COVENTRY CITY F.C.
Founded: 1883
Also Known As:
SINGERS FC (1883-98)
COVENTRY CITY (1898-)
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COVENTRY CITY F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of COVENTRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Coventry City F.C. is an English association football club based in Coventry in the West Midlands. The
team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the Sky
Blues owing to the colour of their strip, Coventry City were formed in 1883 as Singers F.C., and they
joined the Football League in 1919. Their only major trophy was won in 1987 when they beat Tottenham
Hotspur 3–2 to win the FA Cup in a match listed by the FA as one of the twelve classic FA Cup Finals,
and they are one of only five clubs to have ever won the FA Cup and FA Youth Cup 'double' in the same
season. They also reached two League Cup semi-finals, in 1981 and 1990. The club was an inaugural member
of the Premier League in 1992 and had spent an impressive 34 consecutive seasons in the English top
flight prior to their relegation in 2001. Following eleven seasons in the second-tier Football League
Championship without any significant success, Coventry were relegated to Football League One in 2012,
the first time in 48 years that the club played in the English league system's third tier.
Coventry has only qualified for European competition once, during the 1970–71 season, when they competed
in the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now the UEFA Europa League), reaching the second round. Despite
beating Bayern Munich 2–1 in their home leg, they lost heavily in the away leg to go out of the competition.
They were unable to compete in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winner's Cup due to the ban on English clubs at that time.
From 1899 to 2005, Coventry City played at the Highfield Road stadium. In 1981 it became the first all-seater
stadium in English football, though by the late-1990s the club's directors decided it was time to construct
a larger stadium and chose a site in the Rowley's Green area of the city. The 32,609 capacity Ricoh Arena
was opened in August 2005, but following a rent dispute with the ground's owners the club opted to play their
home games at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium starting in the 2013–14 season. A return to the Ricoh
Arena was announced on 21 August 2014 by the club after a one-year absence.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Coventry City F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Sky Blues |
| Year Founded
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| 1883 (134 years ago) |
| English County
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| West Midlands |
| Current Ground
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| Ricoh Arena |
| Ground Location
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| Coventry, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Otium Entertainment Group |
| Club Chairman
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| Tim Fisher |
| Current Manager
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| Mark Robins |
| Current League
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| League Two |
| Last Season
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| League One, 23rd place
(relegated to League Two) |
HOME COLORS
Sky & Navy Blue
with White Trim |
AWAY COLORS
Red & White
with Black Trim |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
RICOH ARENA
Phoenix Way, Foleshill, Coventry,
West Midlands, CV6-6GE England
OPENED: ......... August 20, 2005
SURFACE: ........ XtraGrass
COST: .............. £113 Million
CAPACITY: ...... 32,609
RECORD: ......... 31,407 (2009 vs Chelsea)
OWNER: ........... London Wasps Holdings Ltd.
OPERATOR: ..... Arena Coventry Limited
FIELD SIZE: ..... 115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 meters)
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