noel Whelan	Leeds United	16 December 1995	£2,000,000
22	Dion Dublin	Manchester United	1 September 1994	£1,950,000
23	Steve Froggatt	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 October 1998	£1,900,000
24	Liam Daish	Birmingham City	12 February 1996	£1,500,000
24	John Salako	Crystal Palace	3 August 1995	£1,500,000
26	Gustavo Hamer	PEC Zwolle	3 July 2020	£1,350,000
27	Laurent Delorge	K.A.A. Gent	12 October 1998	£1,250,000
28	Youssef Chippo	FC Porto	28 May 1999	£1,200,000
	Freddy Eastwood	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12 July 2008	£1,200,000
	Marc Edworthy	Crystal Palace	26 August 1998	£1,200,000
	Cédric Roussel	K.A.A. Gent	20 January 2000	£1,200,000
	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	KV Oostende	10 July 2023	£1,200,000

Date	Player	Bought from	Fee
August 1974	Larry Lloyd	Liverpool	£240,000
July 1979	Gary Collier	Bristol City	£325,000
July 1987	David Speedie	Chelsea	£780,000
October 1989	Kevin Drinkell	Rangers	£800,000
January 1990	Kevin Gallacher	Dundee United	£900,000
September 1994	Dion Dublin	Manchester United	£1,950,000
December 1995	Noel Whelan	Leeds United	£2,000,000
July 1996	Gary McAllister	Leeds United	£3,000,000
January 1998	Viorel Moldovan	Grasshoppers	£3,250,000
July 1999	Mustapha Hadji	Deportivo La Coruña	£4,000,000
August 1999	Robbie Keane	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£6,000,000
August 2000	Craig Bellamy	Norwich City	£6,500,000
August 2023	Haji Wright	Antalyaspor	£7,700,000

	Player	To	Date	Fee
1	Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting CP	13 July 2023	£20,500,000
2	Gustavo Hamer	Sheffield United	12 August 2023	£15,000,000
3	Robbie Keane	Internazionale	1 August 2000	£13,000,000
4	Craig Bellamy	Newcastle United	25 June 2001	£6,000,000
	John Hartson	Celtic	2 August 2001	£6,000,000
	Chris Kirkland	Liverpool	31 August 2001	£6,000,000
7	Dion Dublin	Aston Villa	5 November 1998	£5,750,000
8	George Boateng	Aston Villa	20 July 1999	£4,500,000
9	Darren Huckerby	Leeds United	11 August 1999	£4,000,000
	Gary McSheffrey	Birmingham City	16 August 2006	£4,000,000
	Viorel Moldovan	Fenerbahçe	16 July 1998	£4,000,000
12	Phil Babb	Liverpool	1 September 1994	£3,600,000
13	Scott Dann	Birmingham City	12 June 2009	£3,500,000
14	Robert Jarni	Real Madrid	15 August 1998	£3,400,000
15	James Maddison	Norwich City	1 February 2016	£3,000,000
15	Callum Wilson	Bournemouth	4 July 2014	£3,000,000
17	Mustapha Hadji	Aston Villa	6 July 2001	£2,500,000
	Lee Hughes	West Bromwich Albion	29 August 2002	£2,500,000
	Sam McCallum	Norwich City	31 January 2020	£2,500,000
20	Noel Whelan	Middlesbrough	31 July 2000	£2,200,000
21	Lee Carsley	Everton	8 February 2002	£1,900,000
22	Tom Bayliss	Preston North End	2 August 2019	£1,600,000
	Cyrus Christie	Derby County	1 July 2014	£1,600,000
	Peter Ndlovu	Birmingham City	14 July 1997	£1,600,000

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

Date	Player	Sold to	Fee
July 1980	Ian Wallace	Nottingham Forest	£1,250,000
March 1993	Kevin Gallacher	Blackburn Rovers	£1,500,000
September 1994	Phil Babb	Liverpool	£3,600,000
July 1998	Viorel Moldovan	Fenerbahçe	£4,000,000
November 1998	Dion Dublin	Aston Villa	£5,750,000
August 2000	Robbie Keane	Internazionale	£13,000,000
July 2023	Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting CP	£20,500,000

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