2013–14 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2013–14 season
Chairman	Tim Fisher
Manager	Steven Pressley
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League One	18th
FA Cup	Fourth round; vs Arsenal
League Cup	First round; vs Leyton Orient
Football League Trophy	Second round; vs Leyton Orient
Top goalscorer	League: Callum Wilson 21; All: Callum Wilson 22
Highest home attendance	4,905 vs Peterborough United – Football League One – 26 December 2013
Lowest home attendance	1,214 vs Hartlepool United – FA Cup – 17 December 2013
Average home league attendance	2,287
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season is Coventry City's 94th season in The Football League and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to League One, the Sky Blues also entered the Football League Cup and FA Cup in the first rounds. They also entered the Football League Trophy in the second round after being awarded a bye for the first round.

Review and events[edit]

Monthly events[edit]

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2013–14 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers or match results.

June:

17 – Coventry City were drawn to play Leyton Orient away in the first round of the Football League Cup.^[1]
19 – Coventry City's 2013–14 season fixtures in League One were revealed.^[2]
28 – Coventry City defender Aaron Phillips pens a new one-year deal with the club, commencing on 1 July 2013.^[3]
28 – Callum Wilson and Billy Daniels have penned new deals at the club. Wilson has penned a one-year deal and Daniels a two-year deal.^[4]
28 – Leon Lobjoit, Ben Maund, Louis Garner and Lewis Rankin all sign one-year professional deals at the club.^[5]

July:

3 – Coventry City have agreed to groundshare with Northampton Town at the Sixfields Stadium for the next three years.^[6]
4 – Coventry City were awarded a bye for the first round of the 2013–14 Football League Trophy.^[7]
8 – The Football League has approved the application from Otium Entertainment Group to see Coventry City groundshare with Northampton Town to play at Sixfields Stadium for an initial period of three seasons.^[8]
10 – Coventry City's second pre-season friendly and first on the tour of the Netherlands against Go Ahead Eagles has been cancelled due to the high risk of football hooliganism.^[9]
15 – Coventry City confirmed a replacement pre-season fixture to replace the cancelled match against Go Ahead Eagles, The Sky Blues would take on German side TSV Wachtendonk.^[10]
16 – Coventry City's home Football League One clash against Sheffield United has been selected to be shown live on Sky Sports on Sunday 13 October 2013.^[11]

August:

2 – Otium Entertainment Group were awarded the Golden Share for the 2013–14 season but club handed ten-point deduction from the Football League.^[12]
15 – Coventry City scooped up the LMA Performance of the Week award for the 5–4 win over Bristol City.^[13]

September:

3 – Cyrus Christie was named London Supporters Club Player of the Month.^[14]
12 – Callum Wilson won the August goal of the month award for his second of two goals in the 4–4 draw with Preston North End on 25 August 2013.^[15]
13 – Jordan Willis signed a new two-year contract, with an option of a further year.^[16]
16 – Jordan Clarke signed a new two-year contract, with an option of a further year.^[17]
18 – Callum Wilson won the August player of the month.^[18]
19 – Coventry City have teamed up with medical charity Grace Research Fund who will adorn Sky Blues shirts for the next three months.^[19]
19 – Coventry City will wear the new 2013/14 home shirt for the first time for the League One clash against Sheffield United on 13 October 2013. The match will also be shown live on Sky Sports.^[20]

October:

4 – Steven Pressley handed a first team squad number to 16-year-old academy player James Maddison.^[21]
16 – Franck Moussa won the September goal of the month award for his long-range effort in the 3–2 loss against Port Vale at Vale Park.^[22]
24 – Callum Wilson won the September player of the month.^[23]
30 – Coventry City's FA Cup first round away tie against AFC Wimbledon was chosen for live television screening on BT Sport. The match will be played on Friday 8 November 2013.^[24]
31 – Callum Wilson signs a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2015 with the option to extend to 2016.^[25]

November:

1 – Callum Wilson was named October's PFA Fan's Player of the Month for League One.^[26]
7 – Coventry City handed a squad number to Academy player Courtney Baker-Richardson ahead of the FA Cup fixture against AFC Wimbledon.^[27]
12 – Conor Thomas signs a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2016.^[28]
12 – Franck Moussa won the October goal of the month award for his delightful chip against Leyton Orient in the 3–1 win on Tuesday, 22 October.^[29]
22 – Ryan Haynes signs a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2017.^[30]
22 – Billy Daniels signs a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2016.^[31]
26 – Coventry City hand squad number to Ivor Lawton ahead of the League One fixture against Rotherham United.^[32]

December:

10 – Coventry City fan appointed as head of the CCFC Stadium Forum which will consult on the new stadium design.^[33]
10 – Coventry City Academy and Alan Higgs Centre reach agreement on a permanent return.^[34]
11 – Chris Maguire won the November goal of the month award for his second free-kick against Milton Keynes Dons in the 3–1 win on Saturday, 30 November.^[35]
11 – John Fleck won the November Player of the Month award.^[36]

January:

1 – Aaron Phillips signs a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2016.^[37]

February:

20 – Franck Moussa won the CCFC January Player of the Month vote with 68% beating Joe Murphy in second with 22% of the vote.^[38]
20 – Franck Moussa won the CCFC January Goal of the Month vote with 75.8% beating Carl Baker in second spot.^[39]

Squad details[edit]

Players info[edit]

As of 4 April 2014

No.	Pos.	Name	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Contract end	Fee
1	GK	Joe Murphy	IRL	Dublin	(1981-08-21) 21 August 1981 (age 42)	131	0	2	0	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2011	30 June 2014	Free
2	DF	Cyrus Christie	ENG	Coventry	(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 31)	97	2	–	–	Academy	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
3	DF	Blair Adams	ENG	South Shields	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 32)	52	0	–	–	Sunderland	17 January 2013	30 June 2015	Undisclosed
4	DF	Andy Webster	SCO	Dundee	(1982-04-23) 23 April 1982 (age 42)	35	2	28	1	Heart of Midlothian	9 August 2013	30 June 2015	Free
6	MF	Conor Thomas	ENG	Coventry	(1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 30)	77	1	–	–	Academy	1 June 2010	30 June 2016	Trainee
7	MF	John Fleck	SCO	Glasgow	(1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 32)	72	3	–	–	Rangers	4 July 2012	30 June 2015	Free
8	MF	Carl Baker	ENG	Whiston	(1982-12-26) 26 December 1982 (age 41)	155	20	–	–	Stockport County	8 January 2010	30 June 2015	Undisclosed
9	FW	Nathan Eccleston	ENG	Newton Heath	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)	3	0	–	–	Blackpool	26 March 2014	31 May 2014	Loan
10	FW	Nathan Delfouneso	ENG	Birmingham	(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)	9	1	–	–	Aston Villa	30 January 2014	31 May 2014	Loan
11	MF	Dylan McGeouch	SCO	Glasgow	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)	5	0	–	–	Celtic	30 January 2014	31 May 2014	Loan
12	MF	David Prutton	ENG	Kingston upon Hull	(1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 (age 42)	2	0	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	27 March 2014	31 May 2014	Loan
13	GK	Lee Burge	ENG	Hereford	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
14	MF	Franck Moussa	BEL	Brussels	(1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 34)	77	19	–	–	Leicester City	21 September 2012	30 June 2014	Free
15	DF	Danny Seaborne	ENG	Barnstaple	(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37)	18	1	–	–	Yeovil Town	14 January 2014	30 June 2015	Free
16	MF	Adam Barton	IRL	Clitheroe	(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33)	36	3	–	–	Preston North End	6 August 2012	30 June 2015	Undisclosed
17	MF	Billy Daniels	ENG	Bristol	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 29)	22	3	–	–	Academy	1 June 2011	30 June 2016	Trainee
18	DF	Aaron Phillips	ENG	Warwick	(1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30)	11	1	–	–	Academy	1 June 2011	30 June 2016	Trainee
19	DF	Jordan Willis	ENG	Coventry	(1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 29)	26	0	–	–	Academy	1 June 2011	30 June 2015	Trainee
20	FW	Callum Wilson	ENG	Coventry	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32)	43	22	–	–	Academy	1 June 2009	30 June 2015	Trainee
24	DF	Jordan Clarke	ENG	Coventry	(1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 32)	107	3	–	–	Academy	1 June 2008	30 June 2015	Trainee
25	DF	Stuart Urquhart	SCO	Glasgow	(1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29)	–	–	–	–	Rangers	18 September 2013	30 June 2016	Free
26	MF	Mark Marshall	JAM	Manchester Parish	(1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37)	9	0	–	–	Barnet	3 February 2014	30 June 2014	Free
27	MF	Anton Robinson	ENG	Harrow	(1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 38)	3	0	–	–	Huddersfield Town	24 March 2014	31 May 2014	Loan
30	MF	Louis Garner	ENG	Manchester	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 29)	3	0	–	–	Academy	1 June 2011	30 June 2014	Trainee
31	DF	Ryan Haynes	ENG	Northampton	(1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 28)	3	0	–	–	Academy	27 March 2013	30 June 2017	Trainee
33	FW	Ben Maund	ENG	Kidderminster	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
34	MF	Lewis Rankin	SCO	Coventry	(1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
35	GK	Alex Gott	SCO	Bedworth	(1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 28)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
36	MF	James Maddison	ENG	Coventry	(1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 27)	–	–	–	–	Academy	4 October 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
37	MF	George Thomas	WAL	Leicester	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27)	1	0	–	–	Academy	25 October 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
38	FW	Courtney Baker-Richardson	ENG	Coventry	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28)	–	–	–	–	Academy	7 November 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
39	MF	Ivor Lawton	ENG	Coventry	(1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28)	–	–	–	–	Academy	26 November 2013	30 June 2014	Trainee
40	MF	Jack Finch	ENG	Fenny Compton	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 27)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 April 2014	30 June 2014	Trainee

Matches[edit]

Preseason friendlies[edit]

13 July 2013	Nuneaton Town	1–4	Coventry City	Nuneaton
15:00	Moult 9'	report	Wilson 18' L. Clarke 54', 85' (pen.) Moussa 86'	Stadium: Triton Showers Community Arena Attendance: 1,595

16 July 2013	TSV Wachtendonk	0–6	Coventry City	Wachtendonk
19:30		report	Lobjoit 6' Moussa 25', 44' Baker 35' L. Clarke 42' Maund 87'	Stadium: Sportpark Laerheide

18 July 2013	Willem II	1–0	Coventry City	Netherlands
18:30	Messaoud 58'	report		Stadium: Behind closed doors

20 July 2013	Heracles Almelo	1–1	Coventry City	Tubbergen
13:30	Navrátil 33'	report	Baker 3'	Stadium: Sportpark De Grote Moat

23 July 2013	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Coventry City	Cheltenham
19:00		report	L. Clarke 36' Christie 73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 872 (199 Sky Blue Army) Referee: S Hooper

24 July 2013	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Coventry City	Fleetwood
19:45	Ball 81' Sarcevic 86'	report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,455

26 July 2013	Mansfield Town	2–3	Coventry City	Mansfield
19:30	Todd 22' Clucas 48'	report	Baker 39' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) Beevers 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 1,012 (121 Sky Blue Army)

27 July 2013	Oxford United	1–0	Coventry City	Oxford
15:00	Constable 46'	report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,557 (301 Sky Blue Army)

League One[edit]

3 August 2013 1	Crawley Town	3–2	Coventry City	Crawley
15:00	Proctor 13' Walsh 20' Jones 83'	report	Wilson 58' Moussa 80'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,454 (1,080 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Lee Collins

11 August 2013 2	Coventry City	5–4	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00	L. Clarke 27' (pen.) Wilson 43', 75' 90' Daniels 45', 87' Thomas 61'	report	Baldock 55', 74' Emmanuel-Thomas 62' Elliott 85' Moloney 21' Pack 34' Flint 48' Williams 52'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,204 Referee: David Coote

17 August 2013 3	Carlisle United	0–4	Coventry City	Carlisle
15:00	Black 1' Feely 88'	report	L. Clarke 4', 65' Moussa 6' 58' Daniels 31' 33' Thomas 42'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,072 (439 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Paul Tierney

25 August 2013 4	Coventry City	4–4	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00	L. Clarke 25' Wilson 70', 83' Manset 90+5' 78'	report	Clarke 10' Wright 64' 84' Byrom 87' Humphrey 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,068 (562 away) Referee: Robert Madley

31 August 2013 5	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Coventry City	Shrewsbury
15:00	Bradshaw 48'	report	Wilson 4' Christie 49' Thomas 86'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,541 (1,574 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Steve Rushton

8 September 2013 6	Coventry City	2–0	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00	Wilson 38', 59'	report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Stephen Martin

15 September 2013 7	Coventry City	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00	L. Clarke 2' Moussa 83' Adams 51'	report	McDonald 10' Nelson 74' Barrett 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,046 (371 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

21 September 2013 8	Port Vale	3–2	Coventry City	Burslem
15:00	Pope 40' Loft 60' Birchall 73' 83'	report	Wilson 35' Moussa 43' Adams 45+3'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 9,218 (3,148 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Michael Naylor

29 September 2013 9	Coventry City	0–2	Brentford	Northampton
15:00	Wilson 65'	report	Donaldson 22' Taylor 68'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Carl Boyeson

5 October 2013 10	Stevenage	0–1	Coventry City	Stevenage
15:00	Tansey 10' Deacon 75'	report	L. Clarke 33' Thomas 90+4'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,325 (Sky Blue Army ??) Referee: Graham Scott

13 October 2013 11	Coventry City	3–2	Sheffield United	Northampton
15:00	L. Clarke 6', 49' Wilson 65' Webster 38' Willis 75' Adams 88'	report	Taylor 62', 80' Maguire 45' Doyle 89'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,078 (Sky Blue Army ??) Referee: Mike Dean

19 October 2013 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Coventry City	Wolverhampton
15:00	Griffiths 68' Henry 85'	report	Phillips 86' 90' J. Clarke 67'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,939 (3,400 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Fred Graham

22 October 2013 13	Coventry City	3–1	Leyton Orient	Northampton
19:45	Baker 10' Moussa 67' 62' L. Clarke 77' Fleck 90+6'	report	Lasimant 90+3' Vincelot 27' Clarke 64'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,386 (758 away) Referee: James Adcock

26 October 2013 14	Walsall	0–1	Coventry City	Bescot
15:00	Chambers 67'	report	Moussa 54' Fleck 41'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,519 (2,138 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Gavin Ward

2 November 2013 15	Coventry City	3–0	Notts County	Northampton
15:00	L. Clarke 47', 58' Wilson 64' Baker 45+4' Fleck 85'	report	Labadie 27' Haynes 45' Sheehan 56'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,693 (Away 543) Referee: Lee Collins

17 November 2013 16	Bradford City	3–3	Coventry City	Bradford
15:30	Wells 17', 28', 90+5' Jones 30'	report	Webster 2' L. Clarke 7' Wilson 42' 86' Thomas 45+3' Adams 71'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 14,322 (Sky Blue Army ???) Referee: Kevin Friend

23 November 2013 17	Coventry City	1–5	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
14:00	Baker 76' (pen) Webster 63'	report	Lowe 4', 44', 54' Kirby 37' Wallace 89' Holmes 76' Taylor 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,815 (away 178) Referee: Darren Deadman

26 November 2013 18	Coventry City	0–3	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:45	Thomas 13' Phillips 15'	report	Dicko 58' Revell 70' Agard 70' (pen)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Jonathan Moss

30 November 2013 19	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Coventry City	Denbigh
15:00	Williams 45+2' (pen) Gleeson 39' Potter 55'	report	Dagnall 66' Maguire 86', 90' 87' Wilson 60'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 14,988 (6,781 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

14 December 2013 20	Coventry City	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00	Moussa 36' Wilson 56' (pen) Maguire 84'	report	Hitchcock 14' Aneke 66' Davis 41'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,618 (??? away) Referee: Steve Bratt

21 December 2013 21	Swindon Town	2–1	Coventry City	Swindon
15:00	Kasim 77', 88' Storey 87' Foderingham 90+3'	report	L. Clarke 51' Fleck 41' Christie 44' Thomas 53' Baker 60' Dagnall 90+3'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,291(1,219 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Gavin Ward

26 December 2013 22	Coventry City	4–2	Peterborough United	Northampton
12:00	L. Clarke 45+1', 48' Moussa 80' Wilson 90+1'	report	Jeffers 21' Tomlin 45+3'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,905 (??? away) Referee: Brendan Malone

29 December 2013 23	Coventry City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00	Baker 73' Christie 8' Fleck 28'	report	Clarke-Harris 45+3' Oxley 32' Winchester 42' Mellor 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,347 (524 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

1 January 2014 24	Rotherham United	1–3	Coventry City	Rotherham
15:00	Skarz 35' Morgan 70'	report	Baker 71' (pen), 90+14' Christie 85' 90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,154 (1,198 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Gary Sutton

12 January 2014 25	Coventry City	2–2	Crawley Town	Northampton
15:00	Sadler 41' (og) Moussa 85', 77'	report	Proctor 83' Drury 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,128 (192 away fans) Referee: James Linnington

18 January 2014 26	Preston North End	1–1	Coventry City	Preston
15:00	Davies 54', 88' Wiseman 23' Gallagher 84' Buchanan 90+2'	report	Moussa 90+7' Murphy 90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,671 (932 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Keith Wright

28 January 2014 27	Leyton Orient	2–0	Coventry City	Leyton
19:45	Cox 57' Mooney 81'	report	Baker 21'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,077 (??? Sky Blue Army) Referee: Michael Bull

4 February 2014 28	Bristol City	1–2	Coventry City	Bristol
19:45	Burns 82' Wagstaff 85'	report	Moussa 7' Webster 25' Marshall 75' Barton 89'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,272 (686 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Andy Woolmer

8 February 2014 29	Notts County	3–0	Coventry City	Nottingham
15:00	Mullins 13' Spencer 33' Sheehan 87' (pen) Roberts 60'	report	Baker 38'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,149 (3,866 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Carl Berry

18 February 2014 30	Coventry City	1–2	Carlisle United	Northampton
19:45	Moussa 32' Webster 72'	report	Noble 55' Byrne 70' Meppen-Walter 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,603 (191 away) Referee: Steve Bratt

22 February 2014 31	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Coventry City	Birkenhead
15:00	Lowe 12' (pen) Wallace 48', 35' Kirby 64', 83' Taylor 75'	report	Petrasso 79' Fleck 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,279 (912 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Robert Madley

3 March 2014 32	Coventry City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00		report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,966 (391 away) Referee: Darren Deadman

5 March 2014 33	Coventry City	2–1	Walsall	Northampton
19:45	Wilson 22' Delfouneso 84' Webster 72' J. Clarke 90+1'	report	Benning 54' A. Chambers 40' Featherstone 58' J. Chambers 74'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,637 (496 away) Referee: Richard Clark

8 March 2014 34	Colchester United	2–1	Coventry City	Colchester
15:00	Sears 5' Massey 26' Wilson 85'	report	Wilson 45+1' Delfouneso 90+6'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,426 (797 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Trevor Kettle

11 March 2014 35	Gillingham	4–2	Coventry City	Gillingham
19:45	Akinfenwa 25' (pen), 75' (pen), 9' Weston 56' Hessenthaler 90' Legge 83' Fagan 89'	report	Wilson 50' (pen), 73' Baker 83' (pen) Seaborne 24' Adams 32' Moussa 59' Webster 90+2'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,447 (268 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Darren Shedrake

16 March 2014 36	Coventry City	2–2	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00	J. Clarke 81' Wilson 90+2' Akpom 33' Fleck 89'	report	Loft 1' Williamson 74' Knott 69' Lines 71' Grimmer 80' Pope 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,627 (345 away) Referee: Rob Lewis

22 March 2014 37	Brentford	3–1	Coventry City	Brentford
15:00	Donaldson 17' Trotta 20' McCormack 48', 90+1'	report	Wilson 6' Baker 75' Thomas 81'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,572 (1,306 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Gavin Ward

26 March 2014 38	Coventry City	1–0	Stevenage	Northampton
19:45	Seaborne 67' Fleck 57'	report	Doughty 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,697 (437 Away) Referee: Tim Robinson

29 March 2014 39	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Coventry City	Crewe
15:00	J. Clarke 62' (og)	report	Wilson 27', 81' Prutton 8' Moussa 37' Robinson 60' Thomas 64' J. Clarke 72' Marshall 83' Baker 85'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,042 (1,142 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Andy Davies

1 April 2014 40	Coventry City	0–0	Bradford City	Northampton
19:45		report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,673 (327 away) Referee: Lee Probert

5 April 2014 41	Coventry City	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Northampton
15:00	Baker 57' Wilson 81' Fleck 90+1'	report	Alli 39' McLeod 66', 90+3'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,782 (1,051 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

12 April 2014 42	Peterborough United	1–0	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:00	Ntlhe 6' Ajose 45'	report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,617 (1,097 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Darren Sheldrake

18 April 2014 43	Coventry City	1–2	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00	Fleck 43' J. Clarke 86'	report	Pritchard 8' M. Smith 90+4', 51' McEveley 51'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,091 (1,092 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson

21 April 2014 44	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Coventry City	Oldham
15:00		report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,633 (578 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 April 2014 45	Coventry City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00	Delfouneso 86' Christie 59'	report	Edwards 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,252 (2,170 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

3 May 2014 46	Sheffield United	2–1	Coventry City	Sheffield
15:00	Flynn 62' Davies 73' Collins 76'	Report	Thomas 21' Delfouneso 39' Fleck 45+2' Christie 67'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,723 Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup[edit]

8 November 2013 First Round	AFC Wimbledon (L2)	1–3	Coventry City	Norbiton
19:45	Smith 54'	report	Wilson 57' Baker 60' Kennedy 70' (o.g.) Christie 68'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 3,379 Referee: Darren Drysdale

7 December 2013 Second Round	Hartlepool United (L2)	1–1	Coventry City	Hartlepool
15:00	Monkhouse 78'	report	Baker 12' Seaborne 57' Daniels 73'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,898 (541 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Robert Madley

17 December 2013 Second Round Replay	Coventry City	2–1	Hartlepool United (L2)	Northampton
19:45	L. Clarke 36', 90+3'	report	Baldwin 88', 82' Monkhouse 90+4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,214 (225 away) Referee: Keith Hill

4 January 2014 Third Round	Barnsley (CH)	1–2	Coventry City	Barnsley
15:00	O'Brien 19' Dawson 29'	report	Moussa 78', 32' L. Clarke 89', 30' Christie 43'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,439 (2,632 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Carl Boyeson

24 January 2014 Fourth Round	Arsenal (PR)	4–0	Coventry City	London
19:45	Podolski 15', 27' Giroud 84' Cazorla 89' Wilshire 39'	report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,491 (5,100 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Robert Madley

League Cup[edit]

6 August 2013 First Round	Leyton Orient (L1)	3–2	Coventry City	Leyton
19:45	Lisbie 26', 89' Cox 37' Cuthbert 78'	report	Baker 22', 56' Moussa 59' L. Clarke 42' Fleck 63'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 2,871 (487 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Football League Trophy[edit]

8 October 2013 Second Round	Leyton Orient (L1)	0–0 (4–2 p)	Coventry City	Leyton
19:30	Cuthbert 19'	report	Fleck 69' Wilson 86'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 2,151 (489 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Tim Robinson
	Penalties
	Mooney Omozusi Sawyer James		L. Clarke Moussa J. Clarke Fleck

League One data[edit]

League table[edit]

A total of 24 teams contest the division: 17 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from the Championship, and four promoted from League Two.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Colchester United	46	13	14	19	53	61	−8	53
17	Gillingham	46	15	8	23	60	79	−19	53
18	Coventry City	46	16	13	17	74	77	−3	51^[a]
19	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	12	21	54	80	−26	51
20	Notts County	46	15	5	26	64	77	−13	50

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ On 2 August Coventry City were deducted 10 points for exiting administration without a CVA.^[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	16	13	17	74	77	−3	51	9	8	6	41	39	+2	7	5	11	33	38	−5

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: CCFC League One Results

Round by round[edit]

Round	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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	L
Position	24	24	24	24	24	23	20	20	22	18	16	17	14	13	11	12	12	13	11	11	13	12	12	10	11	11	12	10	12	13	13	13	12	12	14	15	17	16	13	13	13	15	17	17	17	18

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: League One Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: † 10 points were deducted from Coventry City's league total prior to the playing of the round 1 match.

Scores overview[edit]

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Bradford City	0–0	3–3
Brentford	0–2	1–3	Brentford Do Double
Bristol City	5–4	2–1	Coventry City Do Double
Carlisle United	1–2	4–0
Colchester United	2–0	1–2
Crawley Town	2–2	2–3
Crewe Alexandra	2–2	2–1
Gillingham	2–1	2–4
Leyton Orient	3–1	0–2
Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	3–1
Notts County	3–0	0–3
Oldham Athletic	1–1	0-0
Peterborough United	4–2	0-1
Port Vale	2–2	2–3
Preston North End	4–4	1–1
Rotherham United	0–3	3–1
Sheffield United	3–2	2-1	Sheffield United Do Double
Shrewsbury Town	0–0	1–1
Stevenage	1–0	1–0	Coventry City Do Double
Swindon Town	1-2	1–2	Swindon Town Do Double
Tranmere Rovers	1–5	1–3	Tranmere Rovers Do Double
Walsall	2–1	1–0	Coventry City Do Double
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-0	1–1

Season statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 16 April 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Joe Murphy	53	0	46	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Cyrus Christie	39	1	32+1	1	5	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Blair Adams	43	0	34+2	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	SCO	Andy Webster	46	2	39+1	2	4+1	0	0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Conor Thomas	48	0	39+3	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF	SCO	John Fleck	48	1	40+2	1	4	0	1	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Carl Baker	42	10	31+5	7	5	2	1	1	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Eccleston (on loan from Blackpool)	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Nathan Delfouneso (on loan from Aston Villa)	13	2	7+6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Dylan McGeouch (on loan from Celtic)	8	0	0+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	ENG	David Prutton (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	7	0	7	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Lee Burge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	BEL	Franck Moussa	46	14	36+3	12	5	1	1	1	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Danny Seaborne (initially on loan from Yeovil Town)	24	1	18+3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	IRL	Adam Barton (on loan at Fleetwood Town)	17	0	5+9	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	ENG	Billy Daniels	24	3	10+9	3	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ENG	Aaron Phillips	13	1	3+8	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Willis	30	0	20+7	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
20	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	40	22	36	21	2	1	1	0	1	0
24	DF	ENG	Jordan Clarke	45	1	38+1	1	3+1	0	1	0	1	0
25	DF	SCO	Stuart Urquhart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	JAM	Mark Marshall	13	0	5+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Anton Robinson (on loan from Huddersfield Town)	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	ENG	Louis Garner	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Ryan Haynes	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ENG	Ben Maund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	SCO	Lewis Rankin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	SCO	Alex Gott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG	James Maddison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	WAL	George Thomas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	ENG	Courtney Baker-Richardson (on loan at Tamworth)	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Ivor Lawton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	ENG	Jack Finch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left before the season ended:
9	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom (on loan from Arsenal)	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Leon Clarke	29	18	22+1	15	4	3	1	0	1	0
10	FW	FRA	Mathieu Manset	9	1	0+9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	SCO	Chris Maguire (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	3	2	1+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	CUW	Denzel Slager	4	0	0+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Chris Dagnall (on loan from Barnsley)	7	1	5+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	JAM	Jamar Loza (on loan from Norwich City)	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	CAN	Michael Petrasso (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Leon Lobjoit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	NIR	Rory Donnelly (on loan from Swansea City)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Goalscorers[edit]

No.	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
20	FW	Callum Wilson	21	1	0	22
9	FW	Leon Clarke	15	3	0	18
14	MF	Franck Moussa	12	1	1	14
8	MF	Carl Baker	7	2	1	10
17	MF	Billy Daniels	3	0	0	3
4	DF	Andy Webster	2	0	0	2
10	FW	Nathan Delfouneso	2	0	0	2
12	MF	Chris Maguire	2	0	0	2
		Own Goal	1	1	0	2
2	DF	Cyrus Christie	1	0	0	1
7	MF	John Fleck	1	0	0	1
10	FW	Mathieu Manset	1	0	0	1
15	DF	Danny Seaborne	1	0	0	1
18	DF	Aaron Phillips	1	0	0	1
21	FW	Chris Dagnall	1	0	0	1
24	DF	Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	1
27	MF	Michael Petrasso	1	0	0	1

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