2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Coventry City's 133rd season in their existence and fifth consecutive in the English third tier, League One.^[5] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in three cup competitions: FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Coventry City

2016–17 season
Chairman	Tim Fisher
Manager	Tony Mowbray[1] (until 29 September 2016) Russell Slade[2][3] (21 Dec 2016 to 5 Mar 2017) Mark Robins[4] (from 6 March 2017)
Stadium	Ricoh Arena
League One	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Second round vs Cambridge United
EFL Cup	Second round vs Norwich City
EFL Trophy	Winners vs Oxford United
Top goalscorer	League: George Thomas 5 All: George Thomas 9
Highest home attendance	11,946 vs Bristol Rovers (25 March 2017)
Lowest home attendance	7,466 vs Southend United (14 March 2017)
Average home league attendance	9,111
Biggest win	2–0 vs Port Vale (1 October 2016) 2–0 vs Rochdale (22 October 2016) 2–0 vs Chesterfield (1 November 2016)
Biggest defeat	3–0 vs Charlton Athletic (15 October 2016) 4–1 vs Oxford United (19 November 2016) 4–1 vs Bristol Rovers (26 December 2016) 3–0 vs Northampton Town (28 January 2017)
Home colours Away colours
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2017.

The season covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.

Review and events

July

Réda Johnson, Marc-Antoine Fortuné, Conor Thomas, Aaron Martin, Martin Lorentzson, Jim O'Brien, Aaron Phillips, Peter Ramage, Stephen Hunt and Darius Henderson are all released following the end of their contracts.^[6]

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

On 24 May 2016, Coventry City announced they will visit National League North side Nuneaton Town on 9 July.^[7] Three days later, the Sky Blues announced they will face Championship side Norwich City on 26 July.^[8] On 24 June, Coventry announced their full pre-season schedule.^[9]

On 10 July 2016, Coventry City confirmed they will play Ettifaq on Saturday 16, July.^[10] Three days later, the club announced a change to the friendly against the Saudi Arabian side and instead will now play Sturm Graz.^[11]

Nuneaton Town v Coventry City

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09)	Nuneaton Town	1–2	Coventry City	Nuneaton
15:00 (BST)	Shorthouse 79'	Report	Lameiras 37' De. Kelly-Evans 44'	Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 1,675

Sturm Graz v Coventry City

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Sturm Graz	3–2	Coventry City	Jennersdorf, Austria
11:00 CEST	Stanković 8' 20' Hierländer 80'	Report	Tudgay 88' 90'	Stadium: Freizeitzentrum

Rugby Town v Coventry City XI

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Rugby Town	1–2	Coventry City XI	Rugby
19:30	Kolodynski 2'	Report	Spence 20' Thomas 40'	Stadium: Butlin Road Attendance: 631

Newport County v Coventry City

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Newport County	0–2	Coventry City	Newport
15:00		Report	Thomas 43' Willis 55'	Stadium: Newport Stadium Attendance: 869

Norwich City v Coventry City

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)	Norwich City	3–0	Coventry City	Norwich
19:30 BST	Hoolahan 9' Jo. Murphy 66' Ja. Murphy 86'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 7,602

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)	Coventry City	Cancelled	Doncaster Rovers	Nuneaton
19:30		Report		Stadium: Liberty Way

Nuneaton Town v Coventry City

29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)	Nuneaton Town	1–3	Coventry City	Nuneaton
19:30	McDonald 84'	Report	Lameiras 3' Di Kelly-Evans 6' Tudgay 70'	Stadium: Liberty Way

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Gillingham	46	12	14	20	59	79	−20	50
21	Port Vale (R)	46	12	13	21	45	70	−25	49	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Swindon Town (R)	46	11	11	24	44	66	−22	44
23	Coventry City (R)	46	9	12	25	37	68	−31	39
24	Chesterfield (R)	46	9	10	27	43	78	−35	37

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

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
46	9	12	25	37	68	−31	39	8	7	8	22	24	−2	1	5	17	15	44	−29

Last updated: 30 April 2017.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L
Position	17	18	18	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	23	24	23	21	19	18	18	19	20	21	21	21	23	23	22	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced.^[12]

Swindon Town v Coventry City

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Swindon Town	1–0	Coventry City	Swindon
15:00	Kasim 86' Sendles-White  53'	Report	Sordell  32' Haynes  52'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Darren Handley

Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Coventry City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Coventry
15:00	Ricketts  51' Stevenson  58' Harries  64' Gadzhev  68'	Report	Riley  12' Dodds  45' El-Abd  49' Toney  90+4'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,296 (530 away)

Coventry City v Bury

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	Coventry City	0–0	Bury	Coventry
19:45		Report	Etuhu  39' Soares  66'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,096 (222)

Bradford City v Coventry City

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4	Bradford City	3–1	Coventry City	Bradford
15:00	McMahon 67' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Marshall 69'	Report	Agyei 13' Turnbull  66'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,595 (570)

Coventry City v Northampton Town

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Coventry City	1–1	Northampton Town	Coventry
15:00	Sordell  51' Tudgay 63' Bigirimana  74' McCann  81'	Report	Beautyman 30'  63' Moloney  34' O'Toole  43' Buchanan  66' Revell  90+2'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,022 (1,608)

Fleetwood Town v Coventry City

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) 6	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Coventry City	Fleetwood
15:00	Long 58' Woolford 71'	Report	Harries  70'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,557

Millwall v Coventry City

10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 7	Millwall	1–1	Coventry City	South Bermondsey
15:00	O'Brien 71' Martin  78'	Report	Sordell 23' Sterry  90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,755 (730)

Coventry City v Oldham Athletic

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8	Coventry City	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Coventry
15:00	Gadzhev  45' Bigirimana  62'	Report	Green  41' Dunne  64'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,813 (453 away)

Gillingham v Coventry City

24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9	Gillingham	2–1	Coventry City	Gillingham
15:00	Ehmer 26' Knott 72'	Report	Reid 21' Dion Kelly-Evans  29' Bigirimana  58'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,664 (380)

Coventry City v AFC Wimbledon

28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) 10	Coventry City	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Coventry
19:45	Sordell 2'  90+8' Willis  72' McCann  81' Wright 90+4'	Report	Meades 37' Robinson  55' Taylor 83'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,030 Referee: Mark Heywood

Port Vale v Coventry City

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11	Port Vale	0–2	Coventry City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Streete  20' Paulo Tavares  62' Hart  77'	Report	Sordell  33' 36' McCann  43' 72' Sterry  45+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,605 Referee: John Busby

Charlton Athletic v Coventry City

15 October 2016 12	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Coventry City	Charlton, London
15:00 BST	Holmes 32'  83' Lookman 78' Magennis 88'	Report	McCann  41'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,406 Referee: Darren Deadman

Coventry City v Oxford United

18 October 2016 13	Coventry City	2–1	Oxford United	Coventry
19:45	Stevenson 28'  55' Sordell 43' Sterry  57'	Report	Taylor  37' Ruffles  90+1' Crowley 90+2'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,912 Referee: Robert Jones

Coventry City v Rochdale

22 October 2016 14	Coventry City	2–0	Rochdale	Coventry
15:00 BST	Agyei 28' Turnbull  38' Wright 84'	Report	Lund  66'	Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Richard Clark

Walsall v Coventry City

29 October 2016 15	Walsall	1–1	Coventry City	Walsall
15:00 BST	Edwards  1' Laird  40' Oztumer  67' 76'	Report	Rose 36' Bigirimana  44' Turnbull  72' Page  85'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,719 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Chesterfield

1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) 16	Coventry City	2–0	Chesterfield	Coventry
19:45	Willis 69' Rose 81' Bigirimana  85' Page  90+3'	Report	Evatt  88' Liddle  89'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,941 Referee: John Brooks

Coventry City v Scunthorpe United

12 November 2016 17	Coventry City	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Turnbull  68' Rúben Lameiras  90+2'	Report	Morris 55' Holmes  60' Goode  66'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,737 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Oxford United v Coventry City

19 November 2016 18	Oxford United	4–1	Coventry City	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Hemmings 7' Ledson  30' Sterry 30' (o.g.) Maguire 36' (pen.) Hall  37' Skarz  43' MacDonald 60'	Report	Tudgay 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,199 Referee: Darren England

Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City

22 November 2016 19	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Coventry City	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Clough 11' Beevers  56'	Report	Sterry  60' Sordell  67'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 12,290 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Coventry City v Milton Keynes Dons

26 November 2016 20	Coventry City	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Stevenson 38'  74' Kelly-Evans  77' Jones  78' Maycock  90+5'	Report	Upson 35', 80' Aneke  90+4'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,640 Referee: Andrew Davies

Southend United v Coventry City

10 December 2016 21	Southend United	3–1	Coventry City	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Wordsworth 6' Ferdinand 64' McLaughlin 69'	Report	McCann  12' Willis  60' Kelly-Evans  64' Agyei 89'	Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium Attendance: 6,430 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Sheffield United

15 December 2016 22	Coventry City	1–2	Sheffield United	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Agyei 51' Turnbull  82' Sordell  90'	Report	Sharp 23', 87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,801 Referee: David Webb

Bristol Rovers v Coventry City

26 December 2016 23	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Coventry City	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Hartley 18' Bodin  35' 54', 74', 83' (pen.) Clarke  58'	Report	Turnbull  18' Willis 57' Reid  72' Page  78'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Brendan Malone

Peterborough United v Coventry City

31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) 24	Peterborough United	1–1	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:00	Lopes  44' Bostwick  82' 90+3'	Report	Willis 19' Tudgay  45'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,866 Referee: John Brooks

Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers

2 January 2017 25	Coventry City	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Tudgay 37' Haynes  66' Beavon 69'	Report	Clough 67' (pen.) Clayton 90+1'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,397 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Chesterfield v Coventry City

14 January 2017 26	Chesterfield	1–0	Coventry City	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Gardner 77' Evans  83'	Report	Haynes  90+6' Beavon  90+11'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Coventry City v Fleetwood Town

21 January 2017 27	Coventry City	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Clarke  56'	Report	Bolger  58' 90' McLaughlin  73'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Darren Deadman

Northampton Town v Coventry City

28 January 2017 28	Northampton Town	3–0	Coventry City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Anderson 53', 64', 76'	Report	Willis  19'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Lee Probert

Coventry City v Millwall

4 February 2017 29	Coventry City	0–2	Millwall	Coventry
15:00 GMT		Report	Cooper 33' Webster  69' Morison 79'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,764 Referee: Mark Heywood

Oldham Athletic v Coventry City

11 February 2017 30	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Coventry City	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Foley 8' (o.g.) Clarke 66' McLaughlin 70'	Report	Tudgay 9' Gadzhev  21' Rawson  67' Thomas 76'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,766 Referee: Ben Toner

AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City

14 February 2017 31	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Coventry City	Kingston upon Thames, London
19:45 GMT	Robinson 90+3'	Report	Jones 71'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Gavin Ward

Coventry City v Gillingham

18 February 2017 32	Coventry City	2–1	Gillingham	Coventry
15:00 GMT	K. Thomas 16' G. Thomas 21'	Report	Oshilaja  19' Byrne  51' Herd  53' Ehmer 55' Garmston  88'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Coventry City v Swindon Town

25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 33	Coventry City	1–3	Swindon Town	Coventry
15:00	Foley  84' Thomas 90+1'	Report	Ajose 32', 71' Obika 38' Colkett  59' Barry  76' Thomas  90+5'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,543 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bury v Coventry City

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 34	Bury	2–1	Coventry City	Bury
19:45	Vaughan 16' Pope 40'	Report	Beavon 65' Kelly-Evans  73'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Scott Duncan

Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 35	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Coventry City	Shrewsbury
15:00	Rodman  45+11' Yates  54' Deegan  87'	Report	Jones  86'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,205 Referee: Robert Jones

Coventry City v Bradford City

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) 36	Coventry City	0–2	Bradford City	Coventry
15:00		Report	Jones 51' Hiwula 56'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,150 Referee: John Brooks

Coventry City v Southend United

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14) 37	Coventry City	0–2	Southend United	Coventry
19:45	Kelly-Evans  52'	Report	Ranger 2' Leonard 23'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,646 Referee: John Busby

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 38	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Coventry City	Denbigh
15:00	Walsh  35' O'Keefe 51'	Report		Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 9,060 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Coventry City v Port Vale

21 March 2017 (2017-03-21) 39	Coventry City	2–1	Port Vale	Coventry
19:45	Reid 37' Thomas 41' Rawson  90+3'	Report	Reeves  45+1' Smith 74' Foley  78'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,695 Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Bristol Rovers

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25) 40	Coventry City	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Coventry
15:00	Thomas 80' Bigirimana  90+5'	Report	Lockyer  37' Leadbitter  65'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,946 Referee: Graham Horwood

Sheffield United v Coventry City

5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 41	Sheffield United	2–0	Coventry City	Sheffield
20:00	Clarke 70' Fleck 75'	Report	Bigirimana  36'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,334 Referee: Ross Joyce

Coventry City v Peterborough United

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 42	Coventry City	1–0	Peterborough United	Coventry
15:00	Lameiras 51' Foley  82'	Report	Baldwin  90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,551 Referee: Gavin Ward

Coventry City v Charlton Athletic

14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) 43	Coventry City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Coventry
15:00	Thomas 28' Jones  71' Stevenson  82'	Report	Bauer 54' Crofts  60'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,479 Referee: Darren Handley

Rochdale v Coventry City

17 April 2017 44	Rochdale	2–0	Coventry City	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 18', 52' Rafferty  22'	Report	Bigirimana  45'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Nigel Miller

Coventry City v Walsall

22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 45	Coventry City	1–0	Walsall	Coventry
15:00	Thomas 39'	Report	O'Connell  54'  70'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,284 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Coventry City

30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) 46	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Coventry City	Scunthorpe
12:00	van Veen 52' Bishop 85' Townsend  88' Adelakun 89'	Report	Camwell  35' Gadzhev 36'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5796 Referee: Richard Clark

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Morecambe v Coventry City

6 November 2016 First round	Morecambe	1–1	Coventry City	Morecambe
14:00 GMT	Winnard 59' Whitmore  77' Murphy  90'	Report	Sterry 72'  79' Lameiras  90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Andy Haines

Coventry City v Morecambe

15 November 2016 First round replay	Coventry City	2–1	Morecambe	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sordell 39', 57'	Report	Winnard 10' Jennings  86'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Mark Haywood

Cambridge United v Coventry City

4 December 2016 Second round	Cambridge United	4–0	Coventry City	Cambridge
14:00 GMT	Berry 7', 29' (pen.), 38', 86'	Report	Maycock  43' Turnbull  84' Gadzhev  90+2'	Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,283 Referee: Keith Stroud

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 22 June 2016, via a live stream on Facebook. Coventry City were drawn at home to League Two side Portsmouth.^[13]

Coventry City v Portsmouth

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) Round 1	Coventry City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Portsmouth	Coventry
19:45	Haynes 60' Gadzhev 82'  20' Rose 116' Stevenson  83' Lameiras  120+1'	Report	Main 20' (pen) Naismith 85'  86'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Referee: Andrew Madley

Norwich City v Coventry City

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) Round 2	Norwich City	6–1	Coventry City	Norwich
19:45	Lafferty 25' Tenés 36', 80' Thompson  42' Martin 58' Murphy 63' Godfrey 86'	Report	Lameiras 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 10,105

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

The 2016–17 EFL Trophy group stage draw was made on 27 July 2016. Coventry City faced Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and West Ham United Academy during this phase of the competition.^[14]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Coventry City	3	3	0	0	0	11	5	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Wycombe Wanderers	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	0	1	0	2	3	8	−5	2
4	L1	Northampton Town	3	0	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: Sky Sports

Coventry City v West Ham United Academy

30 August 2016 Group Stage	Coventry City	4–2	West Ham United Academy	Coventry
19:45 BST	McCann  30' Turnbull 35', 75'  90+4' Lameiras 48' Kelly-Evans  52'  88' Willis 73'	Report	Martínez 32', 90+1' Lewis  43' Neufville  52' Browne  54'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena

Coventry City v Northampton Town

4 October 2016 Group Stage	Coventry City	3–1	Northampton Town	Coventry
19:45 BST	Agyei 1' Jones 8' Lameiras 66'	Report	Richards 2'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 2,085

Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City

9 November 2016 Group Stage	Wycombe Wanderers	2–4	Coventry City	High Wycombe
19:45	McGinn 32' Kashket 53'	Report	Haynes 57', 60' Thomas 63' Bigirimana 86' Harries  88'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 912 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Coventry City v Crawley Town

7 December 2016 Second round	Coventry City	1–0	Crawley Town	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sordell 28' Turnbull  45'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 1,338 Referee: Graham Horwood

Coventry City v Brighton & Hove Albion Academy

10 January 2017 Third round	Coventry City	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion Academy	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Lameiras 41' Thomas 51' Haynes 88'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 2,085 Referee: Rob Lewis

Swansea City Academy v Coventry City

24 January 2017 Quarter-final	Swansea City Academy	1–1 (2–4 p)	Coventry City	Swansea
19:30 GMT	Maric  61' McBurnie 70' (pen.)	Report	Haynes  41' Maric 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 3,356 Referee: Mark Haywood
	Penalties
	Lewis Biabi Byers Blair		Thomas Bigirimana Reid Lameiras

Coventry City v Wycombe Wanderers

7 February 2017 Semi-final	Coventry City	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Coventry
19:30 GMT	Beavon 11' Thomas 19' Kelly-Evans  78' Tudgay  90'	Report	Akinfenwa 55'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,672 Referee: Darren England

Coventry City v Oxford United

2 April 2017 Final	Coventry City	2–1	Oxford United	London
14:30 GMT	Bigirimana 11'  39' Thomas 55'	Report	Dunkley  63' Sercombe 75'  86'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 74,434 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Birmingham Senior Cup

Alvechurch FC v Coventry City

5 October 2016 First round	Alvechurch FC	1–3	Coventry City	Alvechurch
19.45 BST	Spencer 58' Sauane  57'	[15]	Kelly-Evans 9' Shipley 18', 51'	Stadium: Lye Meadow Referee: Jack Shepherd

Stratford Town v Coventry City

5 December 2016 Second round	Stratford Town	2–0	Coventry City	Stratford-upon-Avon
TBC BST	Ahenkorah 29' Gregory 51'	[16]		Stadium: The DCS Stadium Attendance: 131

Squad information

Squad details

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age) *	Club apps *	Club goals *	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Lee Burge	GK		Hereford	(1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 23)	32	0	Academy	1 June 2010	Trainee	30 June 2017
23	Reice Charles-Cook	GK		Lewisham	(1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 22)	39	0	Bury	1 August 2014	Free	30 June 2018
34	Corey Addai	GK		London	(1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 June 2014	Trainee	30 June 2018
Defenders
2	Jordan Willis	CB		Coventry	(1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 21)	81	0	Academy	1 June 2011	Trainee	30 June 2018
3	Chris Stokes	LB		Frome	(1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 25)	54	3	Forest Green Rovers	21 February 2015	Free	30 June 2017
4	Jordan Turnbull	CB		Trowbridge	(1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Southampton	15 August 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2019
7	Nathan Clarke	CB		Halifax	(1983-07-30)30 July 1983 (aged 32)	0	0	Bradford City	1 January 2017	Free	30 June 2017
19	Farrend Rawson	CB		Nottingham	(1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Derby County	17 January 2017	Loan	30 June 2017
21	Kevin Foley	RB		Luton	(1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 31)	0	0	Charlton Athletic	6 January 2017	Free	30 June 2017
24	Ryan Haynes	LB		Northampton	(1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 20)	45	1	Academy	27 March 2013	Trainee	30 June 2017
29	Cian Harries	CB		Solihull	(1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 19)	1	0	Academy	1 June 2014	Trainee	30 June 2020
30	Dion Kelly-Evans	RB		Coventry	(1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 19)	1	0	Academy	1 June 2014	Trainee	30 June 2017
37	Jacob Whitmore	CB		Coventry	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2017
38	Darragh Leahy	LB		Dublin	(1998-04-15)15 April 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2018
Midfielders
5	Gaël Bigirimana	CM		Bujumbura	(1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 22)	41	0	Newcastle United	26 August 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
6	Andy Rose	CM		Melbourne	(1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 26)	12	2	Seattle Sounders FC	2 January 2016	Free	30 June 2017
8	Rúben Lameiras	RW		Lisbon	(1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 21)	32	2	Tottenham Hotspur	24 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
10	Jodi Jones	RW		Bow	(1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 18)	6	0	Dagenham & Redbridge	10 May 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2020
11	Kyel Reid	LM		Deptford	(1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 28)	0	0	Preston North End	28 July 2016	Free	30 June 2018
12	Callum Reilly	CM		Warrington	(1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Burton Albion	1 January 2017	Loan	30 June 2017
13	Vladimir Gadzhev	CM		Pazardzhik	(1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 28)	2	0	Levski Sofia	24 March 2016	Free	30 June 2017
25	Jack Finch	DM		Fenny Compton	(1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 19)	21	0	Academy	1 April 2014	Trainee	30 June 2017
28	Devon Kelly-Evans	LM		Coventry	(1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Academy	1 June 2014	Trainee	30 June 2017
31	Ben Stevenson	CM		Leicester	(1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	30 June 2020
32	Kyle Spence	LM		Croydon	(1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 19)	1	0	Unattached	15 February 2016	Free	30 June 2017
33	Bilal Sayoud	AM		London	(1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Nike Academy	24 March 2016	Free	30 June 2018
35	Callum Maycock	CM		Birmingham	(1997-12-23)23 December 1997 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2018
36	Jordan Shipley	CM		Coventry	(1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2018
Forwards
9	Charles Vernam	CF		London	(1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Derby County	23 January 2017	Loan	30 June 2017
14	Kwame Thomas	CF		Nottingham	(1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	Derby County	1 July 2016	Free	30 June 2018
16	Stuart Beavon	CF		Reading	(1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 32)	0	0	Burton Albion	1 January 2017	Free	30 June 2018
17	Michael Folivi	CF		London	(1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 18)	0	0	Watford	31 January 2017	Loan	30 June 2017
20	Marcus Tudgay	CF		Shoreham-by-Sea	(1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 33)	50	9	Nottingham Forest	29 July 2014	Free	30 June 2017
27	George Thomas	FW		Leicester	(1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 19)	17	0	Academy	25 October 2013	Trainee	30 June 2017
Left before the end of the season
9	Dan Agyei	CF		London	(1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Burnley	18 August 2016	Loan	3 January 2017
12	Chris McCann	DM		Dublin	(1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 28)	0	0	Atlanta United FC	2 August 2016	Loan	31 December 2016
15	Lewis Page	LB		Enfield	(1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	West Ham United	9 August 2016	Loan	5 January 2017
17	Marvin Sordell	CF		Harrow	(1991-02-17)17 February 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Colchester United	4 July 2016	Free	30 June 2017
18	Sam Ricketts	CB		Aylesbury	(1981-10-11)11 October 1981 (aged 34)	46	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
19	Jack McBean	CF		Newport Beach	(1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	LA Galaxy	19 August 2016	Loan	5 January 2017
21	Andre Wright	FW		Sandwell	(1996-12-07)7 December 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	West Bromwich Albion	31 August 2016	Loan	5 January 2017
22	Jamie Sterry	RB		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	Newcastle United	31 August 2016	Loan	4 January 2017
22	Yakubu	CF		Benin City	(1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 33)	0	0	Kayserispor	13 February 2017	Free	5 April 2017
26	Ivor Lawton	CM		Coventry	(1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 20)	1	0	Academy	26 November 2013	Trainee	31 December 2016

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2016–17 season.

Appearances

Correct as of match played on 30 April 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1		Lee Burge	GK	33	3		3	39
2		Jordan Willis	DF	36	3	2	5	46
3		Chris Stokes	DF	5+2			2	9
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	36	3		7	46
5		Gaël Bigirimana	MF	28+2	2		5+2	39
6		Andy Rose	MF	19+2	1+1	1	4	28
7		Nathan Clarke	DF	18				18
8		Rúben Lameiras	MF	14+13	2	1+1	5+1	37
9		Charles Vernam	FW	3+1				4
10		Jodi Jones	MF	11+23	1+1	0+1	3+5	45
11		Kyel Reid	MF	19+10	2+1	1+1	3	37
12		Callum Reilly	MF	17+1			2	20
13		Vladimir Gadzhev	MF	13+1	2	2	2+2	22
14		Kwame Thomas	FW	8+6				14
16		Stuart Beavon	FW	13+1			3	17
17		Michael Folivi	FW	0+1				1
19		Farrend Rawson	DF	12+2				14
20		Marcus Tudgay	FW	21+7		1	1+5	35
21		Kevin Foley	DF	11+1				12
23		Reice Charles-Cook	GK	13+2		2	5	22
24		Ryan Haynes	DF	17+2	1	1	5+1	27
25		Jack Finch	MF			0+1	1+2	4
27		George Thomas	FW	23+5	0+1	1	6	36
28		Devon Kelly-Evans	MF			0+1		1
29		Cian Harries	DF	6+2	2	2	4	16
30		Dion Kelly-Evans	DF	13+12	1	1	5+1	33
31		Ben Stevenson	MF	22+6	1+1	2	2+2	36
32		Kyle Spence	MF	0+1		0+1		2
33		Bilal Sayoud	MF
34		Corey Addai	GK
35		Callum Maycock	MF	0+2	1+2		1+1	7
36		Jordan Shipley	MF	0+1				1
37		Jacob Whitmore	DF
38		Darragh Leahy	DF
41		Chris Camwell	DF	1				1
42		Jordon Thompson	DF
Left before the end of the season
9		Dan Agyei	FW	12+4		1	2	19
12		Chris McCann	MF	13	0+1	1	3	18
15		Lewis Page	DF	22	1	1	2	26
17		Marvin Sordell	FW	18+2	3		3	26
18		Sam Ricketts	DF	6+1		2	0+1	10
19		Jack McBean	FW	0+2	1+1		2	6
21		Andre Wright	FW	7+4	1			12
22		Jamie Sterry	DF	16	2		2	20
22		Yakubu	FW	0+3				3
26		Ivor Lawton	MF

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played on 30 April 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
27		George Thomas	FW	5	0	0	4	9
17		Marvin Sordell	FW	4	2	0	1	7
2		Jordan Willis	DF	3	0	0	2	5
8		Rúben Lameiras	MF	1	0	1	3	5
9		Dan Agyei	FW	4	0	0	1	5
20		Marcus Tudgay	FW	4	0	0	0	4
24		Ryan Haynes	DF	0	0	1	3	4
6		Andy Rose	MF	2	0	1	0	3
14		Kwame Thomas	FW	3	0	0	0	3
16		Stuart Beavon	FW	2	0	0	1	3
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	0	0	0	2	2
5		Gaël Bigirimana	MF	0	0	0	2	2
10		Jodi Jones	MF	1	0	0	1	2
11		Kyel Reid	MF	2	0	0	0	2
13		Vladimir Gadzhev	MF	1	0	1	0	2
21		Andre Wright	FW	2	0	0	0	2
31		Ben Stevenson	MF	2	0	0	0	2
12		Chris McCann	MF	1	0	0	0	1
22		Jamie Sterry	DF	0	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				0	0	0	0	0
Totals				39	3	4	20	64

Assists

Correct as of match played on 30 April 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
10		Jodi Jones	MF	3	0	0	4	7
5		Gaël Bigirimana	MF	4	0	0	0	4
8		Rúben Lameiras	MF	3	0	1	0	4
11		Kyel Reid	MF	1	1	0	2	4
24		Ryan Haynes	DF	3	0	0	1	4
6		Andy Rose	MF	3	0	0	0	3
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	2	0	0	0	2
9		Dan Agyei	FW	1	0	0	1	2
12		Callum Reilly	MF	1	0	0	1	2
13		Vladimir Gadzhev	MF	1	1	0	0	2
12		Chris McCann	MF	0	0	0	1	1
15		Lewis Page	DF	1	0	0	0	1
16		Stuart Beavon	FW	1	0	0	0	1
17		Marvin Sordell	FW	1	0	0	0	1
20		Marcus Tudgay	FW	1	0	0	0	1
21		Andre Wright	FW	0	1	0	0	1
22		Jamie Sterry	DF	1	0	0	0	1
22		Yakubu	FW	1	0	0	0	1
27		George Thomas	FW	0	0	0	1	1
31		Ben Stevenson	MF	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				29	3	1	11	44

Yellow cards

Correct as of match played on 30 April 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
5		Gaël Bigirimana	MF	8	0	0	1	9
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	5	1	0	2	8
12		Chris McCann	MF	5	0	0	1	6
17		Marvin Sordell	FW	6	0	0	0	6
30		Dion Kelly-Evans	DF	5	0	0	1	6
13		Vladimir Gadzhev	MF	3	1	1	0	5
22		Jamie Sterry	DF	4	1	0	0	5
31		Ben Stevenson	MF	3	0	1	0	4
8		Rúben Lameiras	MF	1	1	1	0	3
10		Jodi Jones	MF	3	0	0	0	3
24		Ryan Haynes	DF	2	0	0	1	3
29		Cian Harries	DF	2	0	0	1	3
2		Jordan Willis	DF	2	0	0	0	2
15		Lewis Page	DF	2	0	0	0	2
19		Farrend Rawson	DF	2	0	0	0	2
20		Marcus Tudgay	FW	1	0	0	1	2
21		Kevin Foley	DF	2	0	0	0	2
35		Callum Maycock	DF	1	1	0	0	2
7		Nathan Clarke	DF	1	0	0	0	1
11		Kyel Reid	MF	1	0	0	0	1
18		Sam Ricketts	DF	1	0	0	0	1
41		Chris Camwell	DF	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				61	5	3	8	77

Red cards

Correct as of match played on 30 April 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
2		Jordan Willis	DF	1	0	0	0	1
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	1	0	0	0	1
15		Lewis Page	DF	1	0	0	0	1
30		Dion Kelly-Evans	DF	0	0	0	1	1
31		Ben Stevenson	MF	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				4	0	0	1	5

Captains

Correct as of match played on 30 April 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
2		Jordan Willis	DF	29	3	0	5	37
7		Nathan Clarke	DF	10	0	0	0	10
18		Sam Ricketts	DF	6	0	2	0	8
20		Marcus Tudgay	FW	1	0	0	1	2
6		Andy Rose	MF	0	0	0	1	1
16		Stuart Beavon	FW	0	0	0	1	1
Totals				46	3	2	8	59

Suspensions served

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date suspended	Reason	Matches missed
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	20 August 2016	1 red card	Norwich City (A)
30		Dion Kelly-Evans	DF	30 August 2016	1 red card (EFLT)	Northampton Town (H)
5		Gaël Bigirimana	MF	1 November 2016	Reached 5 yellow cards	Morecambe (A)
15		Lewis Page	DF	1 November 2016	1 red card	Morecambe (A)
17		Marvin Sordell	FW	22 November 2016	Reached 5 yellow cards	Milton Keynes Dons (H)
22		Jamie Sterry	DF	22 November 2016	Reached 5 yellow cards	Milton Keynes Dons (H)
31		Ben Stevenson	MF	26 November 2016	1 red card	Cambridge United (A) Southend United (A) Sheffield United (H)
4		Jordan Turnbull	DF	7 December 2016	Reached 2 yellow cards (EFLT)	Brighton & Hove Albion Academy (H)
2		Jordan Willis	DF	28 January 2017	1 red card	Millwall (H) Oldham Athletic (A) AFC Wimbledon (A)

Monthly & weekly awards

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Award	Ref
2		Jordan Willis	DF	24 October 2016	EFL Team of the Week	[17]

End-of-season awards

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Award	Ref
27		George Thomas	FW	23 April 2017	CCFC Top Goalscorer	[18]
27		George Thomas	FW	23 April 2017	CCFC JSB Player of the Season	[18]
5		Gaël Bigirimana	MF	23 April 2017	CCFC FPA Player of the Season	[18]
1		Lee Burge	GK	23 April 2017	CCFC Supporters' Club Player of the Season	[18]
27		George Thomas	FW	23 April 2017	CCFC Young Player of the Season	[18]

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee	Ref.
Jodi Jones	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	[19]
Kwame Thomas	Derby County	1 July 2016	Free	[20]
Marvin Sordell	Colchester United	4 July 2016	Free	[21]
Jordan Ponticelli	Strachan Football Foundation	26 July 2016	Free	[22]
Kyel Reid	Preston North End	28 July 2016	Free	[23]
Jordan Turnbull	Southampton	15 August 2016	Undisclosed	[24]
Gaël Bigirimana	Newcastle United	26 August 2016	Undisclosed	[25]
Stuart Beavon	Burton Albion	1 January 2017	Free	[26]
Nathan Clarke	Bradford City	1 January 2017	Free	[27]
Kevin Foley	Charlton Athletic	6 January 2017	Free	[28]
Yakubu	Kayserispor	13 February 2017	Free	[29]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee	Ref.
Marc-Antoine Fortuné	Southend United [a]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Darius Henderson	Mansfield Town [b]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Stephen Hunt	Retired [c]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Réda Johnson	Eastleigh [d]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Martin Lorentzson	Örebro SK [e]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Aaron Martin	Oxford United [f]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Jim O'Brien	Shrewsbury Town [g]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Aaron Phillips	Northampton Town [h]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Peter Ramage	Arizona United [i]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
Bassala Sambou	Everton	1 July 2016	Compensation	[39]
Conor Thomas	Swindon Town [j]	1 July 2016	Free	[6]
John Fleck	Sheffield United	8 July 2016	Free	[41]
Romain Vincelot	Bradford City	23 July 2016	£60,000	[42]
Sam Ricketts	Retired	16 November 2016	Free	[43]
Ivor Lawton	Halesowen Town [k]	31 December 2016	Free	[45]
Marvin Sordell	Burton Albion	1 January 2017	Free	[46]
Yakubu	Retired	5 April 2017	Free	[47]

1. Following Marc-Antoine Fortuné being released, he later signed for Southend United.^[30]
2. Following Darius Henderson being released, he later signed for Mansfield Town.^[31]
3. Following Stephen Hunt being released, he later retired from football.^[32]
4. Following Réda Johnson being released, he later signed for Eastleigh.^[33]
5. Following Martin Lorentzson being released, he later signed for Örebro SK .^[34]
6. Following Aaron Martin being released, he later signed for Oxford United.^[35]
7. Following Jim O'Brien being released, he later signed for Shrewsbury Town.^[36]
8. Following Aaron Phillips being released, he later signed for Northampton Town.^[37]
9. Following Peter Ramage being released, he later signed for Arizona United.^[38]
10. Following Conor Thomas being released, he later signed for Swindon Town.^[40]
11. Following Ivor Lawton being released, he later signed for Halesowen Town.^[44]

Loans in

Player	From	Date from	Date to	Ref.
Chris McCann	Atlanta United FC	2 August 2016	31 December 2016	[48]
Lewis Page	West Ham United	9 August 2016	5 January 2017	[49]
Dan Agyei	Burnley	18 August 2016	3 January 2017	[50]
Jack McBean	LA Galaxy	19 August 2016	5 January 2017	[51]
Jamie Sterry	Newcastle United	31 August 2016	4 January 2017	[52]
Andre Wright	West Bromwich Albion	31 August 2016	5 January 2017	[53]
Callum Reilly	Burton Albion	1 January 2017	End of season	[54]
Farrend Rawson	Derby County	17 January 2017	End of season	[55]
Charles Vernam	Derby County	23 January 2017	End of season	[56]
Michael Folivi	Watford	31 January 2017	End of season	[57]

Loans out

Player	To	Date from	Date to	Ref.
Darragh Leahy	Nuneaton Town	4 November 2016	21 January 2017	[58][59][60][61]
Devon Kelly-Evans	Nuneaton Town	10 February 2017	End of season	[62]

Trials

Player	From	Date	Signed	Ref.
Jordan Brown	Grasshopper Club Zürich	July 2016	No	[63]
Kane Smith	Hitchin Town	July 2016	No	[64]
Kyel Reid	Preston North End	July 2016	Yes	[65]
Fabien Robert	Swindon Town	July 2016	No	[66]
Juhani Ojala	Terek Grozny	August 2016	No	[67]
Jack McBean	LA Galaxy	August 2016	Yes	[68]
Luciano Becchio	Rotherham United	September 2016	No	[69]
Louis Robles	Limestone Saints	December 2016	No	[70]
Theo Wharton	Cardiff City	January 2017	No	[71]
Samba Diakite	Queens Park Rangers	January 2017	No	[71]
Navid Nasseri	Birmingham City	January 2017	No	[72]
Dean Hammond	Sheffield United	January 2017	No	[73]
Yakubu	Kayserispor	February 2017	Yes	[74]

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External links

• Official Site: 2016–17
• BBC Sport – Club Stats
• Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers