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| PREVIOUS NAMES Singers FC 1883-98 GROUNDS Dowells Field, Binley Road 1883-87 Stoke Road 1887-99 Highfield Road 1899-present LEAGUE HISTORY 1894-1908 Birmingham & District League 1908-1915 Southern League 1919-25 Football League Division 2 1925-26 Football League Division 3 (North) 1926-36 Football League Division 3 (South) 1936-52 Football League Division 2 1952-58 Football League Division 3 (South) 1958-59 Football League Division 4 1959-64 Football League Division 3 1964-67 Football League Division 2 1967-92 Football League Division 1 1992-2001 FA Carling Premiership 2001-present Football League Division 1 HONOURS Division 3 (South): 1935-36 Champions Division 4: 1958-59 Runners up Division 3: 1963-64 Champions Division 2: 1966-67 Champions FA Cup: 1986-87 Winners FA Youth Cup: 1986-87 Winners 1967-68 Runners up 1969-70 Runners up Division 3 (South) Cup 1935-36 Southern Professional Floodlight Cup 1959-60 RECORD ATTENDANCE 51,455 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 29.4.67 Division 2 SMALLEST ATTENDANCE (LEAGUE) 2059 on 13.2.1928 in Div 3 South. SMALLEST ATTENDANCE AT HIGHFIELD ROAD SINCE THE WAR 1,086 v Millwall 15.10.85 Full Members Cup HIGHEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 34,715 1967-68 Division 1 BIGGEST VICTORIES League: 9-0 v Bristol City (h) Div 3 (South) 28.4.1934. FA. Cup: 7-0 v Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (h) 1st Round, 24.11.1934. 7-0 v Macclesfield Town (h) 3rd Round, 2.1.1999. League Cup: 7-2 v Chester City (h) 2nd Round. 9.10.1985. 5-0 v Watford (h) 5th Round replay, 9.12.1980. 5-0 v Sunderland (h) 5th Round replay, 24.1.1990 Europe: 4-1 v Trakia Plovdiv (a) 1st Round (UEFA) 16.9.1970. BIGGEST DEFEATS League: 2-10 v Norwich (a) Division 3 (South) 15.3.1930. 1-9 v Millwall (a) Division 3(South) 19.11.1927. F.A. Cup: 2-11 v Berwick Rangers (a) Qual. Round 2.11.1901. League Cup: 1-8 v Leicester City (h) 5th Round 1.12.1964. Europe: 1-6 v Bayern Munich (a) 2nd Round (UEFA) 20.10.1970. MOST POINTS 3 points a win: 63, Division 1,1986-87. 2 points a win: 60, Division 4, 1958-59. Division 3.1963-64. MOST GOALS SCORED 108, Division 3(South), 1931-32. Bourton 49. Lauderdale 19, Lake 14, Sheppard 7. White 6, Holmes 5, Cull 3, Baker, Bowden, Heinmann, Johnson, Opponents. MOST GOALS CONCEDED 97, Division 3(South) 1931-32 MOST LEAGUE WINS 24, Division 3(South), 1935-36, Division 4.1958-59. MOST LEAGUE DRAWS 17,Division 3.1962-63 MOST LEAGUE DEFEATS 22. Division 2,1919-20; Division 2,1924-25; Division 3(South),1927-28; Division 2,1951-52; Division 1,1984-85. MOST MATCHES UNDEFEATED 25 (26.11.66 to 13.5.67) Division 2 MOST MATCHES WITHOUT A WIN 19 (30.8.19 to 20.12.19) Division 2 MOST HOME GAMES UNDEFEATED 19 (11.4.25 to 13.3.26) Division 2/Division 3 (North) MOST AWAY GAMES UNDEFEATED 12 (3.12.66 to 13.5.67) Division 2 MOST APPEARANCES Steve Ogrizovic 598 (up to 31.12.98) 1984-98 504 League, 34 FA Cup, 49 League Cup, 11 Others. MOST GOALS IN A CAREER Clarrie Bourton 181. 1931-36 172 League, 9 FA Cup MOST GOALS IN A SEASON Clarrie Bourton: 50 goals in 1931-32 (49 League, 1 FA Cup) In Division 1/Premiership: 23 Ian Wallace 1977-78 (21 League, 2 League Cup) 23 Dion Dublin 1997-98 (18 League, 4 FA Cup, 1 Coca Cola Cup) MOST GOALS IN A MATCH 5 C. Bourton v Bournernouth 6-1 (h) Division 3 (South) 17.10.31 5 A. Bacon v Gillingham 7-3 (a) Division 3 (South) 30.12.33 5 C. Regis v Chester City 7-2 (h) League Cup 9.10.85 OLDEST PLAYER Alf Wood, 44 years 207 days, v Plymouth A., FA Cup 2nd Round 7.12.58 YOUNGEST PLAYER Gary McSheffrey, 16 years 198 days, v Aston Villa Prem 28.2.1999 RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID �6,000,000 to Wolves for Robbie Keane (Aug 99) NB fee unconfirmed. RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED �13million from Inter Milan for Robbie Keane MOST CAPPED PLAYER Peter Ndlovu (Zimbabwe) 26 COVENTRY CITY INTERNATIONALS (capped whilst with the club) England Reg Matthews 1956 Danny Thomas 1983 Cyrille Regis 1987 Dion Dublin 1998 Steve Froggatt 1999 Scotland Willie Carr 1970-72 Colin Stein 1973 Tommy Hutchison 1973-75 Jim Blyth 1978 Ian Wallace 1978-79 David Speedie 1988-89 Kevin Gallacher 1991-92 Eoin Jess 1996 Gary McAllister 1997 Paul Telfer 2000 Colin Hendry 2000 Wales Bob Evans 1911-12 Leslie Jones 1935-37 George Lowrie 1947-48 Bryn Allen 1950 Ronnie Rees 1964-68 Les Cartwright 1974-76 Terry Yorath 1976-79 Don Nardiello 1977 David Phillips 1987-89 Simon Haworth 1997-98 Craig Bellamy 2000-01 John Hartson 2001 Northern Ireland Jackie Brown 1936-38 Norman Lockhart 1950-52 Hubert Barr 1962 Willie Humphries 1962-64 David Clements 1965-71 Michael O'Neill 1996 Republic of Ireland Jackie Brown 1937 Jimmy Holmes 1971-77 Gerry Daly 1980-84 Ashley Grimes 1984 Phil Babb 1994 Robbie Keane 1999- Liam Daish 1996 Gary Breen 1997- Barry Quinn 2000 Belgium Phillipe Clement 1999 Bosnia Mo Konjic 1999 Ghana Nii Lamptey 1996 Jamaica Paul Hall 1999 Morocco Youssef Chippo 1999 Moustapha Hadji 1999-2001 Youssef Safri 2001- Norway Trond Soltvedt 1998 Peru Ysrael Zuniga 2000 Romania Viorel Moldovan 1998 Sweden Magnus Hedman 1998 Roland Nilsson 1997-98 Toma sGustafsson 2000 USA Gerry Baker 1968-69 Roy Wegerle 1993-95 Cobi Jones 1994-95 Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu 1991-95 COVENTRY CITY MANAGERS Harry R Buckle Robert Wallace Frank Scott-Walford William Clayton Harry Pollitt Albert Evans James Kerr James McIntyre Harry Storer Dick Bayliss Billy Frith Harry Storer Jack Fairbrother Charlie Elliott (caretaker) Jesse Carver Harry Warren Billy Frith Jimmy Hill Noel Cantwell Bob Dennison (caretaker) Joe Mercer Gordon Milne Dave Sexton Bobby Gould Don Mackay George Curtis John Sillett Terry Butcher Don Howe (caretaker) Bobby Gould Phil Neal Ron Atkinson Gordon Strachan |