2007–08 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Coventry City's 88th season in The Football League and their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Coventry City F.C.
2007–2008 season
ManagerIain Dowie (until 11 February 2008)[1]
Chris Coleman (19 February 2008)[2]
Championship21st
FA Cup5th round
League Cup4th round

Review and events

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Monthly events

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This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 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.

August:

September:

October:

  • Managing Director Paul Fletcher announces his resignation.[6]
  • Acting Chairman Geoffrey Robinson MP stands down with Joe Elliott taking his place.[7]
  • Transfer embargo installed due to failure to pay installment on Leon Best transfer.[8]

November

  • Potential takeover by Ray Ranson fronted SISU consortium hits an alleged financial stumbling block.

December

  • With less than an hour before deadline, takeover by Ray Ranson fronted SISU consortium goes through.[9]
  • Club and new owners SISU file intent to go into administration as a precaution.

January

  • Transfer embargo imposed in October is lifted.[10]

February

March

April

  • Jay Tabb is voted the official Fans' Players of the Season, while Leon Best picks up Young Player Award.[14]

May

Matches

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Pre-season friendlies

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21 July 2007 (2007-07-21) Northampton Town 1–1 Coventry City Northampton
Kirk   73' (Report) Best   21'
Ward   71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
26 July 2007 (2007-07-26) Glentoran 1–2 Coventry City Belfast
Nixon   89' (pen.) (Report) Hawkins   47'
McKenzie   53'
Stadium: The Oval
29 July 2007 (2007-07-29) Ballymena United 0–6 Coventry City Ballymena
(Report) Mifsud   13'
Doyle   45'
Gray   50', 55'
Adebola   62'
Simpson   86'
Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds
31 July 2007 (2007-07-31) Coventry City 1–1 RCD Espanyol Coventry
Tabb   44'
Doyle   60'
(Report) Torrejón   28'
Rufete   60'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
4 August 2007 (2007-08-04) Coventry City 0–2 Udinese Coventry
(Report) D'Agostino   18'
Gyan   80'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) Bedworth United 0–3 Coventry City Bedworth
(Report) Simpson   16', 63'
Hildreth   86'
Stadium: The Oval Ground


11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Barnsley 1–4 Coventry City Barnsley
15:00 Howard   9' (pen.) (Report) McKenzie   6'
Kyle   50'
Gray   65'
Mifsud   90'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,616
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Coventry City 1–1 Hull City Coventry
15:00 McKenzie   51' (Report) Barmby   62'
Ricketts   68'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Barry Knight
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Cardiff City 0–1 Coventry City Cardiff
15:00 (Report) Tabb   23' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Coventry City 2–1 Preston North End Coventry
17:20 Adebola   80'
Doyle   85'
(Report) Agyemang   16' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,551
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Coventry City 0–3 Bristol City Coventry
15:00 (Report) McIndoe   15'
Konstantopoulos   74' (o.g.)
Byfield   90'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,538
Referee: Phil Joslin
18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 6 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City London
20:00 Green   26' (Report) Best   87' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Ipswich Town 4–1 Coventry City Ipswich
17:20 De Vos   10'
Couñago   24', 57'
Walters   40'
(Report) S. Hughes   69' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,840
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Coventry City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Coventry
15:00 Mifsud   84' (Report) Sam   15' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,021
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 Coventry City 3–1 Blackpool Coventry
19:45 Doyle   44' (pen.)
Mifsud   69'
Simpson   86'
(Report) Morrell   32'
Gorkšs   81'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Mike Thorpe
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Coventry City Wolverhampton
15:00 Collins   90' (Report) Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 24,338
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Coventry City Plymouth
15:00 Martin   16' (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Keith Hill
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 Coventry City 0–3 Watford Coventry
19:45 (Report) Johnson   30'
King   42'
Henderson   46'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Lee Probert
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
15:00 Mifsud   81' (Report) Sheringham   90' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Rayford Lee
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Stoke City 1–3 Coventry City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Lawrence   72' (Report) Mifsud   58', 79'
Adebola   53'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Coventry City London
20:00 Buzsáky   50' (Report) Mifsud   61'
Kyle   90'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Anthony Bates
12 November 2007 (2007-11-12) 16 Coventry City 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
19:45 Mifsud   11' (Report) Robinson   56'
Teixeira   58', 73'
Koren   90'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,566
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Norwich City 2–0 Coventry City Norwich
15:00 Chadwick   34'
Cureton   77'
(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,590
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 November 2007 (2007-11-27) 18 Coventry City 1–1 Scunthorpe United Coventry
15:00 Doyle   51' (pen.) (Report) Cork   68'
Murphy   49'
Youga   84'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,036
Referee: Mike Jones
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 19 Coventry City 0–1 Sheffield United Coventry
15:00 (Report) Armstrong   62' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,355
Referee: Colin Webster
4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 20 West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Coventry City West Bromwich
19:45 Bednář   52'
Brunt   65'
Robinson   71'
(Report) Best   6',  83'
Mifsud   11',  86'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,641
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 21 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry
15:00 Tabb   19' (Report) Wright-Phillips   59' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 22 Blackpool 4–0 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 Hoolahan   28' (pen.)
Flynn   65'
Gorkšs   72'
Vernon   88'
(Report) Kyle   31' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 23 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Coventry
15:00 (Report) Morrison   47'
Ifill   88'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 24 Coventry City 2–1 Ipswich Town Coventry
17:20 Gray   11'
Adebola   64'
(Report) Haynes   42'
Miller   86'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: Iain Williamson
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 25 Bristol City 2–1 Coventry City Bristol
15:00 Byfield   5'
Elliott   67'
(Report) Adebola   72' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,899
Referee: Paul Taylor
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 26 Leicester City 2–0 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 Howard   11'
Hayles   85'
(Report) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 23,905
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 27 Coventry City 1–2 Burnley Coventry
15:00 Doyle   26'
Kyle   56'
(Report) Akinbiyi   10'
Blake   68'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,347
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 28 Hull City 1–0 Coventry City Hull
19:45 Folan   90' (Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Clive Oliver
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 29 Coventry City 4–0 Barnsley Coventry
15:00 Best   37', 84'
Gray   70'
Tabb   75'
(Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,449
Referee: Mike Russell
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 30 Preston North End 1–0 Coventry City Preston
15:00 St Ledger   21' (Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,857
Referee: Mike Pike
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 31 Coventry City 0–0 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Danny McDermid
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 32 Coventry City 2–0 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 Ward   32' (pen.)
Best   79'
(Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,129
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 February 2008 (2008-02-26) 33 Burnley 2–0 Coventry City Burnley
19:45 McCann   20'
Caldwell   85'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,779
Referee: Anthony Bates
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 34 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Coventry City Scunthorpe
15:00 Paterson   15'
Cork   66'
(Report) Thornton   21' (pen.) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Steve Bratt
5 March 2008 (2008-03-05) 35 Coventry City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Coventry
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,225
Referee: Mike Dean
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Coventry City 1–0 Norwich City Coventry
15:00 Tabb   6' (Report) Doherty   53'
Russell   85'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Paul Taylor
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 37 Sheffield United 2–1 Coventry City Sheffield
19:45 Sharp   69'
Speed   78'
(Report) Ward   81' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,864
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Coventry City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,283
Referee: Jarnail Singh
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 39 Southampton 0–0 Coventry City Southampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 22,014
Referee: Clive Penton
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 40 Coventry City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Coventry
15:00 Doyle   37', 43'
Tabb   65'
(Report) MacLean   81' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,775
Referee: Richard Beeby
1 April 2008 (2008-04-01) 41 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Coventry City Sheffield
19:45 Wood   90' (Report) Hines   82' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,110
Referee: Graham Laws
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Watford 2–1 Coventry City Watford
15:00 Ellington   7'
Smith   79'
(Report) Best   59' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,188
Referee: Darren Deadman
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Coventry City 1–2 Stoke City Coventry
15:00 Ward   31' (pen.) (Report) Fuller   55' (pen.)
Lawrence   79'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,249
Referee: Uriah Rennie
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Colchester United 1–5 Coventry City Colchester
15:00 Vernon   17' (Report) Best   48'
Fox   51'
Ward   78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Doyle   80'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Colin Webster
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Coventry City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
15:00 Ward   18' (Report) Ebanks-Blake   53' (pen.) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 27,992
Referee: Paul Armstrong
4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coventry City Charlton
14:00 Varney   4'
Gray   19'
Basey   48'
Powell   86'
(Report) Mifsud   20' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,130
Referee: Andy D'Urso


14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) First round Coventry City 3–0 Notts County Coventry
19:45 Adebola   47'
Best   67'
Simpson   78'
(Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Rayford Lee
28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) Second round Carlisle United 0–2 Coventry City Carlisle
19:45 (Report) Mifsud   21', 56' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) Third round Manchester United 0–2 Coventry City Manchester
20:00 (Report) Mifsud   27', 70' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,055
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30) Fourth round Coventry City 1–2 West Ham United Coventry
19:45 Tabb   68' (Report) Hall   72' (o.g.)
Cole   90'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,968
Referee: Rob Styles


5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) Third round Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Coventry City Blackburn
15:00 Bentley   85' (Report) Mifsud   34', 90'
Ward   64' (pen.)
Adebola   83'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Lee Probert
26 January 2008 (2008-01-26) Fourth round Coventry City 2–1 Millwall Coventry
15:00 S. Hughes   16'
Mifsud   52'
(Report) Simpson   42' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) Fifth round Coventry City 0–5 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
15:00 Doyle   48' (Report) Brunt   12'
Bednář   59', 69' (pen.)
Miller   76'
Gera   78'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 28,163
Referee: Mark Halsey

Season statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 23 0 21 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   NED Arjan De Zeeuw 19 0 16+1 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Marcus Hall 21 0 17+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
4 DF   WAL Rob Page 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Daniel Fox 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Elliott Ward 42 7 35+2 6 2 0 3 1
6 MF   ENG Stephen Hughes 41 2 32+5 1 3 0 1 1
7 MF   ENG Wayne Andrews 7 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   EIR Michael Doyle 49 7 42 7 4 0 3 0
9 FW   NGA Dele Adebola 31 6 15+11 4 2+1 1 2 1
9 FW   ENG Zavon Hines 7 1 0+7 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW   SCO Kevin Kyle 14 2 7+6 2 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF   TRI Chris Birchall 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
14 MF   NED Ellery Cairo 8 0 4+3 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW   ENG Leon McKenzie 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Isaac Osbourne 49 0 37+5 0 4 0 3 0
17 FW   MLT Michael Mifsud 47 17 34+7 10 3 4 3 3
18 DF   SCO David McNamee 15 1 12+1 1 1+1 0 0 0
19 DF   ENG Stuart Giddings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   EIR Colin Hawkins 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF   EIR Jay Tabb 49 6 40+2 5 3+1 1 3 0
22 FW   EIR Leon Best 40 9 29+5 8 3 1 2+1 0
23 GK   AUS Danny Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW   ENG Robbie Simpson 34 2 10+18 1 1+3 1 1+1 0
25 MF   ENG Julian Gray 29 3 20+6 3 2 0 1 0
26 DF   ENG Scott Dann 16 0 14+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   NIR Michael Hughes 20 0 16+2 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF   ENG Gary Borrowdale 26 0 20+1 0 3 0 2 0
29 MF   ENG Kevin Thornton 20 1 9+10 1 0 0 0+1 0
30 MF   ENG Liam Davis 7 0 2+4 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW   ENG Donovan Simmonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   ENG Andy Marshall 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0
34 DF   ENG Ben Turner 23 0 19 0 2+1 0 1 0
35 MF   ENG Lee Hildreth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   ENG Liam Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   WAL Richard Duffy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

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Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Michael Mifsud 10 4 3   17
Leon Best 8 1 0   09
Elliott Ward 6 0 1   07
Michael Doyle 7 0 0   07
Jay Tabb 5 1 0   06
Dele Adebola 4 1 1   06
Julian Gray 3 0 0   03
Robbie Simpson 1 1 0   02
Leon McKenzie 2 0 0   02
Kevin Kyle 2 0 0   02
Stephen Hughes 1 0 1   01
Kevin Thornton 1 0 0   01
Zavon Hines 1 0 0   01
Daniel Fox 1 0 0   01

Yellow cards

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Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Leon Best 10 1 0   11
Michael Doyle 7 0 1   8
Elliott Ward 7 0 0   7
Stephen Hughes 7 0 0   7
Isaac Osbourne 5 1 0   6
Arjan De Zeeuw 6 0 0   6
Daniel Fox 5 0 0   5
Jay Tabb 4 0 0   4
Michael Mifsud 4 0 0   4
Robbie Simpson 3 0 0   3
David McNamee 3 0 0   3
Kevin Kyle 3 0 0   3
Scott Dann 3 0 0   3
Gary Borrowdale 3 0 0   3
Dele Adebola 2 1 0   3
Kevin Thornton 2 0 0   2
Michael Hughes 2 0 0   2
Liam Davis 2 0 0   2
Ellery Cairo 2 0 0   2
Ben Turner 2 0 0   2
Leon McKenzie 1 0 0   1
Marcus Hall 1 0 0   1
Julian Gray 0 0 1   1
Richard Duffy 1 0 0   1

Red cards

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Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Kevin Kyle 2 0 0   2
Michael Doyle 1 0 0   1
Michael Mifsud 1 0 0   1

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Player From Date Fee
  Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[16]
  Arjan De Zeeuw Wigan Athletic 30 June 2007 Free[17]
  Ellery Cairo Hertha Berlin 30 June 2007 Free[17]
  Donovan Simmonds Charlton Athletic 1 July 2007 Free[18]
  Robbie Simpson Cambridge United 1 July 2007 £40,000[19]
  Leon Best Southampton 6 July 2007 £650,000[20]
  Gary Borrowdale Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 £400,000[20]
  Michael Hughes Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 Free[21]
  Julian Gray Birmingham City 10 July 2007 Free[22]
  Daniel Fox Walsall 28 January 2008 Undisclosed[23]
  Scott Dann Walsall 1 February 2008 Undisclosed[24]

Transfers out

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Player To Date Fee
  Arran Lee-Barrett Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[16]
  Andy Whing Brighton & Hove Albion 7 June 2007 Free[25]
  Khalilou Fadiga K.A.A. Gent 1 July 2007 Free
  Che Bunce Waikato FC 1 July 2007 Free[26]
  Don Hutchison Luton Town 26 July 2007 Free[27]
  Colin Cameron Milton Keynes Dons 1 August 2007 Free[28]
  Cameron Belford Bury 10 August 2007 Free[29]
  Ryan Lynch Crewe Alexandra 17 August 2007 Free[30]
  Andy Gooding Rushden & Diamonds 1 January 2008 Free[31]
  Rob Page Huddersfield Town 21 January 2008 Free[32]
  Dele Adebola Bristol City 31 January 2008 Undisclosed[33]

Loans in

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Player From Date From Date Till
  Kasper Schmeichel Manchester City 13 March 2008 5 May 2008[34]
  Richard Duffy Portsmouth 21 March 2008 6 April 2008[35]
  Zavon Hines West Ham United 27 March 2008 5 May 2008[36]

Loans out

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Player To Date From Date Till
  Stuart Giddings Oldham Athletic 10 August 2007 1 January 2008[37]
  Chris Birchall St Mirren 31 August 2007 2 December 2007[38]
  Andrew Gooding Burton Albion 31 August 2007 18 November 2007[39]
  Wayne Andrews Leeds United 1 October 2007 1 November 2007[40]
  Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Nottingham Forest 25 March 2008 29 March 2008[41]
  Kevin Kyle Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 January 2008 20 April 2008[42]
  Colin Hawkins Chesterfield 27 March 2008 4 May 2008[43]
  Wayne Andrews Bristol Rovers 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[44]
  Donovan Simmonds Gillingham 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[45]

Kit profile

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Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Cassidy Group

 
 
 
 
 
 
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References

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  17. ^ a b "Coventry sign De Zeeuw and Cairo". BBC Sport. 30 June 2007.
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  27. ^ "Midfielder Hutchison joins Luton". BBC Sport. 26 July 2007.
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  29. ^ "Bury snap up Richardson & Belford". BBC Sport. 12 August 2007.
  30. ^ "Crewe set to sign Abbey and Lynch". BBC Sport. 30 July 2007.
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  33. ^ "Bristol City sign striker Adebola". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007.
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  35. ^ "Duffy returns to Coventry". Sky Sports. 21 March 2008.
  36. ^ "Coventry sign Hines as trio leave". BBC Sport. 27 March 2008.
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  38. ^ "Buddies complete Birchall signing". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. [dead link]
  39. ^ "Halifax sign Burton striker Shaw". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007.
  40. ^ "Leeds recruit Andrews & De Vries". BBC Sport. 1 October 2007.
  41. ^ "Forest swoop for Coventry keeper". BBC Sport. 25 March 2008.
  42. ^ "Kyle joins Wolves from Coventry". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008.
  43. ^ "Chesterfield make triple signing". BBC Sport. 27 March 2008.
  44. ^ "Rovers make double loan signing". BBC Sport. 27 March 2007.
  45. ^ "Simmonds signs on loan for Gills". BBC Sport. 27 March 2007.
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