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2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Coventry City's 92nd season in The Football League and their 11th consecutive season in the Football League Championship, giving them the longest consecutive run out of all the teams in the division. In addition to the Championship, The Sky Blues also entered the League Cup in the first round and will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

Coventry City F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanKen Dulieu
(until 2 December 2011)
Vacant
(since 2 December 2011)
ManagerAndy Thorn
StadiumRicoh Arena
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
vs Southampton
League Cup1st round
vs Bury
Top goalscorerLeague: Lukas Jutkiewicz 9
All: Lukas Jutkiewicz, Gary McSheffrey 9
Highest home attendance22,240 vs Birmingham City – Championship – 10 March 2012
Lowest home attendance12,054 vs Crystal Palace – Championship – 6 March 2012
Average home league attendance15,118

Review and events edit

Monthly events edit

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2011–12 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

June:

July:

August

September

October

November

December

February

March

April

Squad details edit

Players info edit

As of 30 April 2012
No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Contract end Fee
1 Joe Murphy   Dublin 21 August 1981 46 0 2 0 Scunthorpe United 1 July 2011 30 June 2014 Free
2 Richard Keogh     Harlow 11 August 1986 91 1 – – Carlisle United 1 July 2010 30 June 2013 Undisclosed
3 Chris Hussey   Hammersmith 2 January 1989 48 0 – – AFC Wimbledon 1 January 2010 30 June 2013 Undisclosed
4 Sammy Clingan   Belfast 13 January 1984 98 7 28 0 Norwich City 24 July 2009 30 June 2012 £700,000
5 Hermann Hreiðarsson   Reykjavík 11 July 1974 2 0 89 5 Portsmouth 16 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free
6 James McPake   Bellshill 24 June 1984 38 1 – – Livingston 2 February 2009 30 June 2013 Undisclosed
7 David Bell     Kettering 21 January 1984 87 5 – – Norwich City 30 January 2009 30 June 2015 £500,000
8 Carl Baker   Whiston 26 December 1982 78 2 – – Stockport County 8 January 2010 30 June 2015 Undisclosed
10 Freddy Eastwood     Basildon 29 October 1983 113 17 11 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 July 2008 30 June 2012 £1,200,000
11 Gary McSheffrey   Coventry 13 August 1982 213 60 – – Birmingham City 1 July 2010 30 June 2013 Free
12 Gary Deegan   Dublin 28 September 1987 42 5 – – Bohemians 4 January 2010 30 June 2013 €90,000
13 Chris Dunn   Brentwood 23 October 1987 2 0 – – Northampton Town 1 July 2011 30 June 2014 Undisclosed
14 Cody McDonald   Chelmsford 30 May 1986 21 4 – – Norwich City 31 August 2011 30 June 2014 £500,000
15 Martin Cranie   Yeovil 23 September 1986 112 1 – – Portsmouth 13 August 2009 30 June 2012 £500,000
16 Oliver Norwood     Burnley 12 April 1991 16 2 4 0 Manchester United 31 January 2012 30 June 2012 Loan
18 Alex Nimely     Monrovia 11 May 1991 17 1 – – Manchester City 12 January 2012 30 June 2012 Loan
19 Roy O'Donovan   Cork 10 August 1985 13 0 – – Sunderland 1 July 2010 30 June 2013 Free
22 Clive Platt   Wolverhampton 27 October 1977 66 6 – – Colchester United 28 July 2010 30 June 2012 Nominal
23 Danny Ireland   Sydney 30 September 1990 1 0 – – N/A 1 July 2007 30 June 2012 Trainee
24 Richard Wood   Ossett 5 July 1985 81 5 – – Sheffield Wednesday 1 January 2010 30 June 2013 Undisclosed
26 Jordan Clarke   Coventry 19 November 1991 50 2 – – N/A 1 June 2008 30 June 2014 Trainee
27 Shaun Jeffers   Bedford 14 April 1992 5 0 – – N/A 1 June 2009 30 June 2013 Trainee
28 Callum Wilson   Coventry 27 February 1992 1 0 – – N/A 1 June 2009 30 June 2013 Trainee
29 Billy Daniels   Bristol 3 July 1994 0 0 – – N/A 16 April 2012 N/A Trainee
30 Nathan Cameron   Birmingham 21 November 1991 39 0 – – N/A 1 June 2009 30 June 2013 Trainee
31 Cyrus Christie   Coventry 30 September 1992 37 0 – – N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2012 Trainee
32 Conor Thomas   Coventry 29 October 1993 25 1 – – N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2014 Trainee
33 Lee Burge   Hereford 9 January 1993 – – – – N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2014 Trainee
34 Gaël Bigirimana     Bujumbura 22 October 1993 24 0 – – N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2014 Trainee
35 Josh Ruffels   Oxford 23 October 1993 1 0 – – N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2012 Trainee
36 Aaron Phillips   Warwick 20 November 1993 – – – – N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2012 Trainee
37 Jordan Willis   Coventry 24 August 1994 2 0 – – N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2012 Trainee
38 Will Roberts   Rhuddlan 24 April 1994 – – – – N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2013 Trainee
39 Joe Henderson   Banbury 2 November 1993 – – – – N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2013 Trainee
Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends:
9 Lukas Jutkiewicz   Southampton 28 March 1989 67 18 – – Everton 26 July 2010 23 January 2012 £100,000
25 Gary Gardner   Solihull 29 June 1992 4 1 – – Aston Villa 24 November 2011 21 December 2011 Loan

Matches edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

16 July 2011 Nuneaton Town 2–2 Coventry City Nuneaton
15:00 GMT Smith   29'
Glover   90'		 Report O'Donovan   66',   88' Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Eddie Smart
20 July 2011 Hinckley United 0–3 Coventry City Hinckley
19:00 GMT Report O'Donovan   2'
Eastwood   61'
Thomas   73'		 Stadium: The Greene King Stadium
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Ian Dudley
23 July 2011 Kettering Town 0–1 Coventry City Kettering
15:00 GMT Report McSheffrey   49' Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 969
26 July 2011 Chesterfield 2–2 Coventry City Chesterfield
19:45 GMT Morgan   51', 60' Report Hussey   40'
Jutkiewicz   52'		 Stadium: B2net Stadium
Attendance: 2,572
27 July 2011 Leamington 1–2 Coventry City XI Leamington
19:45 GMT Berwick   37' (pen.) Report Wilson   22'
Ruffels   28'		 Stadium: New Windmill Ground
Attendance: 724
30 July 2011 Coventry City 0–3 Norwich City Coventry
15:00 GMT Report Wilbraham   2'
Morison   67'
Bennett   87'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Referee: Phil Gibbs
2 August 2011 Coventry Sphinx 3–4 Coventry City XI Coventry
19:00 GMT Donaldson   15'
Tomczak   40'
Edwards   58'		 Report Richards   54'
Daniels   68'
Phillips   87'
Jeffers   88'		 Stadium: Sphinx Drive
Attendance: 148
Referee: Ken Andrews
16 February 2012 Kettering Town 1–1 Coventry City XI Kettering
15:00 GMT Verma   12' Report Clarke-Harris   75' Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 525
Referee: Dave Avent

Championship edit

6 August 2011 1 Coventry City 0–1 Leicester City Coventry
12:30 Baker   39'
Hussey   65'
O'Donovan   90+3'		 (Report) Peltier   52'
Vassell   11'
Wellens   80'
Gallagher   82'
Fernandes   90+2'
Mills   90+3'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,102 (6,264 away)
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 August 2011 2 Birmingham City 1–0 Coventry City Birmingham
15:00 Fahey   73' report Bell   90+1' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,225 (1,670 away)
Referee: Anthony Bates
16 August 2011 3 Crystal Palace 2–1 Coventry City London
20:00 Scannell   90',   89'
Easter   90+6'
Jedinak   79'		 report Jutkiewicz   48'
Bigirimana   45'
Murphy   90+1'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,330 (460 away)
Referee: Patrick Miller
20 August 2011 4 Coventry City 0–0 Watford Coventry
17:00 report Dickinson   56'
Jenkins   88'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,043 (849 away)
Referee: Roger East
27 August 2011 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Middlesbrough
15:00 Emnes   21' report Jutkiewicz   76'
Baker   36'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,432 (295 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 September 2011 6 Coventry City 2–0 Derby County Coventry
15:00 Jutkiewicz   59' (pen)
Baker   79'		 report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,219 (1,427 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
19 September 2011 7 Ipswich Town 3–0 Coventry City Ipswich
19:45 Cranie   7' (o.g.)
Andrews   15'
Scotland   67'		 report Bell   29' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,650 (185 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 September 2011 8 Coventry City 1–1 Reading Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey   2'
Christie   20'
Thomas   90+2'		 report Church   10'
Cummings   65'
Gorkšs   90+3'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,309 (815 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
27 September 2011 9 Coventry City 2–2 Blackpool Coventry
19:45 Deegan   78'
Jutkiewicz   83'		 report Taylor-Fletcher   18'
Southern   90+2'
Eardley   68'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,822 (1,043 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 October 2011 10 Barnsley 2–0 Coventry City Barnsley
15:00 Gray   42' (pen),   55'
O'Brien   60'		 report Hussey   41' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,497 (784 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
15 October 2011 11 Coventry City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Coventry
15:00 Jutkiewicz   57' report Miller   65' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,712 (2,191 away)
Referee: Fred Graham
18 October 2011 12 Leeds United 1–1 Coventry City Leeds
19:45 O'Dea   26'
Snodgrass   62'		 report Wood  90+3',   54' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,528
Referee: Andy Haines
22 October 2011 13 Coventry City 1–2 Burnley Coventry
15:00 McDonald   59'
Bell   58'
Bigirimana   81'
Murphy   90+'
Wood   90+'		 report Wallace   73',   67'
Austin   90+4'
Rodriguez   32'
Bartley   53'
Edgar   79'
Hines   90+6'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,785 (987 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
29 October 2011 14 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Coventry City Doncaster
15:00 Hayter   60'
Stock   82'		 report Clingan   31'
Cameron   84'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Colin Webster
1 November 2011 15 Millwall 3–0 Coventry City London
19:45 Henderson   53',   69'
Feeney   82'		 report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,517 (386 away)
Referee: David Phillips
5 November 2011 16 Coventry City 2–4 Southampton Coventry
15:00 Jutkiewicz   47'
Platt   70'
Christie   66'		 report Chaplow   34'
Lallana   39'
do Prado   77'
De Ridder   85'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,621 (3,008 away)
Referee: Michael Naylor
19 November 2011 17 Coventry City 1–2 West Ham United Coventry
15:00 Platt   33'
McSheffrey   41'
Clingan   70'		 report Cole   69'
Piquionne   75'
Diop   20'
Faye   49'
Faubert   59'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,524 (6,500 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 November 2011 18 Coventry City 1–1 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 Jutkiewicz   61'
Bigirimana   62'		 report Whittingham   48' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,317 (1,130 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 November 2011 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Coventry City Brighton
15:00 Mackail-Smith   7'
Vincelot   37'		 report Gardner   9'
Baker   18'
Hussey   45'
Cranie   90+3'		 Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 19,108 (1,781 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
3 December 2011 20 Portsmouth 2–1 Coventry City Portsmouth
15:00 Halford   20' (pen.)
Ward   59'		 report Jutkiewicz   54'
Wood   73'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,236
Referee: Carl Boyeson
10 December 2011 21 Coventry City 0–1 Hull City Coventry
15:00 Gardner   33' report Evans   60' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,652 (884 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 December 2011 22 Peterborough United 1–0 Coventry City Peterborough
15:00 Sinclair   66' report Keogh   68'
Wood   75'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,062 (918 away)
Referee: Mark Brown
26 December 2011 23 Coventry City 1–0 Bristol City Coventry
15:00 Deegan   72'   48' report Cissé   78' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,302 (1,620 away)
Referee: Phil Gibbs
31 December 2011 24 Coventry City 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey   34'
Jutkiewicz   54'
Deegan   40'
Christie   69'		 report Navarro   27'
Dunk   57'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,158 (1,306 away)
Referee: Mark Haywood
2 January 2012 25 West Ham United 1–0 Coventry City London
15:00 Nolan   66' report Deegan   71' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,936
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 January 2012 26 Derby County 1–0 Coventry City Derby
15:00 Ball   75' report Deegan   38'
Keogh   86'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,126 (965 away)
Referee: Roger East
21 January 2012 27 Coventry City 3–1 Middlesbrough Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey   36'
Nimely   57'
Bates   64' (o.g.)
Deegan   43'
Hreiðarsson   74'		 report McDonald   66'
Thomson   29'   39'
Williams   56'
Robson   59'
Arca   90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,112 (1,541 away)
Referee: Gary Sutton
31 January 2012 28 Blackpool 2–1 Coventry City Blackpool
20:00 K. Phillips   87'
Taylor-Fletcher   90',   88'
Evatt   88'		 report Thomas   43'
Christie   69'
Murphy   88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,414
Referee: Dean Mohareb
4 February 2012 29 Coventry City 2–3 Ipswich Town Coventry
15:00 Clingan   29' (pen)
Deegan   45'
Wood   66'		 report Emmanuel-Thomas   22'
Chopra   64',   90+5'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,464 (1,146 away)
Referee: Nigel Miller
11 February 2012 30 Reading 2–0 Coventry City Reading
15:00 Kébé   25'
Roberts   43'
Leigertwood   65'		 report Christie   28'
Cranie   40'
Clarke   82'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,006 (1,303 away)
Referee: David Coote
14 February 2012 31 Coventry City 2–1 Leeds United Coventry
19:45 McSheffrey   20' (pen),   90+3' (pen),   90+4'
Nimely   83'		 report McCormack   32'
Pugh   20'
Brown   74'
White   90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,704 (3,214 away)
Referee: Pat Miller
18 February 2012 32 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Coventry City Nottingham
15:00 McCleary   74'
Findley   86'		 report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,588 (2,663 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
25 February 2012 33 Coventry City 1–0 Barnsley Coventry
15:00 Platt   90+1'
McSheffrey   90+3'		 report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,928 (922 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 March 2012 34 Leicester City 2–0 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 Nugent   11'
Beckford   60'
Morgan   46'
Konchesky   83'		 report Nimely   34' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,487 (1,894 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
6 March 2012 35 Coventry City 1–1 Crystal Palace Coventry
19:45 McDonald   80'
Clarke   36'
Cameron   69'
McSheffrey   73'		 report Ambrose   4' (pen.)
McShane   68'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,054 (624 away)
Referee: Mark Brown
10 March 2012 36 Coventry City 1–1 Birmingham City Coventry
12:30 McSheffrey   70'
Nimely   57'
Clarke   89'		 report King   72'
Mutch   90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,240 (5,755 away)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 March 2012 37 Watford 0–0 Coventry City Watford
15:00 Nosworthy   66'
Murray   76'
Deeney   90+4'		 report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,563 (1,067 away)
Referee: Colin Webster
21 March 2012 38 Cardiff City 2–2 Coventry City Cardiff
19:45 McDonald   18' (o.g.)
Whittingham   83'
Gunnarsson   51'		 report Clarke   69'
Norwood   90+5'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,564
Referee: Bobby Madley
24 March 2012 39 Coventry City 2–0 Portsmouth Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey   55'   75'
Norwood   77'
Keogh   67'		 report Maguire   81' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,809 (1,588 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
31 March 2012 40 Hull City 0–2 Coventry City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Stewart   41'
McLean   59'		 report Cooper   13' (o.g.)
McDonald   86'
Platt   63'
McSheffrey   82'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,279
Referee: Graham Salisbury
7 April 2012 41 Coventry City 2–2 Peterborough United Coventry
15:00 McDonald   26'
McSheffrey   45' (pen)
Platt   87'
Hussey   90'		 report Sinclair   3',   76' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,760 (1,786 away)
Referee: Danny McDermid
9 April 2012 42 Bristol City 3–1 Coventry City Bristol
15:00 Stead   47'
Bolasie   82'
Wood   90+4'
Adomah   38'
Foster   84'
Pitman   87'		 report Stead   33' (o.g.) Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Scott Mathieson
14 April 2012 43 Burnley 1–1 Coventry City Burnley
15:00 Austin   20'
Marney   45+2'		 report Platt   67'  64'
Murphy   90+2'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,398 (550 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
17 April 2012 44 Coventry City 0–1 Millwall Coventry
19:45 Clingan   17' report Lowry   66'
Barron   22'
Wright   23'
Taylor   56'
Dunne   69'
Smith   75'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,974 (653 away)
Referee: James Linington
21 April 2012 45 Coventry City 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Coventry
15:00 Keogh   80' report Hayter   81' (pen)
Gillett   87'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Chris Foy
28 April 2012 46 Southampton 4–0 Coventry City Southampton
12:30 Sharp   16'
Fonte   19'
Hooiveld   59'
Lallana   63'		 report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,363
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup edit

7 January 2012 R3 Coventry City 1–2 Southampton Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey   5'
Cranie   53'		 report Ward-Prowse   64'
Martin   82'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,000 (1,734 away)
Referee: Colin Webster

League Cup edit

9 August 2011 R1 Bury 3–1 Coventry City Bury
19.45 Bishop   33'
Lowe   75',   88'
Worrall   44'
Mozika   69'
Sodje   71'		 Report O'Donovan   26'
Bigirimana   73'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,997 (1,625 away)
Referee: Jock Waugh

Championship data edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Bristol City 46 12 13 21 44 68 −24 49
21 Barnsley 46 13 9 24 49 74 −25 48
22 Portsmouth (R) 46 13 11 22 50 59 −9 40[a] Relegation to League One
23 Coventry City (R) 46 9 13 24 41 65 −24 40
24 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 8 12 26 43 80 −37 36
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[40]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 9 13 24 41 65  −24 40 8 7 8 28 26  +2 1 6 16 13 39  −26

Last updated: 27 April 2012.
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultLLLDDWLDDLWDLDLLLDLLLLWWLLWLLLWLWLDDDDWWDLDLLL
Position21222223221821222122181921222223232323242424242324242424242422232222222322222221222222232323
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2012. Source: Championship Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics edit

Starts and goals edit

As of 27 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   EIR Joe Murphy 47 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   EIR Richard Keogh 47 0 45+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Chris Hussey 31 0 28+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
4 MF   NIR Sammy Clingan 36 2 34+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   SCO James McPake (On loan to Hibernian) 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
7 MF   EIR David Bell 29 0 19+9 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG Carl Baker 27 1 20+6 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW   WAL Freddy Eastwood (On loan to Southend United) 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Gary McSheffrey 41 9 37+2 8 1+0 0 1+0 1
12 MF   EIR Gary Deegan 25 3 19+5 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK   ENG Chris Dunn 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW   ENG Cody McDonald 23 4 16+7 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ENG Martin Cranie 40 0 38+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF   NIR Oliver Norwood (On loan from Manchester United) 18 2 17+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   ENG Alex Nimely (On loan from Manchester City) 17 1 16+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   EIR Roy O'Donovan (On loan to Hibernian) 13 1 6+5 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
22 FW   ENG Clive Platt 33 4 23+10 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK   AUS Danny Ireland 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   ENG Richard Wood 19 1 12+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF   ENG Jordan Clarke 19 1 17+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   ENG Shaun Jeffers 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 FW   ENG Callum Wilson (On loan to Tamworth) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   ENG Billy Daniels 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   ENG Nathan Cameron 14 0 11+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF   ENG Cyrus Christie 39 0 27+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF   ENG Conor Thomas 29 1 24+3 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
33 GK   ENG Lee Burge 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF   COD Gaël Bigirimana 28 0 16+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF   ENG Josh Ruffels 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
36 DF   ENG Aaron Phillips 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 DF   ENG Jordan Willis 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF   WAL Will Roberts 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 DF   ENG Joe Henderson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends:
9 FW   ENG Lukas Jutkiewicz (On loan to Middlesbrough) 26 9 25+0 9 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   ENG Gary Gardner (On loan from Aston Villa) 4 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Notes:
  • Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers edit

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
9   FW Lukas Jutkiewicz 9 0 0   9
11   MF Gary McSheffrey 8 0 1   9
14   FW Cody McDonald 4 0 0   4
22   FW Clive Platt 4 0 0   4
12   MF Gary Deegan 3 0 0   3
  Own Goal 3 0 0   3
4   MF Sammy Clingan 2 0 0   2
16   MF Oliver Norwood 2 0 0   2
8   MF Carl Baker 1 0 0   1
18   FW Alex Nimely 1 0 0   1
19   FW Roy O'Donovan 0 1 0   1
24   DF Richard Wood 1 0 0   1
25   MF Gary Gardner 1 0 0   1
26   DF Jordan Clarke 1 0 0   1
32   MF Conor Thomas 1 0 0   1

Assists edit

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
11   MF Gary McSheffrey 5 0 0 5
31   DF Cyrus Christie 3 0 1 4
3   DF Chris Hussey 3 0 0 3
4   MF Sammy Clingan 2 0 0 2
7   MF David Bell 1 1 0 2
2   DF Richard Keogh 1 0 0 1
8   MF Carl Baker 1 0 0 1
16   MF Oliver Norwood 1 0 0 1
18   FW Alex Nimely 1 0 0 1
19   FW Roy O'Donovan 1 0 0 1
22   FW Clive Platt 1 0 0 1
24   DF Richard Wood 1 0 0 1
26   DF Jordan Clarke 1 0 0 1

Yellow cards edit

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
11   MF Gary McSheffrey 6 0 0   6
31   DF Cyrus Christie 5 0 0   5
12   MF Gary Deegan 5 0 0   5
24   DF Richard Wood 5 0 0   5
3   DF Chris Hussey 4 0 0   4
2   DF Richard Keogh 4 0 0   4
1   GK Joe Murphy 4 0 0   4
7   MF David Bell 3 0 0   3
34   MF Gaël Bigirimana 2 1 0   3
26   DF Jordan Clarke 3 0 0   3
18   FW Alex Nimely 3 0 0   3
22   FW Clive Platt 3 0 0   3
8   MF Carl Baker 2 0 0   2
30   DF Nathan Cameron 2 0 0   2
4   MF Sammy Clingan 2 0 0   2
15   DF Martin Cranie 1 0 1   2
25   MF Gary Gardner 1 0 0   1
5   DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 1 0 0   1
19   FW Roy O'Donovan 1 0 0   1
32   MF Conor Thomas 1 0 0   1

Red cards edit

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
8   MF Carl Baker 1 0 0   1
34   MF Gaël Bigirimana 1 0 0   1
2   DF Richard Keogh 1 0 0   1

Captains edit

No. Pos. Name Starts
4 MF   Sammy Clingan 34
2 DF   Richard Keogh 12
15 DF   Martin Cranie 1
11 MF   Gary McSheffrey 1

Penalties Awarded edit

Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
2011-09-10  Y   Lukas Jutkiewicz Derby County Championship
2011-09-24  N   Lukas Jutkiewicz Reading Championship
2012-02-04  Y   Sammy Clingan Ipswich Town Championship
2012-02-14  Y   Gary McSheffrey Leeds United Championship
2012-02-14  Y   Gary McSheffrey Leeds United Championship
2012-03-03  N   Sammy Clingan Leicester City Championship
2012-03-21  N   Gary McSheffrey Cardiff City Championship
2012-04-07  Y   Gary McSheffrey Peterborough United Championship
2012-04-18  N   Gary McSheffrey Millwall Championship

Suspensions served edit

Date Matches Missed Suspended Player Reason Missed Opponents
9 August 2011 3   Carl Baker   vs. Leicester City Bury (A), Birmingham City (A),
Crystal Palace (A)
29 October 2011 3   Gaël Bigirimana   vs. Burnley Doncaster Rovers (A), Millwall (A),
Southampton (H)
28 April 2012 1   Richard Keogh   vs. Doncaster Rovers Southampton (A)

Monthly & Weekly Awards edit

Award Date Player
Championship Team of the Week 22 August 2011   Cyrus Christie[41]
Championship Team of the Week 12 September 2011   Cyrus Christie[42]
Championship Team of the Week 18 October 2011   Joe Murphy[43]
Championship Team of the Week 18 October 2011   Chris Hussey[43]
Championship Team of the Week 27 February 2012   Richard Keogh[44]
Championship Team of the Week 19 March 2012   Joe Murphy[45]
Championship Team of the Week 25 March 2012   Chris Hussey[46]
Championship Team of the Week 2 April 2012   Richard Keogh[47]

End of Season Awards edit

Award Winner
Player of The Season Award   Richard Keogh
Young Player of the Season Award   Cyrus Christie
Players' Player of The Season Award   Richard Keogh
Top Scorer Award   Gary McSheffrey
Goal of The Season Award   Jordan Clarke
Community Player of The Season Award   Gaël Bigirimana
Coventry Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award   Richard Keogh
London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award   Richard Keogh
Welsh Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award   Richard Keogh
Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award   Richard Keogh
Championship Apprentice Award   Gaël Bigirimana[48]
Coventry City U18's Player of the Year Award   Jordan Willis[49]

International Appearances edit

Date No. Pos. Name Match Stats Caps
10 August 2011 4 MF   Sammy Clingan Northern Ireland 4 – 0 Faroe Islands 90 Minutes 26
6 September 2011 4 MF   Sammy Clingan Estonia 4 – 1 Northern Ireland 90 Minutes 27
7 October 2011 4 MF   Sammy Clingan Northern Ireland 1 – 2 Estonia 32 Minutes 28
29 February 2012 4 MF   Sammy Clingan Northern Ireland 0 – 3 Norway 90 Minutes 29
8 March 2012 37 DF   Jordan Willis England Under-18 3 – 0 Poland Under-18 45 Minutes 1

Overall edit

Games played 48 (46 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 9 (9 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 26 (24 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 43 (41 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 70 (65 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Goal difference −27
Yellow cards 60 (58 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Red cards 3 (3 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Worst discipline   Richard Keogh (4  , 1  )
Best result W 2–0 (H) v Derby County – Championship – 10 September 2011
W 2–0 (H) v Brighton & Hove Albion – Championship – 31 December 2011
W 3–1 (H) v Middlesbrough – Championship – 21 January 2012
W 2–0 (H) v Portsmouth – Championship – 24 March 2012
W 2–0 (A) v Hull City – Championship – 31 March 2012
Worst result L 4–0 (A) v Southampton – Championship – 27 April 2012
Most appearances   Richard Keogh (47 appearances)
Top scorer   Lukas Jutkiewicz (9 goals)
  Gary McSheffrey (9 goals)
Points 40 / 138 (28.99%)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Player From Date Fee
  Chris Dunn   Northampton Town 1 July 2011 Undisclosed[50]
  Joe Murphy   Scunthorpe United 1 July 2011 Free[51]
  Cody McDonald   Norwich City 31 August 2011 £500,000[52]
  Hermann Hreiðarsson   Portsmouth 16 January 2012 Free[53]

Transfers out edit

Player To Date Fee
  Conor Grogan Released 30 June 2011 Free[54]
  Luke Adams Released 30 June 2011 Free[54]
  Michael Quirke   Coalville Town 30 June 2011 Free[55]
  Michael McIndoe Retired 30 June 2011 Free[56]
  Connor Gudger   Hinckley United 1 July 2011 Free[57]
  Marlon King   Birmingham City 1 July 2011 Free[58]
  Keiren Westwood   Sunderland 1 July 2011 Free[59]
  Stephen O'Halloran   Carlisle United 1 July 2011 Free[60]
  Isaac Osbourne   Aberdeen 1 July 2011 Free[61]
  Alistair Worby   St Johnstone 1 July 2011 Free[62]
  Aron Gunnarsson   Cardiff City 8 July 2011 Undisclosed[63]
  Lee Carsley   Coach: Coventry City U18s 22 July 2011 Retired[64]
  Ben Turner   Cardiff City 31 August 2011 £750,000[65]
  Lukas Jutkiewicz   Middlesbrough 16 January 2012 £1,300,000[66]

Loans in edit

Player From Date from Date until
  Gary Gardner   Aston Villa 24 November 2011 21 December 2011[67][68]
  Alex Nimely   Manchester City 12 January 2012 30 June 2012[69]
  Oliver Norwood   Manchester United 31 January 2012 30 June 2012[70]

Loans out edit

Player To Date from Date until
  Jamel Wiseman   Nuneaton Town 15 November 2011 3 January 2011[71]
  Callum Wilson   Tamworth 29 December 2011 31 January 2012[72]
  Lukas Jutkiewicz   Middlesbrough 14 January 2012 16 January 2012[73]
  James McPake   Hibernian 23 January 2012 30 June 2012[74]
  Roy O'Donovan   Hibernian 31 January 2012 30 June 2012[75]
  Freddy Eastwood   Southend United 22 March 2012 30 June 2012[76]

Trials edit

Player From Trial Date Signed
  Killian Brennan   Bohemians July 2011[77]
 N
  Marvin Hasselbaink   Almere City November 2011[78]
 N
  Mariusz Kisiel   Chasetown January 2012[79]
 N
  Kjartan Finnbogason   KR Reykjavik January 2012[80]
 N

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External links edit

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