Coventry City F.C.
association football club in Coventry, England
Coventry City F.C. is an English football club. They play in Coventry in the West Midlands. They first played football in 1883 and have the nickname "Sky Blues" named after the colour of the shirts they wear. They play their home matches at the Ricoh Arena stadium.
Full name | Coventry City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sky Blues | ||
Founded | 13 August 1883 (as Singers F.C.)[1] | ||
Ground | Sixfields Stadium, Northampthon | ||
Capacity | 7,653 | ||
Chairman | Tim Fisher | ||
Manager | Stephen Pressley | ||
League | League One | ||
2009/10 | League Championship, 19th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Coventry City won the FA Cup in 1987 against a team from London, Tottenham Hotspur F.C..
NameEdit
- 1883-1898 Singers F.C.
- 1898-present Coventry City F.C.
League positionEdit
Season | League | Position |
2000/01 | Premier League | 19th |
2001/02 | First Division | 11th |
2002/03 | First Division | 20th |
2003/04 | First Division | 12th |
2004/05 | League Championship | 19th |
2005/06 | League Championship | 8th |
2006/07 | League Championship | 17th |
2007/08 | League Championship | 21st |
2008/09 | League Championship | 17th |
2009/10 | League Championship | 19th |
2010/11 | League Championship | 18th |
Former positionEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The Sky Blues – A Brief History". ccfc.co.uk. Coventry City F.C. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.