List of Coventry City F.C. records and statistics

Coventry City F.C. is 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 Football League One, the third 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.

Club honours

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All-time FA Premier League table

Main article: Premier League records and statistics § All-time FA Premier League table

The table is accurate as of the end of the 2015–16 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2016–17 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.
17	Bolton Wanderers	13	494	149	128	217	575	745	−170	575					3	44.23	6
18	Leicester City	10	384	118	110	156	468	547	−79	464	1				3	46.40	1
19	Coventry City	9	354	99	112	143	387	490	−103	409					1	45.40	11
20	Sheffield Wednesday	8	316	101	89	126	409	453	−44	392					1	49.00	7
21	Wimbledon	8	316	99	94	123	384	472	−88	391					1	48.88	6

Players

See also: List of Coventry City F.C. players

All current players are in bold

Appearances

• Youngest first-team appearance: Jonson Clarke-Harris – (substitute against Morecambe, League Cup, 10 August 2010)
• Youngest first-team start: Brian Hill – (against Gillingham, Third Division South, 30 April 1958)
• Oldest first-team player: Alf Wood – (against Plymouth Argyle, Third Division South, 6 December 1958)
• Most consecutive League appearances: 241 – Steve Ogrizovic, August 1984 – September 1989

Most appearances

Competitive matches only.

	Name	Position	Years	Appearances
1	Steve Ogrizovic	GK	1984–2000	601
2	George Curtis	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	Richard Shaw	DF	1995–2006	362
8	Tommy Hutchison	MF	1972–1981	355
9	George Mason	DF	1931–1952	350
10	Roy Kirk	DF	1951–1960	345

Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season in all competitions: 50 – Clarrie Bourton, 1931–32
• Most goals in a top-flight season in all competitions: 23
  • Ian Wallace, 1977–78
  • Dion Dublin, 1997–98
• Most goals scored in a match: 5
  • Clarrie Bourton v A.F.C. Bournemouth, 1931
  • Arthur Bacon v Gillingham, 1933
  • Cyrille Regis v Chester City, 1985
• Goals in consecutive league matches: 10 consecutive matches – Clarrie Bourton, September 1931 to November 1931
• Fastest goal: 7 seconds – Ken Hale v Bristol Rovers, Third Division, 4 April 1964

Overall scorers

Competitive matches only.

	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	Frederick Herbert	FW	1922–1929	85
	Ray Straw	FW	1957–1961	85
6	Peter Hill	FW	1948–1962	78
7	George Hudson	FW	1962–1966	75
8	Leslie Jones	FW	1934–1937	73
9	Dion Dublin	FW	1994–1999	72
	Gary McSheffrey	FW	1998–2006, 2010–2013	72

International

• Most international caps while a Coventry City player: 44 Magnus Hedman, for Sweden
• Most international goals while a Coventry City player: 13 Stern John for Trinidad & Tobago
• First Coventry City player to appear at a World Cup: Tommy Hutchison for Scotland at 1974 World Cup

Transfers

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	Fee	Date
1	Craig Bellamy	Norwich City	£6,500,000	17 August 2000
2	Robbie Keane	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£6,000,000	18 August 1999
3	Lee Hughes	West Bromwich Albion	£5,000,001	8 August 2001
4	Mustapha Hadji	Deportivo La Coruña	£4,000,000	19 July 1999
5	Viorel Moldovan	Grasshopper	£3,250,000	2 January 1998

Progression of record fee paid

Date	Player	Bought from	Fee
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	Grasshopper	£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

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.

	Player	To	Fee	Date
1	Robbie Keane	Internazionale	£13,000,000	1 August 2000
2	Craig Bellamy	Newcastle United	£6,000,000	25 June 2001
	John Hartson	Celtic	£6,000,000	2 August 2001
	Chris Kirkland	Liverpool	£6,000,000	31 August 2001
5	Dion Dublin	Aston Villa	£5,750,000	5 November 1998

Progression of record fee received

Date	Player	Sold to	Fee
August 1981	Gary Bannister	Sheffield Wednesday	£100,000
February 1983	Garry Thompson	West Bromwich Albion	£225,000
July 1983	Gary Gillespie	Liverpool	£325,000
July 1989	Steve Sedgley	Tottenham Hotspur	£750,000
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

Managerial records

See also: List of Coventry City F.C. managers

• First manager: William Stanley – 1883-1885
• Longest-serving manager by time: Harry Storer – 19 years, 1 month in two spells from 1931 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1953

Team records

Record wins

• Record win: 9–0 v Bristol City, Third Division South, 28 April 1934
• Record FA Cup win: 7–0 v Macclesfield Town, 2 January 1999
• Record League Cup win: 8–0 v Rushden & Diamonds, 2 October 2002

Record defeats

• Record defeat: 2–11 v Berwick Rangers (Worcester), FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round, 2 November 1901
• Record League defeat: 2–10 v Norwich City, Third Division South, 13 March 1930
• Record League Cup defeat: 1–8 v Leicester City, 1 December 1964
• Record European defeat: 1–6 v Bayern Munich, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round 2nd Leg, 20 October 1970

League sequences

• Longest unbeaten run (League): 25 matches, 26 November 1966 to 13 May 1967
• Longest winning streak: 6 matches,
  • 20 April 1954 to 28 August 1954
  • 25 April 1964 to 5 September 1964
• Longest losing streak: 9 matches, 30 August 1919 to 11 October 1919
• Longest drawing streak: 6 matches,
  • 28 September 1996 to 16 November 1996
  • 1 November 2003 to 29 November 2003
• Longest streak without a win: 19 matches, 30 August 1919 to 20 December 1919
• Longest scoring run: 25 matches, 10 September 1966 to 25 February 1967
• Longest non-scoring run: 11 matches, 11 October 1919 to 20 December 1919
• Longest streak without conceding a goal: 6 matches, 28 April 1934 to 3 September 1934

Source:

Wins/draws/losses in a season

• Most wins in a league season: 24 – 1935-36, 1958–59
• Most draws in a league season: 17 – 1962-63
• Most defeats in a league season: 23 – 2011-2012
• Fewest wins in a league season: 8 – 1995-96, 2000–01
• Fewest draws in a league season: 5 – 1984-85
• Fewest defeats in a league season: 6 – 1966-67

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season: 108 – 1931-32
• Most Premier League goals scored in a season: 52 – 1992-93
• Fewest League goals scored in a season: 35 – 1919-20, 1991–92
• Fewest Premier League goals scored in a season: 36 – 2000-01
• Most League goals conceded in a season: 97 – 1931–32
• Most Premier League goals conceded in a season: 63 – 2000-01
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 38 – 1970-71
• Fewest Premier League goals conceded in a season: 44 – 1997-98

Points

• 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

Three points for a win:

66 in 46 matches, First Division, 2001-02

• Fewest points in a season:

Two points for a win:

29 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1919-20

Three points for a win:

34 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2000-01

Attendances

• Highest home attendance at Highfield Road: 51,455 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 29 April 1967
• Highest home attendance at Ricoh Arena: 31,407 v Chelsea, FA Cup Quarter Final, 7 March 2009
• Highest home attendance at Sixfields Stadium: 2,693 v Notts County, Football League One, 2 November 2013
• Highest attendance at a Coventry City match Wembley Stadium: 98,000 v Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup Final, 16 May 1987

Season-by-season performances

Main article: List of Coventry City F.C. seasons

External links

• Coventry City on the box - links to various match videos