2024–25 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2024–25 season
Owner	Doug King
Chairman	Doug King
Manager	Mark Robins
Stadium	Coventry Building Society Arena
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Coventry City Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024^[a]	LW	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	Macarthur	Undisclosed	^[1]
17 June 2024	FW	Aston Ellard	Conquest Academy	Free Transfer	^[2]
19 June 2024	CB	Luis Binks	Bologna	Undisclosed	^[3]
20 June 2024	CM	Jack Rudoni	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	^[4]

^ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loans in

Date	Pos	Nat	Name	From	Until	Ref.

New contracts

Date	Pos	Player	Contract Length	Contract Type	Ref.
6 June 2024	GK	Luke Bell	1 year (30 June 2025)	Contract Extension	^[5]
17 June 2024	LB	Tristen Batanwi	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]
17 June 2024	CM	Elliot Betjemann	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]
17 June 2024	ST	Aidan Dausch	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]
17 June 2024	CM	Charlie Finney	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]
17 June 2024	CB	Callum Perry	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]
17 June 2024	GK	Daniel Rachel	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]
17 June 2024	RB	Jayden Smith	1 year (30 June 2025)	First Professional Contract	^[6]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Nat	Name	To	Until	Ref.

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
15 June 2024	MF	Marco Rus	Ayr United	Undisclosed	^[7]
30 June 2024	DM	Liam Kelly	Rotherham United	Released	^[8]^[9]
30 June 2024	GK	Simon Moore	Sunderland	Released	^[8]^[10]
30 June 2024	DF	Dermi Lusala		Released	^[8]
30 June 2024	FW	Bradley Stretton		Released	^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 24 May, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly, away against SV Darmstadt 98.^[11] Their second pre-season friendly was announced on 29 May, a home tie against SV Werder Bremen.^[12] On 6 June it was announced that Coventry City will host Everton.^[13] On 14 June it was announced that Coventry City will travel to Stevenage .^[14]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

23 July 2023 Friendly	Stevenage	v	Coventry City	Stevenage
19:00 BST				Stadium: Lamex Stadium

27 July 2023 Friendly	Darmstadt 98	v	Coventry City	Darmstadt
				Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

30 July 2023 Friendly	Coventry City	v	Everton	Coventry
19:45 BST				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

3 August 2023 Friendly	Coventry City	v	Werder Bremen	Coventry
15:00 BST				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Bristol City	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Burnley	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Cardiff City
5	Coventry City
6	Derby County
7	Hull City
8	Leeds United

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[15]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Squad Information

Squad details

As of 20 June 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age) *	Club apps *	Club goals *	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
13	Ben Wilson	GK	Stanley	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 31)	111	1	Bradford City	1 July 2019	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
40	Bradley Collins	GK	Southampton	(1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 27)	31	0	Barnsley	17 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
44	Cian Tyler	GK	Coventry	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 22)	0	0	Academy	10 November 2016	—	30 June 2025
48	Luke Bell	GK		(2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 20)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Luis Binks	CB	Gillingham	(2001-09-02)2 September 2001 (aged 22)	23	1	Bologna	19 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
3	Jay Dasilva	LB	Luton	(1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 26)	42	0	Bristol City	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2027
4	Bobby Thomas	CB	Chester	(2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 23)	49	2	Burnley	22 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
15	Liam Kitching	CB	Harrogate	(1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 24)	32	1	Barnsley	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
21	Jake Bidwell	LB	Southport	(1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 31)	105	2	Swansea City	17 January 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
22	Joel Latibeaudiere	CB	Doncaster	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 24)	48	3	Swansea City	18 July 2023	Compensation	30 June 2027
27	Milan van Ewijk	RB	Amsterdam	(2000-09-08)8 September 2000 (aged 23)	49	2	Heerenveen	27 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
32	Jack Burroughs	RB	Coventry	(2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 23)	20	0	Academy	7 August 2017	—	30 June 2025
50	Riccardo Di Trolio	CB	Camden	(2005-08-14)14 August 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	St Albans City	26 January 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
Midfielders
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	RW	Tokyo	(1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 27)	32	7	KV Oostende	10 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
8	Jamie Allen	CM	Rochdale	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 29)	147	11	Burton Albion	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Ben Sheaf	DM	Dartford	(1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 26)	143	9	Arsenal	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
28	Josh Eccles	CM	Coventry	(2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 24)	117	2	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2027
29	Victor Torp	CM	Lemvig	(1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 24)	20	1	Sarpsborg	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
36	Ryan Howley	CM	Nuneaton	(2003-11-23)23 November 2003 (aged 20)	8	0	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2025
45	Kasey Palmer	AM	Lewisham	(1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 27)	70	8	Bristol City	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
47	Evan Eghosa	AM		(2005-08-05)5 August 2005 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
—	Ephron Mason-Clark	LW	Lambeth	(1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 24)	0	0	Peterborough United	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
—	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	LW	Maastricht	(2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 20)	0	0	Macarthur	14 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
—	Jack Rudoni	CM	Carshalton	(2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 23)	0	0	Huddersfield Town	20 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
Forwards
9	Ellis Simms	CF	Oldham	(2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 23)	53	19	Everton	7 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Haji Wright	FW	Los Angeles	(1998-03-27)27 March 1998 (aged 26)	50	19	Antalyaspor	4 August 2023	£7,700,000	30 June 2027
24	Matt Godden	CF	Canterbury	(1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 32)	156	50	Peterborough United	6 August 2019	£750,000	30 June 2025
30	Fábio Tavares	FW	Matosinhos	(2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 23)	28	4	Rochdale	1 February 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
49	Justin Obikwu	CF	Brent	(2004-02-18)18 February 2004 (aged 20)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
54	Kai Andrews	FW		(2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 17)	2	0	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2026
59	Aidan Dausch	FW		(2006-06-01)1 June 2006 (aged 18)	2	0	Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2025

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2024–25 season.

Appearances

Correct as of 20 June 2024

Number	Player	Position
2	Luis Binks	DF
3	Jay Dasilva	DF
4	Bobby Thomas	DF
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	MF
8	Jamie Allen	MF
9	Ellis Simms	FW
11	Haji Wright	FW
13	Ben Wilson	GK
14	Ben Sheaf	MF
15	Liam Kitching	DF
21	Jake Bidwell	DF
22	Joel Latibeaudiere	DF
24	Matt Godden	FW
27	Milan van Ewijk	DF
28	Josh Eccles	MF
29	Victor Torp	MF
30	Fábio Tavares	FW
32	Jack Burroughs	DF
36	Ryan Howley	MF
40	Bradley Collins	GK
44	Cian Tyler	GK
45	Kasey Palmer	MF
47	Evan Eghosa	MF
48	Luke Bell	GK
49	Justin Obikwu	FW
50	Riccardo Di Trolio	DF
54	Kai Andrews	FW
59	Aidan Dausch	FW
	Ephron Mason-Clark	MF
	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	MF
	Jack Rudoni	MF

Goalscorers

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals				0	0	0	0

Assists

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals				0	0	0	0

Yellow cards

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals				0	0	0	0

Red cards

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals				0	0	0	0

Captains

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals				0	0	0	0

Penalties awarded

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Date	Opponents	Ground	Success

Hat-tricks

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Date	Opponents	Ground	Result

Suspensions served

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Date suspended	Reason	Matches missed
15		Liam Kitching	DF	27 April 2024	1 red card	1 game TBC

International appearances

Correct as of 10 June 2024

Number	Player	Position	Date	Match	Stats	Caps
3	Jay Dasilva	DF	6 June 2024	Gibraltar 0–0 Wales	90 minutes^[16]	1
11	Haji Wright	FW	10 June 2024	United States 1–5 Colombia	sub on (45)^[17]	10
3	Jay Dasilva	DF	9 June 2024	Slovakia 4–0 Wales	90 minutes^[18]	2
45	Kasey Palmer	MF	9 June 2024	Dominica 2–3 Jamaica	90 minutes^[19]	6

Monthly & weekly awards

Correct as of 3 May 2024

Number	Nationality	Player	Position	Date	Award	Ref

References

^ "Raphael Borges Rodrigues joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ "Aston Ellard agrees to join Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Luis Binks joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Jack Rudoni joins Coventry City!". Coventry City FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Luke Bell agrees new contract with Sky Blues". Coventry City FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Sky Blues Academy graduates agree first professional contracts". Coventry City FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Marco Rus joins Ayr United". Coventry City FC. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Coventry City confirm players leaving at the end of 2023/24 season". Coventry City FC. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ "Experienced Anchorman Kelly Joins Rotherham Ranks". Rotherham United FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Simon Moore joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "Coventry City to face SV Darmstadt 98 in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ "Coventry City to host pre-season friendly versus SV Werder Bremen!". Coventry City FC. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "Coventry City to host Everton in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Sky Blues to face Stevenage in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Gibraltar v Wales". Soccerway.
^ "United States v Colombia". Soccerway.
^ "Slovakia v Wales". Soccerway.
^ "Dominica v Jamaica". Soccerway.

[1] The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

[2] "Raphael Borges Rodrigues joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[3] "Aston Ellard agrees to join Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[4] "Luis Binks joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[5] "Jack Rudoni joins Coventry City!". Coventry City FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[6] "Luke Bell agrees new contract with Sky Blues". Coventry City FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[Contracts-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Sky Blues Academy graduates agree first professional contracts". Coventry City FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[8] "Marco Rus joins Ayr United". Coventry City FC. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[RetainedList-9] "Coventry City confirm players leaving at the end of 2023/24 season". Coventry City FC. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[10] "Experienced Anchorman Kelly Joins Rotherham Ranks". Rotherham United FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[11] "Simon Moore joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[12] "Coventry City to face SV Darmstadt 98 in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[13] "Coventry City to host pre-season friendly versus SV Werder Bremen!". Coventry City FC. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[14] "Coventry City to host Everton in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[15] "Sky Blues to face Stevenage in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-16] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[17] "Gibraltar v Wales". Soccerway.

[18] "United States v Colombia". Soccerway.

[19] "Slovakia v Wales". Soccerway.

[20] "Dominica v Jamaica". Soccerway.

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