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Coventry City

Coventry City

England · Championship · Championship
Squad size22
Avg age26.8
Nations11
Latest season2018
Squad value €92.40m

About Coventry City

Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, but will compete in the Premier League in the 2026–27 season following promotion. The club is nicknamed the Sky Blues after the sky blue colours that have featured prominently throughout their history, which they have worn continuously since 1962.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size22active players
Avg age26.8years
Domestic17England
Foreigners523% of squad
EU passport20non-EU: 2
Nationalities11different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
0
18–22
13
23–26
6
27–30
3
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (14%)
DEF
9 (41%)
MID
6 (27%)
FWD
4 (18%)
45% foreign players
10 of 22
27.4y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
9 Defenders
6 Midfielders
4 Attackers
45 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
333 players ever
€975k biggest signing ever
€9.00m biggest sale ever
23 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Jack Rudoni Midfield - Central Midfield 24 England left 185.00m 2028-06-30 €12.00m
Milan van Ewijk Defender - Right-Back 25 Netherlands Suriname right 175.00m 2027-06-30 €10.00m
Haji Wright Attack - Centre-Forward 28 United States Liberia right 193.00m 2027-06-30 €8.00m
Josh Eccles Midfield - Central Midfield 26 England right 181.00m 2028-06-30 €7.00m
Ephron Mason-Clark Attack - Left Winger 26 England right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €6.50m
Ellis Simms Attack - Centre-Forward 25 England right 191.00m 2027-06-30 €6.00m
Matt Grimes Midfield - Defensive Midfield 30 England left 178.00m 2028-06-30 €5.00m
Liam Kitching Defender - Centre-Back 26 England Ireland left 186.00m 2027-06-30 €4.50m
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfield - Right Midfield 29 Japan left 170.00m 2026-06-30 €4.50m
Jay Dasilva Defender - Left-Back 28 Wales England left 170.00m 2027-06-30 €4.00m
Brandon Thomas-Asante Attack - Centre-Forward 27 Ghana England right 182.00m 2028-06-30 €3.50m
Bobby Thomas Defender - Centre-Back 25 England right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper 24 England 191.00m 2026-05-31 €3.00m
Joel Latibeaudiere Defender - Centre-Back 26 Jamaica England right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender - Right-Back 23 England right 175.00m 2029-06-30 €2.50m
Oliver Dovin Goalkeeper 23 Sweden England right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €2.50m
Victor Torp Midfield - Central Midfield 26 Denmark right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €2.20m
Luke Woolfenden Defender - Centre-Back 27 England right 193.00m 2028-06-30 €2.00m
Jake Bidwell Defender - Left-Back 33 England left 183.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Miguel Ángel Brau Defender - Left-Back 24 Spain left 183.00m 2029-06-30 €1.00m
Ben Wilson Goalkeeper 33 England right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €600k
Jamie Allen Midfield - Central Midfield 31 England right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €600k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
11/12 2011-08-31 Cody McDonald Attack - Centre-Forward Norwich Transfer €450k
12/13 2013-02-25 Cody McDonald Attack - Centre-Forward Gillingham Return from loan
95/96 1995-07-01 Coventry U18 Transfer
96/97 1996-12-01 Bournemouth Return from loan
01/02 2002-01-01 Colin Healy Midfield - Central Midfield Celtic Loan
13/14 2014-02-03 Mark Marshall Attack - Right Winger Career break Transfer
12/13 2013-03-01 Jordan Stewart Defender - Left-Back Without Club Transfer
05/06 2005-07-01 Matt Heath Defender - Centre-Back Leicester Transfer €75k
06/07 2006-12-01 Matt Heath Defender - Centre-Back Leeds Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Ryan Howley Midfield - Central Midfield Coventry U21 Transfer
23/24 2024-05-31 Ryan Howley Midfield - Central Midfield Dundee FC Return from loan
24/25 2025-01-16 Ryan Howley Midfield - Central Midfield Ayr United Return from loan
04/05 2005-02-01 Trevor Benjamin Attack - Left Winger Northampton Transfer €50k
09/10 2009-07-24 Sammy Clingan Midfield - Central Midfield Norwich Transfer €350k
12/13 2012-09-21 Conor Henderson Midfield - Central Midfield Arsenal U21 Loan
13/14 2014-03-26 Nathan Eccleston Attack - Centre-Forward Blackpool Loan
07/08 2007-07-10 Julian Gray Attack - Centre-Forward Birmingham Transfer
16/17 2017-02-13 Yakubu Aiyegbeni Attack - Centre-Forward Without Club Transfer
95/96 1995-07-01 Nii Lamptey Midfield - Central Midfield RSC Anderlecht Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Arsenal U18 Transfer €1.50m
22/23 2022-07-11 Callum Doyle Defender - Centre-Back Man City U21 Loan
15/16 2015-12-07 Without Club Transfer
24/25 2024-08-21 Norman Bassette Attack - Centre-Forward SM Caen Transfer €2.70m
25/26 2026-06-30 Norman Bassette Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Reims Return from loan
13/14 2013-08-07 Mathieu Manset Attack - Centre-Forward Carlisle United Transfer
23/24 2023-07-22 Bobby Thomas Defender - Centre-Back Burnley Transfer €2.30m
13/14 2013-11-28 Danny Seaborne Defender - Centre-Back Yeovil Town Loan
13/14 2014-01-14 Danny Seaborne Defender - Centre-Back Yeovil Town Transfer
98/99 1998-07-01 John Aloisi Attack - Centre-Forward Portsmouth Transfer €975k
12/13 2012-07-01 William Edjenguélé Defender - Centre-Back Panetolikos Transfer
11/12 2012-01-01 Oliver Norwood Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Res. Loan
20/21 2021-01-06 Matty James Midfield - Central Midfield Leicester Loan
22/23 2023-01-06 Brooke Norton-Cuffy Defender - Right-Back Arsenal U21 Loan
22/23 2022-07-27 Tayo Adaramola Defender - Left-Back Palace U21 Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Miguel Ángel Brau Defender - Left-Back Granada CF Transfer
09/10 2010-02-11 Freddie Sears Attack - Second Striker West Ham Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Raphael Borges Rodrigues Attack - Left Winger Macarthur Transfer
25/26 2026-05-31 Raphael Borges Rodrigues Attack - Left Winger Wigan Return from loan
03/04 2003-07-25 Al-Hilal Transfer
09/10 2010-01-04 Gary Deegan Midfield - Defensive Midfield Bohemians Transfer €100k
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
12/13 2013-01-25 Cody McDonald Attack - Centre-Forward Gillingham Loan
13/14 2013-07-10 Cody McDonald Attack - Centre-Forward Gillingham Transfer
96/97 1996-11-01 Bournemouth Loan
96/97 1997-02-01 Mansfield Town Transfer
01/02 2002-04-01 Colin Healy Midfield - Central Midfield Celtic Return from loan
14/15 2014-07-02 Mark Marshall Attack - Right Winger Port Vale Transfer
13/14 2013-07-09 Jordan Stewart Defender - Left-Back SJ Earthquakes Transfer
06/07 2006-11-01 Matt Heath Defender - Centre-Back Leeds Loan
06/07 2007-01-01 Matt Heath Defender - Centre-Back Leeds Transfer
23/24 2023-08-28 Ryan Howley Midfield - Central Midfield Dundee FC Loan
24/25 2024-08-28 Ryan Howley Midfield - Central Midfield Ayr United Loan
25/26 2025-07-08 Ryan Howley Midfield - Central Midfield Bristol Rovers Transfer
05/06 2005-07-01 Trevor Benjamin Attack - Left Winger Peterborough Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Sammy Clingan Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
12/13 2012-12-21 Conor Henderson Midfield - Central Midfield Arsenal U21 Return from loan
13/14 2014-05-31 Nathan Eccleston Attack - Centre-Forward Blackpool Return from loan
08/09 2008-09-01 Julian Gray Attack - Centre-Forward Fulham Transfer €400k
16/17 2017-04-05 Yakubu Aiyegbeni Attack - Centre-Forward Retired Transfer
96/97 1996-07-01 Nii Lamptey Midfield - Central Midfield AC Venezia 1907 Transfer €500k
03/04 2003-07-10 Perugia Transfer
22/23 2023-05-31 Callum Doyle Defender - Centre-Back Man City U21 Return from loan
16/17 2016-08-01 Örebro SK Transfer
25/26 2025-09-01 Norman Bassette Attack - Centre-Forward Stade Reims Loan
13/14 2014-01-08 Mathieu Manset Attack - Centre-Forward Royal Antwerp Transfer
13/14 2014-01-01 Danny Seaborne Defender - Centre-Back Yeovil Town Return from loan
14/15 2014-08-11 Danny Seaborne Defender - Centre-Back Partick Thistle Transfer
01/02 2001-07-01 John Aloisi Attack - Centre-Forward CA Osasuna Transfer €1.80m
13/14 2013-08-20 William Edjenguélé Defender - Centre-Back Bury Transfer
11/12 2012-05-01 Oliver Norwood Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Res. Return from loan
20/21 2021-05-31 Matty James Midfield - Central Midfield Leicester Return from loan
22/23 2023-05-31 Brooke Norton-Cuffy Defender - Right-Back Arsenal U21 Return from loan
22/23 2022-09-02 Tayo Adaramola Defender - Left-Back Palace U21 Return from loan
09/10 2010-04-23 Freddie Sears Attack - Second Striker West Ham Return from loan
25/26 2025-09-01 Raphael Borges Rodrigues Attack - Left Winger Wigan Loan
04/05 2005-02-01 Al-Ahli (UAE) Transfer
12/13 2012-08-04 Gary Deegan Midfield - Defensive Midfield Hibernian FC Transfer
18/19 2019-05-31 David Meyler Midfield - Central Midfield Reading Return from loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Morten Hyldgaard Goalkeeper Hibernian FC Transfer
05/06 2005-09-23 Morten Hyldgaard Goalkeeper Esbjerg fB Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Ian Brightwell Defender - Right-Back Walsall Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
England 12 54.5%
Netherlands Suriname 1 4.5%
United States Liberia 1 4.5%
England Ireland 1 4.5%
Japan 1 4.5%
Wales England 1 4.5%
Ghana England 1 4.5%
Jamaica England 1 4.5%
Sweden England 1 4.5%
Denmark 1 4.5%
Spain 1 4.5%
SeasonCompetition
99/00FA Cup
99/00League Cup
99/00Premier League
98/99FA Cup
98/99League Cup
98/99Premier League
97/98FA Cup
97/98League Cup
97/98Premier League
96/97FA Cup
96/97League Cup
96/97Premier League
95/96FA Cup
95/96League Cup
95/96Premier League
94/95FA Cup
94/95League Cup
94/95Premier League
93/94FA Cup
93/94Premier League
92/93FA Cup
92/93Premier League
91/92First Division (- 91/92)
91/92League Cup
90/91First Division (- 91/92)
84/85FA Cup
84/85First Division (- 91/92)
83/84First Division (- 91/92)
82/83First Division (- 91/92)
82/83League Cup
81/82First Division (- 91/92)
80/81FA Cup
80/81First Division (- 91/92)
80/81League Cup
79/80First Division (- 91/92)
79/80League Cup
78/79First Division (- 91/92)
77/78First Division (- 91/92)
76/77First Division (- 91/92)
25/26Championship
25/26EFL Cup
24/25Championship
24/25Championship Play-Offs
24/25EFL Cup
24/25FA Cup
23/24Championship
23/24EFL Cup
23/24FA Cup
22/23Championship
22/23Championship Play-Offs
31 matches this season · 1,044 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-02-07 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D
2026-01-31 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L
2026-01-24 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L
2026-01-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 2–1 Millwall FC W
2026-01-17 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W
2026-01-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Birmingham City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L
2026-01-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D
2025-12-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D
2025-12-26 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W
2025-12-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Southampton FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L
2025-12-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 4–1 Bristol City FC W
2025-12-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Preston North End FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W
2025-12-06 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D
2025-11-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W
2025-11-25 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D
2025-11-22 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D
2025-11-08 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W
2025-11-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC W
2025-10-31 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Wrexham AFC 3–2 Coventry City FC L
2025-10-25 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC W
2025-10-21 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W
2025-10-18 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-10-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Coventry City FC W
2025-10-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Millwall FC 0–4 Coventry City FC W
2025-09-27 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W
2025-09-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Leicester City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D
2025-09-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D
2025-08-30 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Oxford United FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D
2025-08-23 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 7–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W
2025-08-16 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Derby County FC 3–5 Coventry City FC W
2025-08-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Aggregated from 31 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 16W-10D-5L 1.87 pts/game
Goals scored 69 2.23 per match
Goals conceded 35 1.13 per match
Goal difference +34
Clean sheets 9 29% of matches
Failed to score 3 10% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 10W-5D-0L 34-10 goals
Away record 6W-5D-5L 35-25 goals

Highlights

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

Coventry City U18
Coventry City U21
Coventry City Youth
17 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Magnus Hedman Goalkeeper Sweden 38 3,420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Noel Whelan Attack - Centre-Forward England 28 1,826 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.15 0.00 0.15
John Eustace Midfield - Defensive Midfield England 21 1,278 2 0 2 1 2 0 0.14 0.00 0.14
Mustapha Hadji Midfield - Attacking Midfield Morocco France 36 482 6 2 8 0 5 0 1.12 0.37 1.49
Cédric Roussel Attack - Centre-Forward Belgium 25 332 9 3 12 0 0 0 2.44 0.81 3.25
Robbie Keane Attack - Centre-Forward Ireland 34 224 12 1 13 0 2 0 4.82 0.40 5.22
John Aloisi Attack - Centre-Forward Australia Italy 7 139 2 0 2 0 1 0 1.29 0.00 1.29
Chris Kirkland Goalkeeper England 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stephen McPhee Attack - Right Winger Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gary McSheffrey Attack - Left Winger England 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Craig Pead Midfield - Right Midfield England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Laurent Delorge Attack - Right Winger Belgium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
David Burrows Defender - Left-Back England 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 0.00 0.00
Trond Soltvedt Midfield - Attacking Midfield Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gary Breen Defender - Centre-Back Ireland England 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Paul Hall Attack - Centre-Forward Jamaica England 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Morten Hyldgaard Goalkeeper Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Coventry City

What is Coventry City?

Coventry City is a professional football club based in England, competing in Championship.

How many players are in Coventry City's squad?

Coventry City currently has 22 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Coventry City play in?

Coventry City plays in Championship.