2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman	Ken Dulieu; (until 2 December 2011); Vacant; (since 2 December 2011)
Manager	Andy Thorn
Stadium	Ricoh Arena
Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	3rd round; vs Southampton
League Cup	1st round; vs Bury
Top goalscorer	League: Lukas Jutkiewicz 9; All: Lukas Jutkiewicz, Gary McSheffrey 9
Highest home attendance	22,240 vs Birmingham City – Championship – 10 March 2012
Lowest home attendance	12,054 vs Crystal Palace – Championship – 6 March 2012
Average home league attendance	15,118
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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

Review and events

Monthly events

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

June:

16 – Coventry City draw Bury away in the League Cup First Round.^[1]
17 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2011–12 Championship season are announced^[2]
19 – Defender Jordan Clarke signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2014.^[3]
19 – Strikers Callum Wilson and Shaun Jeffers sign new two-year contract extensions running until June 2013.^[3]
21 – Sammy Clingan is named new club captain for the 2011–12 season, taking over from Lee Carsley.^[4]
27 – Goalkeeper Danny Ireland signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2012.^[5]
27 – Defender Nathan Cameron signs a new two-year contract extension running until June 2013.^[6]

July:

20 – Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.^[7]
22 – Coventry City appoint former captain Lee Carsley as Under-18s coach.^[8]

August

4 – Defender James McPake signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2013.^[9]
4 – Midfielder David Bell signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2015.^[9]
8 – Midfielder Gaël Bigirimana signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2014.^[10]
22 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Watford.^[11]
23- An official takeover bid is made for Coventry City by a consortium fronted by former Vice-Chairman Gary Hoffman.^[12]
27- The official takeover bid fronted by former Vice-Chairman Gary Hoffman is withdrawn due to possible rule breach.^[13]

September

2 – Goalkeeper Lee Burge signs a new two-year contract extension running until June 2014.^[14]
12 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Derby County.^[15]

October

18 – Joe Murphy and Chris Hussey are named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following their performances against Nottingham Forest.^[16]
18 – Midfielder Carl Baker signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2015.^[17]

November

8 – Midfielder Gary McSheffrey signs a one-year contract extension running until June 2013.^[18]
15 – Director Leonard Brody stands down from his position with immediate effect.^[19]
26 – Coventry City set up a link with Norwegian club IF Helle.^[20]

December

2 – Ken Dulieu stands down as Coventry City Chairman and take up Head Of Football Operations role.^[21]
4 – Coventry City draw Southampton away in the FA Cup Third Round.^[22]
20 – Former Coventry City chairman Ken Dulieu resigns as Head of Football Operations.^[23]

February

13 – Jordan Willis is called up to the England Under-18 squad for the first time for the match against Poland Under-19.^[24]
15 – Coventry City played Kettering Town in a fundraising friendly match to raise money for the Blue Square Bet Premier club. The match raised over £6,000l.^[25]
27 – Richard Keogh is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Barnsley.^[26]

March

2 – Coventry City have a transfer embargo placed on them for not filing their annual accounts.^[27]
7 – Jordan Willis wins first cap for England Under-18 in friendly against Poland Under-19.^[28]
11 – Gaël Bigirimana wins Championship Apprentice Of The Year Award for 2011/2012.^[29]
19 – Joe Murphy is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Watford.^[30]
26 – Chris Hussey is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Portsmouth.^[31]

April

2 – Richard Keogh is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Hull City.^[32]
16 – Richard Keogh wins Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[33]
17 – Richard Keogh wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[34]
18 – Richard Keogh wins London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[35]
21 – Coventry City are relegated from the Football League Championship and will play in the Football League One next season.^[36]
21 – Richard Keogh wins Coventry City Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
21 – Gaël Bigirimana wins Community Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
21 – Cyrus Christie wins Young Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[38]
21 – Jordan Clarke wins Goal of the Season Award for 2011/2012 for his strike against Cardiff City.^[37]
21 – Gary McSheffrey wins Top Scorer Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
21 – Richard Keogh wins Players' Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
21 – Richard Keogh wins Fans' Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
26 – Academy player Joe Henderson was handed a first team squad number, He has been given the number 39 shirt.^[39]

Squad details

Players info

As of 30 April 2012

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

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

16 July 2011	Nuneaton Town	2–2	Coventry City	Nuneaton
15:00 GMT	Smith 29' Glover 90'	Report	O'Donovan 66', 88'	Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Eddie Smart

20 July 2011	Hinckley United	0–3	Coventry City	Hinckley
19:00 GMT		Report	O'Donovan 2' Eastwood 61' Thomas 73'	Stadium: The Greene King Stadium Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Ian Dudley

23 July 2011	Kettering Town	0–1	Coventry City	Kettering
15:00 GMT		Report	McSheffrey 49'	Stadium: Rockingham Road Attendance: 969

26 July 2011	Chesterfield	2–2	Coventry City	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	Morgan 51', 60'	Report	Hussey 40' Jutkiewicz 52'	Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 2,572

27 July 2011	Leamington	1–2	Coventry City XI	Leamington
19:45 GMT	Berwick 37' (pen.)	Report	Wilson 22' Ruffels 28'	Stadium: New Windmill Ground Attendance: 724

30 July 2011	Coventry City	0–3	Norwich City	Coventry
15:00 GMT		Report	Wilbraham 2' Morison 67' Bennett 87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Referee: Phil Gibbs

2 August 2011	Coventry Sphinx	3–4	Coventry City XI	Coventry
19:00 GMT	Donaldson 15' Tomczak 40' Edwards 58'	Report	Richards 54' Daniels 68' Phillips 87' Jeffers 88'	Stadium: Sphinx Drive Attendance: 148 Referee: Ken Andrews

16 February 2012	Kettering Town	1–1	Coventry City XI	Kettering
15:00 GMT	Verma 12'	Report	Clarke-Harris 75'	Stadium: Rockingham Road Attendance: 525 Referee: Dave Avent

Championship

6 August 2011 1	Coventry City	0–1	Leicester City	Coventry
12:30	Baker 39' Hussey 65' O'Donovan 90+3'	(Report)	Peltier 52' Vassell 11' Wellens 80' Gallagher 82' Fernandes 90+2' Mills 90+3'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 21,102 (6,264 away) Referee: Darren Deadman

13 August 2011 2	Birmingham City	1–0	Coventry City	Birmingham
15:00	Fahey 73'	report	Bell 90+1'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 19,225 (1,670 away) Referee: Anthony Bates

16 August 2011 3	Crystal Palace	2–1	Coventry City	London
20:00	Scannell 90', 89' Easter 90+6' Jedinak 79'	report	Jutkiewicz 48' Bigirimana 45' Murphy 90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,330 (460 away) Referee: Patrick Miller

20 August 2011 4	Coventry City	0–0	Watford	Coventry
17:00		report	Dickinson 56' Jenkins 88'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,043 (849 away) Referee: Roger East

27 August 2011 5	Middlesbrough	1–1	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
15:00	Emnes 21'	report	Jutkiewicz 76' Baker 36'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,432 (295 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

10 September 2011 6	Coventry City	2–0	Derby County	Coventry
15:00	Jutkiewicz 59' (pen) Baker 79'	report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,219 (1,427 away) Referee: Chris Foy

19 September 2011 7	Ipswich Town	3–0	Coventry City	Ipswich
19:45	Cranie 7' (o.g.) Andrews 15' Scotland 67'	report	Bell 29'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,650 (185 away) Referee: Craig Pawson

24 September 2011 8	Coventry City	1–1	Reading	Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey 2' Christie 20' Thomas 90+2'	report	Church 10' Cummings 65' Gorkšs 90+3'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,309 (815 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

27 September 2011 9	Coventry City	2–2	Blackpool	Coventry
19:45	Deegan 78' Jutkiewicz 83'	report	Taylor-Fletcher 18' Southern 90+2' Eardley 68'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,822 (1,043 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

1 October 2011 10	Barnsley	2–0	Coventry City	Barnsley
15:00	Gray 42' (pen), 55' O'Brien 60'	report	Hussey 41'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,497 (784 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

15 October 2011 11	Coventry City	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Coventry
15:00	Jutkiewicz 57'	report	Miller 65'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,712 (2,191 away) Referee: Fred Graham

18 October 2011 12	Leeds United	1–1	Coventry City	Leeds
19:45	O'Dea 26' Snodgrass 62'	report	Wood 90+3', 54'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,528 Referee: Andy Haines

22 October 2011 13	Coventry City	1–2	Burnley	Coventry
15:00	McDonald 59' Bell 58' Bigirimana 81' Murphy 90+' Wood 90+'	report	Wallace 73', 67' Austin 90+4' Rodriguez 32' Bartley 53' Edgar 79' Hines 90+6'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,785 (987 away) Referee: Graham Scott

29 October 2011 14	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Coventry City	Doncaster
15:00	Hayter 60' Stock 82'	report	Clingan 31' Cameron 84'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,426 Referee: Colin Webster

1 November 2011 15	Millwall	3–0	Coventry City	London
19:45	Henderson 53', 69' Feeney 82'	report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,517 (386 away) Referee: David Phillips

5 November 2011 16	Coventry City	2–4	Southampton	Coventry
15:00	Jutkiewicz 47' Platt 70' Christie 66'	report	Chaplow 34' Lallana 39' do Prado 77' De Ridder 85'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,621 (3,008 away) Referee: Michael Naylor

19 November 2011 17	Coventry City	1–2	West Ham United	Coventry
15:00	Platt 33' McSheffrey 41' Clingan 70'	report	Cole 69' Piquionne 75' Diop 20' Faye 49' Faubert 59'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 20,524 (6,500 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

22 November 2011 18	Coventry City	1–1	Cardiff City	Coventry
19:45	Jutkiewicz 61' Bigirimana 62'	report	Whittingham 48'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,317 (1,130 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

26 November 2011 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Coventry City	Brighton
15:00	Mackail-Smith 7' Vincelot 37'	report	Gardner 9' Baker 18' Hussey 45' Cranie 90+3'	Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 19,108 (1,781 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

3 December 2011 20	Portsmouth	2–1	Coventry City	Portsmouth
15:00	Halford 20' (pen.) Ward 59'	report	Jutkiewicz 54' Wood 73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,236 Referee: Carl Boyeson

10 December 2011 21	Coventry City	0–1	Hull City	Coventry
15:00	Gardner 33'	report	Evans 60'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,652 (884 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

17 December 2011 22	Peterborough United	1–0	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:00	Sinclair 66'	report	Keogh 68' Wood 75'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,062 (918 away) Referee: Mark Brown

26 December 2011 23	Coventry City	1–0	Bristol City	Coventry
15:00	Deegan 72' 48'	report	Cissé 78'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,302 (1,620 away) Referee: Phil Gibbs

31 December 2011 24	Coventry City	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey 34' Jutkiewicz 54' Deegan 40' Christie 69'	report	Navarro 27' Dunk 57'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,158 (1,306 away) Referee: Mark Haywood

2 January 2012 25	West Ham United	1–0	Coventry City	London
15:00	Nolan 66'	report	Deegan 71'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,936 Referee: Simon Hooper

14 January 2012 26	Derby County	1–0	Coventry City	Derby
15:00	Ball 75'	report	Deegan 38' Keogh 86'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,126 (965 away) Referee: Roger East

21 January 2012 27	Coventry City	3–1	Middlesbrough	Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey 36' Nimely 57' Bates 64' (o.g.) Deegan 43' Hreiðarsson 74'	report	McDonald 66' Thomson 29' 39' Williams 56' Robson 59' Arca 90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,112 (1,541 away) Referee: Gary Sutton

31 January 2012 28	Blackpool	2–1	Coventry City	Blackpool
20:00	K. Phillips 87' Taylor-Fletcher 90', 88' Evatt 88'	report	Thomas 43' Christie 69' Murphy 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,414 Referee: Dean Mohareb

4 February 2012 29	Coventry City	2–3	Ipswich Town	Coventry
15:00	Clingan 29' (pen) Deegan 45' Wood 66'	report	Emmanuel-Thomas 22' Chopra 64', 90+5'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,464 (1,146 away) Referee: Nigel Miller

11 February 2012 30	Reading	2–0	Coventry City	Reading
15:00	Kébé 25' Roberts 43' Leigertwood 65'	report	Christie 28' Cranie 40' Clarke 82'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,006 (1,303 away) Referee: David Coote

14 February 2012 31	Coventry City	2–1	Leeds United	Coventry
19:45	McSheffrey 20' (pen), 90+3' (pen), 90+4' Nimely 83'	report	McCormack 32' Pugh 20' Brown 74' White 90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,704 (3,214 away) Referee: Pat Miller

18 February 2012 32	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Coventry City	Nottingham
15:00	McCleary 74' Findley 86'	report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,588 (2,663 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

25 February 2012 33	Coventry City	1–0	Barnsley	Coventry
15:00	Platt 90+1' McSheffrey 90+3'	report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,928 (922 away) Referee: Andy D'Urso

3 March 2012 34	Leicester City	2–0	Coventry City	Leicester
15:00	Nugent 11' Beckford 60' Morgan 46' Konchesky 83'	report	Nimely 34'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,487 (1,894 away) Referee: Lee Probert

6 March 2012 35	Coventry City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Coventry
19:45	McDonald 80' Clarke 36' Cameron 69' McSheffrey 73'	report	Ambrose 4' (pen.) McShane 68'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,054 (624 away) Referee: Mark Brown

10 March 2012 36	Coventry City	1–1	Birmingham City	Coventry
12:30	McSheffrey 70' Nimely 57' Clarke 89'	report	King 72' Mutch 90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,240 (5,755 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick

17 March 2012 37	Watford	0–0	Coventry City	Watford
15:00	Nosworthy 66' Murray 76' Deeney 90+4'	report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,563 (1,067 away) Referee: Colin Webster

21 March 2012 38	Cardiff City	2–2	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:45	McDonald 18' (o.g.) Whittingham 83' Gunnarsson 51'	report	Clarke 69' Norwood 90+5'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,564 Referee: Bobby Madley

24 March 2012 39	Coventry City	2–0	Portsmouth	Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey 55' 75' Norwood 77' Keogh 67'	report	Maguire 81'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,809 (1,588 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

31 March 2012 40	Hull City	0–2	Coventry City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00	Stewart 41' McLean 59'	report	Cooper 13' (o.g.) McDonald 86' Platt 63' McSheffrey 82'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,279 Referee: Graham Salisbury

7 April 2012 41	Coventry City	2–2	Peterborough United	Coventry
15:00	McDonald 26' McSheffrey 45' (pen) Platt 87' Hussey 90'	report	Sinclair 3', 76'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 18,760 (1,786 away) Referee: Danny McDermid

9 April 2012 42	Bristol City	3–1	Coventry City	Bristol
15:00	Stead 47' Bolasie 82' Wood 90+4' Adomah 38' Foster 84' Pitman 87'	report	Stead 33' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Scott Mathieson

14 April 2012 43	Burnley	1–1	Coventry City	Burnley
15:00	Austin 20' Marney 45+2'	report	Platt 67' 64' Murphy 90+2'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,398 (550 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

17 April 2012 44	Coventry City	0–1	Millwall	Coventry
19:45	Clingan 17'	report	Lowry 66' Barron 22' Wright 23' Taylor 56' Dunne 69' Smith 75'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,974 (653 away) Referee: James Linington

21 April 2012 45	Coventry City	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00	Keogh 80'	report	Hayter 81' (pen) Gillett 87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Chris Foy

28 April 2012 46	Southampton	4–0	Coventry City	Southampton
12:30	Sharp 16' Fonte 19' Hooiveld 59' Lallana 63'	report		Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,363 Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

Championship data

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Bristol City	46	12	13	21	44	68	−24	49
21	Barnsley	46	13	9	24	49	74	−25	48
22	Portsmouth (R)	46	13	11	22	50	59	−9	40^[a]	Relegation to League One
23	Coventry City (R)	46	9	13	24	41	65	−24	40
24	Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	8	12	26	43	80	−37	36

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[40]

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	13	24	41	65	−24	40	8	7	8	28	26	+2	1	6	16	13	39	−26

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

Round by round

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L
Position	21	22	22	23	22	18	21	22	21	22	18	19	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	23	23

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

Season statistics

Starts and goals

As of 27 April 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	EIR	Joe Murphy	47	0	46+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	EIR	Richard Keogh	47	0	45+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Chris Hussey	31	0	28+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
4	MF	NIR	Sammy Clingan	36	2	34+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ISL	Hermann Hreiðarsson	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	SCO	James McPake (On loan to Hibernian)	6	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
7	MF	EIR	David Bell	29	0	19+9	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Carl Baker	27	1	20+6	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW	WAL	Freddy Eastwood (On loan to Southend United)	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Gary McSheffrey	41	9	37+2	8	1+0	0	1+0	1
12	MF	EIR	Gary Deegan	25	3	19+5	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Chris Dunn	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Cody McDonald	23	4	16+7	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Martin Cranie	40	0	38+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	NIR	Oliver Norwood (On loan from Manchester United)	18	2	17+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Alex Nimely (On loan from Manchester City)	17	1	16+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	EIR	Roy O'Donovan (On loan to Hibernian)	13	1	6+5	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
22	FW	ENG	Clive Platt	33	4	23+10	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	GK	AUS	Danny Ireland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Richard Wood	19	1	12+5	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Jordan Clarke	19	1	17+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Shaun Jeffers	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson (On loan to Tamworth)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Billy Daniels	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	ENG	Nathan Cameron	14	0	11+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	ENG	Cyrus Christie	39	0	27+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Conor Thomas	29	1	24+3	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Lee Burge	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	COD	Gaël Bigirimana	28	0	16+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Josh Ruffels	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	DF	ENG	Aaron Phillips	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	DF	ENG	Jordan Willis	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	WAL	Will Roberts	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Joe Henderson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends:
9	FW	ENG	Lukas Jutkiewicz (On loan to Middlesbrough)	26	9	25+0	9	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Gary Gardner (On loan from Aston Villa)	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

Notes:

Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

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

Assists

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

Yellow cards

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

Red cards

No.	Pos	Name	Championship	Total
8	MF	Carl Baker	1	1
34	MF	Gaël Bigirimana	1	1
2	DF	Richard Keogh	1	1

Captains

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

Penalties Awarded

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

Suspensions served

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

Monthly & Weekly Awards

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

End of Season Awards

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