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unusual facts about Coventry City



Arfon Griffiths

Griffiths then splashed out in the transfer market, spending £60,000 to bring in Dixie McNeil from Hereford United as Ashcroft's replacement; £8,000 for Dai Davies from Everton; and £40,000 to Coventry City for Les Cartwright.

Aron Gunnarsson

Aron has played club football in Iceland, the Netherlands, England and Wales for Þór Akureyri, AZ, Coventry City and Cardiff City.

Barry Prenderville

Prenderville was an underage international player for Ireland when he signed for Coventry City from Cherry Orchard as a schoolboy.

Bill Camkin

His son John Camkin, a journalist and broadcaster, who lived in Leamington Spa served on the board of Coventry City and was secretary of the League Managers Association.

Clarrie Bourton

Harry Storer was appointed Coventry City manager in April 1931 and, having noticed him while Storer played for Burnley, Bourton joined the club ahead of the 1931–32 season.

Don Dorman

He remained at the club for five years, and then joined Coventry City in an exchange deal for Tommy Briggs.

Evesham United F.C.

In the 2004–05 season former Coventry City player David Busst led them to promotion to the Premier Division but the club was relegated straight back down after just one season.

George Wynn

George Arthur Wynn (14 October 1886 in Treflach nr. Oswestry – 28 October 1966 in Abergele, Denbighshire) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward for Oswestry United, Wrexham, Manchester City, Coventry City and Halifax Town.

Hot Shot Tottenham!

"Hot Shot Tottenham!" was a single released by the English football team Tottenham Hotspur, accompanied by Chas & Dave, to celebrate reaching the 1987 FA Cup Final (which Tottenham lost to Coventry City).

István Ferenczi

Ferenczi started the first game of the season against Coventry City and was tugged and pulled all over the place by Elliott Ward but had no favours given to him by the referee.

Jacinto Elá

In the 2001 summer, Elá signed for Southampton in England, penning a three-year contract after turning down Coventry City.

Julie Welch

She made her journalistic debut in 1969 after being asked to write a report on a football match between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur, becoming the first female Fleet Street journalist to report on a game of football.

Ken Dulieu

On 28 March 2011, Dulieu replaced Ray Ranson as Coventry City chairman, with Ranson relinquishing all control of the club and leaving the club completely.

Martin Hodge

Hodge was part of an unusual and rare incident on 25 October 1986 when during the Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City match, City goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic scored a freak goal directly from a kick out of his hand with the help of a following wind.

Martyn Booty

Born in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, Booty started his career as a trainee at Coventry City, but struggled to break into the first team.

Premier League Manager of the Month

Four other managers have won an award with two or more clubs: Martin O'Neill with Leicester City, Aston Villa and Sunderland, Brendan Rodgers with Swansea City and Liverpool, Stuart Pearce with Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, and Gordon Strachan with Coventry City and Southampton.

Tony Strudwick

He had previously worked with Coventry City, West Ham United and The Football Association before becoming one of Mark Hughes' first appointments when he took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers in 2004.

Woodlands Academy, Coventry

Cyrus Christie (born 1992), professional footballer, currently playing for Coventry City in the third tier of English football.


see also

1992–93 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Ribero and sponsored by French car maker Peugeot.

Evesham United F.C.

After a second title win in 1955 they switched to the Birmingham & District League where they were coached by former Coventry City captain Charlie Timmins during the 1960–61 season.

Gary Gillespie

On 23 August 1994 he returned to Coventry City on a free transfer, making three Premier League appearances during the 1994–95 season.

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

The Lunt Roman Fort is located in Baginton, about 3 miles from Coventry city centre, where there is a modern partial reconstruction of the fort that was established there in AD 60.

Les Sealey

Sealey joined Coventry City as an apprentice in 1976 and made his debut as a 19-year-old on 11 April 1977, in a 1–1 draw at Queens Park Rangers.

Mediaeval Stone Building, Coventry

The shell of the cellar remains—one of several similar cellars in Coventry city centre including those at 21–22 High Street, Coventry and 38–39 Bayley Lane—as do three of the four walls from the ground floor.

Oggy

Steve Ogrizovic, the long-serving Coventry City goalkeeper, often known as Oggy

War Memorial Park, Coventry

Travel de Courcey (in conjunction with Coventry City Council and Centro PTE) operates a Park and ride scheme between this car park and Coventry city centre.