2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Coventry City's 93rd season in The Football League and their first season in Football League One following relegation from the Football League Championship. In addition to League One, the Sky Blues also entered the League Cup, the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy in the first rounds.

Coventry City

2012–13 season
Chairman	Vacant
Manager	Andy Thorn (until 26 August 2012) Mark Robins (19 Sep 2012 – 14 Feb 2013) Steven Pressley (from 8 March 2013)
Stadium	Ricoh Arena
League One	15th
FA Cup	3rd round vs Tottenham Hotspur
League Cup	3rd round vs Arsenal
Football League Trophy	Area Final vs Crewe Alexandra
Top goalscorer	League: David McGoldrick 16 All: David McGoldrick 18
Highest home attendance	31,054 vs Crewe Alexandra – Johnstone's Paint Trophy – 5 February 2013
Lowest home attendance	5,437 vs Burton Albion – Johnstone's Paint Trophy – 4 September 2012
Average home league attendance	10,906
Home colours Away colours

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 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:

• 7 – The kit for the forthcoming season is revealed.
• 14 – Coventry City draw Dagenham & Redbridge away in the League Cup First Round.[1]
• 18 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2012–13 Football League One season are announced[2]
• 18 – Assistant Manager Steve Harrison leaves Coventry City by mutual consent, due to cost-cutting measures.[3]
• 20 – Coventry City have transfer embargo lifted after filling accounts and The Football League sign off.[4]
• 26 – Coventry City's sixth game of the season against Stevenage will be shown live on Sky Sports on 9 September.[5]
• 28 – Coventry City appoint former player Richard Shaw as Assistant Manager.[6]

July:

• 1 – Andy Thorn called the players back for training a week early then planned to get the squad ready for the 2012–13 season.[7]
• 23 – Former Coventry City midfielder Ernie Machin died at the age of 68.[8]
• 30 – Squad numbers were released for the forthcoming season.[9]
• 31 – Coventry City are placed in the Northern Section East for the First Round of the Football League Trophy.[10]

August:

• 15 – Coventry City draw Birmingham City at home in the League Cup Second Round.[11]
• 16 – Kevin Kilbane is named new club captain for the 2012–13 season, taking over from Sammy Clingan.[12]
• 16 – Jordan Clarke signed a new contract until 2014, with an option for a further year.[13]
• 18 – Coventry City draw Burton Albion at home in the Football League Trophy First Round.[14]
• 18 – 2012–13 League One season kicks off.
• 26 – Manager Andy Thorn is relieved of managerial duties with immediate effect.[15]
• 26 – Assistant Manager Richard Shaw and First Team Coach Lee Carsley are placed in caretaker charge of first team duties.[15]
• 28 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Bury.[16]
• 30 – Coventry City draw Arsenal away in the League Cup Third Round.[17]

September:

• 8 – Coventry City draw York City away in the Football League Trophy Second Round.[18]
• 19 – Mark Robins is appointed as new Coventry City manager, signing a three-year contract.[19]
• 21 – SISU and The Alan Higgs Trust reach an initial agreement concerning Coventry City buying 50% of the Ricoh Arena.[20]
• 21 – Coventry City appoint Steve Taylor as First Team Coach.[21]

October:

• 2 – Joe Murphy and Reece Brown are named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following their performances against Oldham Athletic.[22]
• 8 – Joe Murphy is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his clean sheet performance against AFC Bournemouth.[23]
• 13 – Coventry City draw Sheffield United or Notts County at home in the Football League Trophy Northern section quarter-final.[24]
• 16 – David McGoldrick is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Swindon Town, where he scored two goals.[25]
• 16 – Richard Shaw leaves Coventry City after change to the management structure. Shaw left with immediate effect.[26]
• 16 – Coventry City welcome former physio Dave Hart back to the Ricoh Arena as Mark Robins strengthens his backroom staff as part of a restructuring programme.[27]
• 21 – Coventry City draw Arlesey Town at home in the FA Cup First Round.[28]
• 29 – Cyrus Christie and David McGoldrick are named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following their performance against Leyton Orient.[29]
• 30 – Coventry City striker David McGoldrick had the third Coventry City goal against York City in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy rewarded to him by the Football League.[30]

November:

• 4 – Coventry City draw Morecambe or Rochdale at home in the FA Cup Second Round.[23]
• 20 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.

December:

• 2 – Coventry City draw Tottenham Hotspur away in the FA Cup Third Round.[31]
• 8 – Coventry City midfielder Kevin Kilbane announced his retirement from professional football.[32]
• 8 – Coventry City draw Bury or Preston North End in the Football League Trophy Area Semi-Final.[33]
• 10 – Cyrus Christie, Carl Baker and David McGoldrick were named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following the performance against Walsall.[34]
• 12 – Coventry City's Football League Trophy regional semi-final will be shown live on Sky Sports.[35]
• 17 – Coventry City's David McGoldrick is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.[36]
• 18 – David McGoldrick has been awarded the PFA Fans' Player of the Month award for November.[37]
• 31 – Stephen Elliott is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.[38]

January:

• 11 – Coventry City have been drawn to play at home first in the two-legged tie in the Football League Trophy against either Crewe Alexandra or Bradford City[39]
• 11 – Mark Robins was named manager of the month for December.[40]
• 11 – David McGoldrick was named player of the month for December.[41]
• 22 – James Bailey and Gary McSheffrey are named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.[42]

February:

• 4 – Leon Clarke was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week after scoring 2 goals in his performance against Sheffield United.[43]
• 14 – Manager Mark Robins leaves Coventry City, along with coach Steve Taylor, after being announced as the new boss of Huddersfield Town.
• 18 – Joe Murphy and Carl Baker were named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following their performances against Bury.[44]

March:

• 1 – Club placed under transfer embargo for failing to file accounts.[45]
• 4 – Deputy Chairman John Clarke resigned from Coventry City Football Club's Board.[46]
• 6 – Coventry City were granted permission to speak to Falkirk manager Steven Pressley about the vacant managerial position.[47]
• 8 – Steven Pressley was unveiled as the new Coventry City manager.[48]
• 11 – Leon Clarke was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following his performance against Scunthorpe United.[49]
• 20 – Cyrus Christie was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following his performance versus Hartlepool United/[50]
• 21 – SISU place non operating subsidiary Coventry City Football Club Ltd into administration.[51]
• 23 – All Coventry City staff based at Ricoh Arena are moved out and club shop stock removed.[52]
• 28 – Leon Clarke and Carl Baker were named in the Official Football League League One top 10 players of the 2012–13 season.[53]
• 28 – An agreement is made between SISU and ACL for remaining 3 league games to be played at Ricoh Arena.[54]
• 28 – Coventry City are deducted 10 points by the Football League for entering administration.[55]

April

• 4 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Doncaster Rovers.[56]
• 4 – Coventry City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd appeal against the 10 points deduction against them.[57]
• 8 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Brentford.[58]
• 10 – Coventry City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd withdraw the appeal against the 10 points deduction against them.[59]
• 10 – Coventry City youngsters Cian Harries and George Thomas are called up to the Wales Under-16 squad for the matches in the UEFA Development Tournament.[60]
• 12 – Cian Harries and George Thomas play in 2–0 win for Wales Under-16 against Northern Ireland Under-16.[61]
• 13 – George Thomas plays in 1–1 draw for Wales Under-16 against Faroe Islands Under-16.[62]
• 14 – Cian Harries and George Thomas play in 2–0 win for Wales Under-16 against Iceland Under-16.[63]

Squad details

Players info

As of 29 April 2013

No.	Name	Nat.	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	91	0	2	0	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2011	30 June 2014	Free
2	Jordan Clarke		Coventry	19 November 1991	72	2	–	–	N/A	1 June 2008	30 June 2014	Trainee
4	Conor Thomas		Coventry	29 October 1993	38	1	–	–	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
5	Nathan Cameron		Birmingham	21 November 1991	48	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	30 June 2013	Trainee
6	Kévin Malaga		Toulon	24 June 1987	2	0	–	–	Nice	13 July 2012	30 June 2015	Free
7	David Bell		Kettering	21 January 1984	94	5	–	–	Norwich City	30 January 2009	30 June 2015	£500,000
8	Carl Baker		Whiston	26 December 1982	123	14	–	–	Stockport County	8 January 2010	30 June 2015	Undisclosed
9	Cody McDonald		Chelmsford	30 May 1986	43	7	–	–	Norwich City	31 August 2011	30 June 2014	£500,000
10	John Fleck		Glasgow	24 August 1991	35	3	–	–	Rangers	4 July 2012	30 June 2015	Free
11	Gary McSheffrey		Coventry	13 August 1982	247	61	–	–	Birmingham City	1 July 2010	30 June 2013	Free
12	Steve Jennings		Liverpool	28 October 1984	39	0	–	–	Motherwell	16 August 2012	30 June 2014	Free
13	Chris Dunn		Brentwood	23 October 1987	3	0	–	–	Northampton Town	1 July 2011	30 June 2014	Undisclosed
14	Stephen Elliott		Dublin	6 January 1984	18	4	9	1	Heart of Midlothian	2 July 2012	30 June 2013	Free
15	Leon Clarke		Wolverhampton	10 February 1985	12	8	–	–	Charlton Athletic	7 January 2013	30 June 2015	Free
16	Adam Barton		Clitheroe	7 January 1991	22	3	–	–	Preston North End	6 August 2012	30 June 2015	Undisclosed
17	Callum Ball		Leicester	8 October 1992	15	0	–	–	Derby County	19 July 2012	30 June 2013	Loan
18	Shaun Jeffers		Bedford	14 April 1992	6	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	30 June 2013	Trainee
19	Danny Philliskirk		Oldham	10 April 1991	1	0	–	–	Sheffield United	7 February 2013	30 June 2013	Free
20	Callum Wilson		Coventry	27 February 1992	12	1	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	30 June 2013	Trainee
21	Cyrus Christie		Coventry	30 September 1992	68	2	–	–	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2012	Trainee
22	Josh Ruffels		Oxford	23 October 1993	1	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2012	Trainee
23	Lee Burge		Hereford	9 January 1993	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
24	Richard Wood		Ossett	5 July 1985	117	8	–	–	Sheffield Wednesday	1 January 2010	30 June 2013	Undisclosed
25	William Edjenguélé		Paris	7 May 1987	33	1	–	–	Panetolikos	17 July 2012	30 June 2015	Free
26	Jordan Willis		Coventry	24 August 1994	4	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2012	Trainee
27	Billy Daniels		Bristol	3 July 1994	4	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2013	Trainee
28	Joe Henderson		Banbury	2 November 1993	1	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2013	Trainee
29	Aaron Phillips		Warwick	20 November 1993	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2012	Trainee
30	Will Roberts		Rhuddlan	24 April 1994	1	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2013	Trainee
31	Jordan Stewart		Birmingham	3 March 1982	6	0	–	–	Notts County	1 March 2013	28 May 2013	Free
32	Franck Moussa		Brussels	24 July 1989	38	6	–	–	Leicester City	21 September 2012	30 June 2014	Free
34	Leon Lobjoit		Hatfield	4 January 1995	–	–	–	–	Milton Keynes Dons	20 October 2012	30 June 2013	Free
35	Aaron Martin		Newport	29 September 1989	12	0	–	–	Southampton	25 February 2013	30 June 2013	Loan
36	Louis Garner		Manchester	31 October 1994	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2013	Trainee
37	Ryan Haynes		Northampton	27 September 1995	1	0	–	–	N/A	27 March 2013	30 June 2015	Trainee
38	James Bailey		Bollington	18 September 1988	30	2	–	–	Derby County	31 December 2012	30 June 2013	Loan
39	Blair Adams		South Shields	18 September 1991	16	0	–	–	Sunderland	17 January 2013	30 June 2015	Undisclosed

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Hinckley United v Coventry City

14 July 2012	Hinckley United	0–8	Coventry City	Hinckley
15:00		report	McSheffrey  3' Garner  31' O'Donovan  35' Roberts  57',  63' Willis  64' Phillips  82' Jeffers  86'	Stadium: Greene King Stadium Attendance: 1,872

Brora Rangers v Coventry City

17 July 2012	Brora Rangers	0–5	Coventry City	Brora
19:30		report	Fleck  1' (pen),  27',  33' (pen) Clarke  14' O'Donovan  54'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 120

Ross County v Coventry City

18 July 2012	Ross County	1–0	Coventry City	Inverness
19:30	Craig  88'	report		Stadium: Grant Street Park Attendance: 350

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Coventry City

21 July 2012	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3–1	Coventry City	Inverness
15:00	Foran  19' (pen.) McKay  49' Oswell  90'	report	Jeffers  53'	Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium

Nuneaton Town v Coventry City

28 July 2012	Nuneaton Town	1–0	Coventry City	Nuneaton
15:00	Perry  55'	report		Stadium: Triton Showers Community Arena Attendance: 2,439

Wrexham v Coventry City

31 July 2012	Wrexham	4–1	Coventry City	Wrexham
19:45	Ogleby  26' Ashton  28' (pen.) Keates  56' Hunt  72'	report	Cazarine  90'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 907

Accrington Stanley v Coventry City

4 August 2012	Accrington Stanley	1–4	Coventry City	Accrington
15:00	Sheppard  70'	report	Fleck  21' (pen.), 41' McDonald  24', 52'	Stadium: Crown Ground

Port Vale v Coventry City

7 August 2012	Port Vale	0–1	Coventry City	Stoke-on-Trent
14:00		report	McSheffrey  42'	Stadium: Vale Park

Bristol Rovers v Coventry City

11 August 2012	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Coventry City	Bristol
15:00	Harrold  42'	report	McDonald  25', 49'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

League One

Yeovil Town v Coventry City

18 August 2012 1	Yeovil Town	1–1	Coventry City	Yeovil
15:00	Hinds  21' Reid  51' Ugwu  60' Marsh-Brown  60' Foley  78' Ralph  78' Hayter  81' Young  81'	report	McDonald  10' Hussey  60' Fleck  34' McSheffrey  34' Ball  64' Elliott  64' Daniels  85' Jennings  85'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,006 (1,995 Sky Blue Army) Referee: David Phillips

Coventry City v Sheffield United

21 August 2012 2	Coventry City	1–1	Sheffield United	Coventry
19:45	Elliott  62',  17' Barton  53' Elliott  85' Ball  85' Baker  88' McSheffrey  88'	report	Blackman  84',  88' Hill  7' Cofie  61' Miller  61'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,621 (1,570 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

Coventry City v Bury

25 August 2012 3	Coventry City	2–2	Bury	Coventry
15:00	Barton  18' Baker  28' Baker  70' McSheffrey  70' McDonald  70' Ball  70'	report	Healy  55' (pen) John-Lewis  69' Jones  45' Elford-Alliyu  45' Byrne  59' Marshall  59' Healy  62' John-Lewis  62'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,285 (633 away) Referee: Robert Madley

Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City

1 September 2012 4	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Coventry City	Crewe
15:00	Clayton  24' Ellis  85' Bunn  73' Tootle  73'	report	Brown  74' Baker  87' McDonald  59' McGoldrick  59' Jennings  66' McSheffrey  66' Elliott  79' Ball  79'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,738 (1,548 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Coventry City v Stevenage

9 September 2012 5	Coventry City	1–2	Stevenage	Coventry
13:15	McGoldrick  11' Kilbane  13' Baker  16' Jennings  74' Elliott  83' Barton  71' Thomas  71' Hussey  75' McDonald  75' Elliott  85' Ball  85'	report	Shroot  21' Haber  71' Gray  45+3' Ashton  46' N'Gala  46' Shroot  46' Risser  46' Agyemang  64' Haber  64'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,458 (461 away) Referee: Craig Pawson

Tranmere Rovers v Coventry City

15 September 2012 6	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Coventry City	Birkenhead
15:00	Cassidy  79' Robinson  83',  84' Bell-Baggie  73' Thompson  73' Robinson  85' Harrison  85' Wallace  90' Kirby  90'	report	Jennings  34' Baker  73' McSheffrey  73' Elliott  81' O'Donovan  81' Jennings  82' Fleck  82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,087 (514 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Andy D'Urso

Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City

18 September 2012 7	Shrewsbury Town	4–1	Coventry City	Shrewsbury
19:45	Jones  3' Parry  21' Richards  62' (pen) Morgan  64' Grandison  86' Richards  71' Wright  71' Gornell  82' Taylor  82'	[ report]	Fleck  75' (pen) Edjenguélé  10' Wood  51' Baker  46' Fleck  46' Barton  46' Daniels  46' Kilbane  63' McSheffrey  63'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,960 (610 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Dean Mohareb

Coventry City v Carlisle United

22 September 2012 8	Coventry City	1–2	Carlisle United	Coventry
15:00	McGoldrick  38' Clarke  18' Baker  60' Jennings  23' Henderson  23' Daniels  64' Reckord  64' McSheffrey  70' McDonald  70'	report	Cadamarteri  25' (pen.) Livesey  57' Thirlwell  79' Thirlwell  82' Potts  82' Garner  84' Higginbotham  84' Livesey  89' Edwards  89'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,674 (951 away) Referee: Patrick Miller

Oldham Athletic v Coventry City

29 September 2012 9	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Coventry City	Oldham
15:00	Montano  20' Croft  60' Byrne  90' Smith  90' Wesolowski  90' Simpson  90'	report	McDonald  89' McGoldrick  93' Henderson  51' McDonald  51' McSheffrey  65' Fleck  65' Clarke  85' Edjenguélé  85'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,022 (562 Sky Blue Army) Referee: David Coote (referee)

Coventry City v Milton Keynes Dons

2 October 2012 10	Coventry City	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Coventry
19:45	Wood  34' McSheffrey  41' Edjenguélé  69' Cameron  69' McSheffrey  69' Fleck  69' Barton  78' Ball  78'	report	Gleeson  42' Otsemobor  90' Chadwick  73' O'Shea  73' MacDonald  81' Smith  81' Powell  90' Lowe  90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,848 (697 Away) Referee: Robert Madley

Coventry City v Bournemouth

6 October 2012 11	Coventry City	1–0	Bournemouth	Coventry
15:00	McGoldrick  61' Barton  46' Ball  46' McGoldrick  88' Elliott  88'	report	Carmichael  49' Partington  49' MacDonald  75' Tubbs  75' Barnard  80' Fletcher  80'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,458 (740 Away) Referee: James Adcock

Swindon Town v Coventry City

13 October 2012 12	Swindon Town	2–2	Coventry City	Swindon
15:00	Roberts  77'  87' Collins  80'  80' McEveley  42' Thompson  43' Flint  54' Bostock  51' Rooney  51' Benson  59' Collins  59' Ritchie  63' Navarro  63'	report	McGoldrick  13', 37' Murphy  31' Ball  54' Moussa  90+4' Wood  66' Edjenguélé  66' Fleck  73' Hussey  73'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,808 (700 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Lee Collins

Coventry City v Notts County

20 October 2012 13	Coventry City	1–2	Notts County	Coventry
15:00	Wood  87' Bailey  42' Cameron  76' Baker  60' Jennings  60' Bailey  64' McDonald  64' Reckord  78' Hussey  78'	report	Boucaud  39' Arquin  84' Zoko  78' Hughes  78' Campbell-Ryce  87' Mahon  87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,882 (1,356 Away) Referee: Phil Gibbs

Brentford v Coventry City

23 October 2012 14	Brentford	2–1	Coventry City	Brentford
19:45	Forrester  40', 90+4' (pen.)  30' Hayes  76' Spencer  76' Diagouraga  88' Adeyemi  88'	report	McGoldrick  7' Hussey  46' Baker  46' Reckord  60' Kilbane  60' Ball  78' McDonald  78'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,415 (770 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Keith Stroud

Leyton Orient v Coventry City

27 October 2012 15	Leyton Orient	0–1	Coventry City	Leyton
15:00	Clarke  72' Chorley  80' Cox  68' Cook  68' Brunt  73' Symes  73'	report	McGoldrick  7'  72' McSheffrey  73' Moussa  73' McGoldrick  90' Elliott  90'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,741 (1,172 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Tim Robinson

Coventry City v Crawley Town

6 November 2012 16	Coventry City	3–1	Crawley Town	Coventry
19:45	Fleck  9' McGoldrick  45+1', 65' McDonald  68' Moussa  68' Clarke  81' Reckord  81'	report	Clarke  55' Bulman  71' Ajose  71' Alexander  83' Akinde  83'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,862 (228 away) Referee: Steven Rushton

Coventry City v Scunthorpe United

10 November 2012 17	Coventry City	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Coventry
15:00	Baker  35' Wood  42' Christie  78' McDonald  55' Ball  55' Fleck  59' Moussa  59' Bailey  86' O'Donovan  86'	report	Clarke  43' (pen.), 76' Walker  80' Duffy  87' Ribeiro  46' Kennedy  46' Walker  90' Mozika  90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,892 (381 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Hartlepool United v Coventry City

17 November 2012 18	Hartlepool United	0–5	Coventry City	Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys  66' Walton  66' Murray  66' Monkhouse  66' Poole  77' Wyke  77'	report	Baker  51', 59' McGoldrick  58' (pen.) Moussa  75' Barton  78' Bailey  77' Barton  77' McGoldrick  83' O'Donovan  83' Christie  88' Clarke  88'	Attendance: 4,404 (519 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Andy D'Urso

Colchester United v Coventry City

20 November 2012 19	Colchester United	1–3	Coventry City	Colchester
19:45	Eastman  71' Bean  39' Henderson  42' Morrison  66' Wordsworth  86' Bean  46' Massey  46' Henderson  62' Morrison  62' Eastmond  83' Bond  83'	[ report]	Moussa  34' Edjenguélé  37' McGoldrick  87'  67' McSheffrey  69' Jennings  71' McSheffrey  77' Barton  77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,229 (408 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Coventry City v Portsmouth

24 November 2012 20	Coventry City	1–1	Portsmouth	Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey  40' Edjenguélé  55' McSheffrey  79' Barton  79'	report	McLeod  90+4' Harley  33' Howard  60' Allan  46' Mendez-Laing  46' Benson  63' Jervis  63' Dumbuya  67' Webster  67'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,295 (819 Away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Coventry City v Walsall

8 December 2012 21	Coventry City	5–1	Walsall	Coventry
15:00	Baker  29', 84'  17' McGoldrick 39', 41'  64' Christie 61' Moussa  75' Fleck  75' McSheffrey  75' McDonald  75' Bailey  87' Barton  87'	report	Adams  16' (o.g.) Brandy 42' Featherstone 62' Butler 64'  80' Taylor  89' Paterson  67' Chambers  67' Brandy  85' Downing  85' Featherstone  86' Hemmings  86'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,986 (1,072 Away) Referee: Patrick Miller

Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City

15 December 2012 22	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Coventry City	Doncaster
15:00	Brown  76' Keegan  81' Husband  85' Cotterill  25' Brown  25' Quinn  46' Griffin  46' Harper  73' Clingan  73'	report	Moussa  3' McGoldrick  26', 58' Barton  89' Adams  56' Moussa  49' Clarke  49' Barton  90' Thomas  90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,623 (872 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Carl Berry

Coventry City v Preston North End

22 December 2012 23	Coventry City	1–1	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00	Bailey  22' Jennings  20' McSheffrey  90' Moussa  65' Baker  65' Barton  79' Elliott  79'	report	Holmes  77' Procter  52' Welsh  52' Cummins  52' Amoo  69' Monakana  69'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,230 (638 Away) Referee: Mike Jones

Stevenage v Coventry City

26 December 2012 24	Stevenage	1–3	Coventry City	Stevenage
15:00	Akins  32' (pen.) Morais  61' Freeman  61' Shroot  67' Tansey  67' Grant  86' Agyemang  86'	report	Jennings  65' Barton  65' McSheffrey  72' Fleck  72' Wood  79' Murphy  89' Baker  90' McGoldrick  90+1'  90+3'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,102 (1,080 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

29 December 2012 25	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Coventry City	Denbigh
15:00	Powell  15' Smith  19' Lowe  38' Chicksen  55' Smith  58' Balanta  58' Lewington  62' Alli  71' Ismail  71' Lowe  78' MacDonald  78'	report	Moussa  27' Elliot  49', 51' McSheffrey  62' Elliot  73' O'Donovan  73' McSheffrey  78' Barton  78'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 13,620 (4,988 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town

1 January 2013 26	Coventry City	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Coventry
15:00	Fleck  54' Clarke  54' Jennings  72' Bailey  72' Wood  78' Moussa  83' Barton  83'	report	Wildig  20' Hall  20' Morgan  63' Rodgers  84' Bradshaw  84' Taylor  90+2' Mambo  90+2'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,185 (1,413 Away) Referee: Darren Deadman

Carlisle United v Coventry City

13 January 2013 27	Carlisle United	1–0	Coventry City	Carlisle
15:00	Robson  2'  90+1' Potts  78' Thirlwell  78' Noble  82' Cadamarteri  82' McGovern  88' Symington  88'	report	Fleck  27' Moussa  38' Wood  45+2' Fleck  54' Elliott  54' McSheffrey  70' Thomas  70' Baker  73' Baker  75' Wilson  75' Elliott  90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,071 (520 Sky Blue Army) Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Tranmere Rovers

16 January 2013 28	Coventry City	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Coventry
19:45	Clarke  20' Fleck  65' Thomas  65' Moussa  65' Elliott  65'	report	Bakayogo  58' Harrison  62' Stockton  62' O'Halloran  70' McGurk  70' Amoo  77' Bell-Baggie  77' Holmes  81'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,668 (487 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

Coventry City v Oldham Athletic

19 January 2013 29	Coventry City	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Coventry
15:00	Jennings  55' Elliott  55' Fleck  58' Moussa  58' Elliott  61' McSheffrey  86' Thomas  86' Bailey  90+5'	report	Smith  21'  89' Mvoto  57' Simpson  64' Taylor  64' Mellor  77' Brown  77' Croft  77' Sutherland  77' Grounds  78'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,108 (380 away) Referee: Lee Collins

Preston North End v Coventry City

26 January 2013 30	Preston North End	2–2	Coventry City	Preston
15:00	Cummins  30' Davies  54' Wroe  60' Byrom  71' Procter  71' Cummins  83' Garner  83' Davies  83' Buchanan  83'	report	Clarke  38' Robertson  53' (o.g.) Jennings  62' Fleck  90' Barton  90' Moussa  90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,474 (767 Sky Blue Army) Referee: David Coote

Sheffield United v Coventry City

1 February 2013 31	Sheffield United	1–2	Coventry City	Sheffield
19:45	McMahon  29' Kitson  37'  72' Porter  53' Forte  53' Murphy  71' Robson  71' McDonald  86'	report	Clarke  14', 87' McSheffrey  37' Christie  65' Elliott  69' Thomas  69' McSheffrey  73' Fleck  73'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 17,511 (1,477 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Coventry City v Yeovil Town

9 February 2013 32	Coventry City	0–1	Yeovil Town	Coventry
15:00	Adams  46' J. Clarke  46' McSheffrey  53' Elliott  53' Jennings  72' Fleck  72'	report	Foley  28' Madden  45+2' Foley  72' Blizzard  72' Dawson  87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,277 Referee: Gary Sutton

Bury v Coventry City

16 February 2013 33	Bury	0–2	Coventry City	Bury
15:00	Skarz  21' Regan  61' Jones  61' Soares  78' Carole  78' Ajose  86' Fagan  86'	report	L. Clarke  3' McSheffrey  28' Baker  73' Elliott  74' Moussa  74' McSheffrey  87' Fleck  87' Jennings  90+1' Thomas  90+1'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,745 (1,241 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra

23 February 2013 34	Coventry City	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Coventry
15:00	L. Clarke  12' Dickinson  22' Christie  40' Moussa  85'	report	Ellis  16' Clayton  78' Murphy  22'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,139 (383 away) Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Bournemouth v Coventry City

26 February 2013 35	Bournemouth	0–2	Coventry City	Bournemouth
19:45	Arter  45+4' Ritchie  63' Tubbs  72' Pitman  72' Fogden  72' Fraser  72' McQuoid  80' Fletcher  80'	report	Bailey  30' L. Clarke  45+2' McSheffrey  59' McSheffrey  75' Bell  75' Baker  84' (pen.) Moussa  87' Edjenguélé  87' L. Clarke  90+2' McDonald  90+2' Edjenguélé  90+5' McDonald  90+6'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,411 (727 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Hooper

Coventry City v Swindon Town

2 March 2013 36	Coventry City	1–2	Swindon Town	Coventry
15:00	Moussa  2' McSheffrey  80' Bell  80' Murphy  82' Moussa  88' Moussa  89' McDonald  89' Jennings  90'	report	N. Thompson  11' Ferry  66' L. Rooney  66' Collins  72' A. Rooney  72' Roberts  82' De Vita  82' Williams  87' Ward  90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,280 (3,000 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

Scunthorpe United v Coventry City

9 March 2013 37	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Coventry City	Scunthorpe
15:00	Sodje  8' Sodje  73' Alabi  73' Barcham  87' Jennings  87'	report	Bailey  33' Baker  45' L. Clarke  77' McSheffrey  78' Fleck  78' Baker  90+3' Willis  90+3'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,676 (723 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Anthony Bates

Coventry City v Colchester United

12 March 2013 38	Coventry City	2–2	Colchester United	Coventry
19:45	McSheffrey  73' Fleck  73' Moussa  73' Wilson  73' Wilson  77' Jennings  87' Baker  90'	report	Massey  39' Smith  72' Smith  79' Ladapo  79' Morrison  84' Compton  84' Garmston  89' White  89'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,431 (173 away) Referee: Steve Martin

Coventry City v Hartlepool United

16 March 2013 39	Coventry City	1–0	Hartlepool United	Coventry
15:00	McDonald  33' McDonald  70' Wilson  70' Moussa  78' Fleck  78' McSheffrey  89' Bell  89'	report	Sweeney  72' Howard  72' Wyke  80' James  80' Franks  80' Monkhouse  80' Humphreys  90+5'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,412 (272 away) Referee: Fred Graham

Portsmouth v Coventry City

23 March 2013 40	Portsmouth	2–0	Coventry City	Portsmouth
15:00	Wallace  15' Walker  55' Rocha  75' Agyemang  76'	report	Jennings  65' Wilson  65' McSheffrey  65' Thomas  65' Wilson  74' Stewart  80' Ball  80'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,601 (1,079 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Phil Gibbs

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

30 March 2013 41	Coventry City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00	Christie  13'	report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Referee: Mark Halsey

Walsall v Coventry City

1 April 2013 42	Walsall	4–0	Coventry City	Walsall
15:00	Paterson  33',  87' Westcarr  54',  74' (pen),  71'	report	Stewart  42'  65' Ball  56' J. Clarke  72' Christie  76'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,504 (Sky Blue Army 2,459) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Coventry City v Brentford

6 April 2013 43	Coventry City	1–1	Brentford	Coventry
15:00	Baker  45' (pen) Wilson  24' Fleck  57'	report	Forrester  47' Craig  43' Forshaw  48' Saunders  90+4'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,642 (1,649 away) Referee: Scott Mathieson

Crawley Town v Coventry City

13 April 2013 44	Crawley Town	2–0	Coventry City	Crawley
15:00	Clarke  15' Essam  60' Hunt  16' Torres  90'	report	Thomas  54'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,900 (687 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Rob Lewis

Coventry City v Leyton Orient

20 April 2013 45	Coventry City	0–1	Leyton Orient	Coventry
15:00	Cox  45+1' Rowlands  40' Clarke  77'	report	Wood  23' Bell  37' Christie  39' J. Clarke  50'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,234 (893 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Notts County v Coventry City

27 April 2013 46	Notts County	2–2	Coventry City	Nottingham
15:00	Waite  34' Sheehan  42' Waite  46' Boucaud  46' Pearce  54' Labadie  63' Bishop  63'	[ report]	Adams  45+1' Wilson  46' McDonald  46' Fleck  50' Barton  70' Moussa  70' Moussa  86'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,608 (1,477 Sky Blue Army) Referee: David Webb

League Cup

Dagenham & Redbridge v Coventry City

14 August 2012 Round 1	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	Coventry City	Dagenham
19:45	Woodall  56' Williams  56' Scott  66' Reed  66' Ilesanmi  88' Spillane  89'	report	McSheffrey  70' Elliott  70' Elliott  77' Ball  85' O'Donovan  85' Kilbane  90' (pen.)  90+2'	Stadium: The L.B Barking & Dagenham Stadium Attendance: 1,904 (580 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Iain Williamson

Coventry City v Birmingham City

28 August 2012 Round 2	Coventry City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Birmingham City	Coventry
19:45	McDonald  20'  61' Kilbane  22' Edjenguélé  25' Willis  63' Christie  63' Barton  80' McSheffrey  80' McDonald  90' Ball  90' Baker  97'	report	Løvenkrands  4' Spector  44' Gordon  66' Redmond  66' Mullins  67' Davies  71' Ibáñez  71' Løvenkrands  79' Rooney  79' Gomis  109'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,859 (3,859 away fans) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Arsenal v Coventry City

26 September 2012 Round 3	Arsenal	6–1	Coventry City	London
19:45	Giroud  39' Oxlade-Chamberlain  57' Arshavin  63' Oxlade-Chamberlain  72' Gnabry  72' Coquelin  72' Frimpong  72' Giroud  72' Chamakh  72' Walcott  74', 90' Miquel  80'	report	Brown  49' Moussa  60' Fleck  60' Elliott  69' Ball  69' Ball  78'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,351 (7,956 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Mike Jones

FA Cup

Coventry City v Arlesey Town

3 November 2012 Round 1	Coventry City	3–0	Arlesey Town	Coventry
15:00	Ball  28' Christie  63' Jennings  89' Clarke  79'	report	Dillon  49' Thurlbourne  79'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,594 (577 away) Referee: Kevin Wright

Coventry City v Morecambe

1 December 2012 Round 2	Coventry City	2–1	Morecambe	Coventry
15:00	McSheffrey  38' (pen) Baker  46' O'Donovan  77'	report	Ellison  77' Fleming  79'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,339 (610 away fans) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City

5 January 2013 Round 3	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Coventry City	London
15:00	Dempsey  14', 37' Bale  33' Bale  70' Townsend  70' Sigurðsson  79' Carroll  79' Parker  79' Dembélé  79'	report	Bailey  12' Moussa  50' Barton  50' Bailey  59' Thomas  59' Baker  65' Jennings  70' Fleck  70'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,766 (5,021 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Michael Naylor

Football League Trophy

Coventry City v Burton Albion

4 September 2012 Round 1	Coventry City	0–0 (10–9 p)	Burton Albion	Coventry
19:45		report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 5,437 (290 away fans) Referee: Oliver Langford
	Penalties
	McSheffrey Baker McGoldrick Kilbane Elliott Daniels Brown Hussey Christie Wood Murphy		Taylor Palmer McCrory Webster Richards Bell Yussuf Dyer Corbett Holness Lyness

York City v Coventry City

9 October 2012 Round 2	York City	0–4	Coventry City	York
19:45	Chambers  82'	report	McGoldrick  58', 81' Ball  72' Hussey  90' Baker  67'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,771 (374 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Coventry City v Sheffield United

4 December 2012 Quarter-Final	Coventry City	1–1 (4–1 p)	Sheffield United	Coventry
19:45	Maguire  58' (o.g.)	report	McAllister  81'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,162 (636 away) Referee: Mark Brown
	Penalties
	McSheffrey McGoldrick Baker Fleck		Ironside Maguire Flynn

Coventry City v Preston North End

10 January 2013 Semi-Final	Coventry City	3–2	Preston North End	Coventry
19:45	Jennings  41' Bailey  53' Thomas  53' Jennings  75' Moussa  75' McSheffrey  86' Elliott  86' Baker  90+2' L. Clarke  90+3'  90+5'	report	Cansdell-Sherriff  18' Robertson  18' Garner  24' Byrom  56' Monakana  56' Foster  67' Beavon  80' Beavon  82' Procter  82'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,665 (485 away) Referee: Robert Madley

Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra

5 February 2013 Area-Final First Leg	Coventry City	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Coventry
19:45	Murphy  46' Dunn  46' Elliott  74' Ball  74' McSheffrey  81' Bailey  81'	report	Inman  52', 77' Inman  82' Robertson  82' Leitch-Smith  85'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 31,054 (1,472 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City

20 February 2013 Area-Final Second Leg	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Coventry City	Crewe
19:30	Osman  22' Leitch-Smith  82' Moore  82'	report	Wood  58' J. Clarke  58' L. Clarke  67'  90+4' Elliott  67' Wilson  67' Murphy  73' Bailey  74' Fleck  74' Ellis  90+3'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 8,325 (2,268 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Graham Scott

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Crewe Alexandra	46	18	10	18	54	62	−8	64
14	Preston North End	46	14	17	15	54	49	+5	59
15	Coventry City	46	18	11	17	66	59	+7	55[lower-alpha 1]
16	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	16	17	54	60	−6	55
17	Carlisle United	46	14	13	19	56	77	−21	55

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.[64]

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	18	11	17	66	59	+7	65	7	7	9	29	27	+2	11	4	8	37	32	+5

Last updated: 29 April 2013.
Source: CCFC League One 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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H*	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D
Position	9	15	14	17	20	23	23	23	22	22	20	20	21	21	21	19	20	16	15	15	15	13	13	11	9	11	13	10	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	10	14	14	14	16	16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2013. Source: League One Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

* 10 points were deducted from Coventry City's league total prior to the playing of the round 41 match.

Scores overview

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Bournemouth	1–0	2–0	Coventry City Do Double
Brentford	1–1	1–2
Bury	2–2	2–0
Carlisle United	1–2	0–1	Carlisle United Do Double
Colchester United	2–2	3–1
Crawley Town	3–1	0–2
Crewe Alexandra	1–2	0–1	Crewe Alexandra Do Double
Doncaster Rovers	1–0	4–1	Coventry City Do Double
Hartlepool United	1–0	5–0	Coventry City Do Double
Leyton Orient	0–1	1–0
Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	3–2
Notts County	1–2	2–2
Oldham Athletic	2–1	1–0	Coventry City Do Double
Portsmouth	1–1	0–2
Preston North End	1–1	2–2
Scunthorpe United	1–2	2–1
Sheffield United	1–1	2–1
Shrewsbury Town	0–1	1–4	Shrewsbury Town Do Double
Stevenage	1–2	3–1
Swindon Town	1–2	2–2
Tranmere Rovers	1–0	0–2
Walsall	5–1	0–4
Yeovil Town	0–1	1–1

Season statistics

Starts and goals

As of 23 March 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Joe Murphy	56	0	45+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	6+0	0
2	DF		Jordan Clarke	28	0	15+5	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF		Conor Thomas	13	0	2+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Nathan Cameron (on loan at Northampton Town)	11	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF		Kévin Malaga	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		David Bell	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Carl Baker	55	15	41+2	12	3+0	1	3+0	1	6+0	1
9	FW		Cody McDonald	24	4	9+11	3	0+1	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
10	MF		John Fleck	42	3	22+13	3	1+1	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
11	MF		Gary McSheffrey	43	2	26+6	1	3+0	1	2+1	0	5+0	0
12	MF		Steve Jennings	49	2	36+3	0	3+0	1	1+0	0	5+1	1
13	GK		Chris Dunn	3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
14	FW		Stephen Elliott	24	4	11+7	4	0+0	0	1+1	0	2+2	0
15	FW		Leon Clarke	16	10	11+1	8	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	2
16	MF		Adam Barton	26	3	14+8	3	1+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW		Callum Ball (on loan from Derby County)	21	3	6+9	0	1+0	1	1+2	1	1+1	1
18	FW		Shaun Jeffers	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Danny Philliskirk	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Callum Wilson	12	1	3+8	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	DF		Cyrus Christie	39	3	31+0	2	2+0	1	0+1	0	4+1	0
22	MF		Josh Ruffels	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	GK		Lee Burge (on loan at Nuneaton Town)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Richard Wood	46	3	36+0	3	2+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	0
25	DF		William Edjenguélé	39	1	30+2	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
26	DF		Jordan Willis	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Billy Daniels	6	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
28	DF		Joe Henderson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF		Aaron Phillips (on loan at Nuneaton Town)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Will Roberts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Jordan Stewart	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Franck Moussa	46	6	31+7	6	3+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
33	DF		Ryan Haynes	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF		Leon Lobjoit	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF		Aaron Martin (on loan from Southampton)	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF		Louis Garner	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF		James Bailey (on loan from Derby County)	37	2	29+1	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+1	0
39	DF		Blair Adams	21	0	16+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
Players played for Coventry this season who left before the season ended or retired:
3	DF		Carl Dickinson (on loan from Watford)	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Chris Hussey	14	1	8+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	1
15	MF		Kevin Kilbane	12	2	8+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	2	1+0	0
19	FW		Roy O'Donovan	7	0	0+4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
31	FW		David McGoldrick (on loan from Nottingham Forest)	25	18	21+1	16	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	2
35	DF		Reece Brown (on loan from Manchester United)	10	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
34	DF		Jamie Reckord (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)	12	0	7+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
37	MF		Conor Henderson (on loan from Arsenal)	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source:

Goalscorers

No. Flag Pos Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total 31 FW David McGoldrick 16 0 0 2 18 8 MF Carl Baker 12 1 1 1 15 15 FW Leon Clarke 8 0 0 2 10 32 MF Franck Moussa 6 0 0 0 6 14 FW Stephen Elliott 4 0 0 0 4 9 FW Cody McDonald 3 0 1 0 4 17 FW Callum Ball 0 1 1 1 3 16 MF Adam Barton 3 0 0 0 3 21 DF Cyrus Christie 2 1 0 0 3 10 MF John Fleck 3 0 0 0 3 24 DF Richard Wood 3 0 0 0 3 38 MF James Bailey 2 0 0 0 2 12 MF Steve Jennings 0 1 0 1 2 15 MF Kevin Kilbane 0 0 2 0 2 11 MF Gary McSheffrey 1 1 0 0 2 25 DF William Edjenguélé 1 0 0 0 1 3 DF Chris Hussey 0 0 0 1 1 20 FW Callum Wilson 1 0 0 0 1

Murphy Wood Edjenguélé Christie Bailey Fleck Jennings Baker Moussa McSheffrey McGoldrick

Yellow cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
8		MF	Carl Baker	5	1	0	1	7
12		MF	Steve Jennings	7	0	0	0	7
11		MF	Gary McSheffrey	7	0	0	0	7
21		DF	Cyrus Christie	5	0	0	0	5
31		FW	David McGoldrick	5	0	0	0	5
24		DF	Richard Wood	5	0	0	0	5
38		MF	James Bailey	3	1	0	0	4
2		DF	Jordan Clarke	3	1	0	0	4
25		DF	William Edjenguélé	3	0	1	0	4
14		FW	Stephen Elliott	3	0	1	0	4
32		MF	Franck Moussa	4	0	0	0	4
1		GK	Joe Murphy	3	0	0	1	4
39		DF	Blair Adams	2	0	0	0	2
17		FW	Callum Ball	2	0	0	0	2
35		DF	Reece Brown	1	0	1	0	2
10		MF	John Fleck	2	0	0	0	2
15		MF	Kevin Kilbane	1	0	1	0	2
9		FW	Cody McDonald	1	0	1	0	2
20		FW	Callum Wilson	2	0	0	0	2
16		MF	Adam Barton	1	0	0	0	1
7		MF	David Bell	1	0	0	0	1
5		DF	Nathan Cameron	1	0	0	0	1
15		FW	Leon Clarke	0	0	0	1	1
3		DF	Carl Dickinson	1	0	0	0	1
3		DF	Chris Hussey	1	0	0	0	1
19		FW	Roy O'Donovan	0	1	0	0	1
31		DF	Jordan Stewart	1	0	0	0	1
4		MF	Conor Thomas	1	0	0	0	1

Red cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
31		DF	Jordan Stewart	1	0	0	0	1

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
8	MF	Carl Baker	31
15	MF	Kevin Kilbane	11
24	DF	Richard Wood	3
12	MF	Steve Jennings	1

Penalties awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty taker	Opponent	Competition
14 August 2012	Y	Kevin Kilbane	Dagenham & Redbridge	League Cup
18 September 2012	Y	John Fleck	Shrewsbury Town	League One
17 November 2012	Y	David McGoldrick	Hartlepool United	League One
1 December 2012	Y	Gary McSheffrey	Morecambe	FA Cup
26 February 2013	Y	Carl Baker	Bournemouth	League One
23 March 2013	N	Gary McSheffrey	Portsmouth	League One

Suspensions served

Date	Matches missed	Suspended player	Reason	Missed opponents
15 December 2012	1	Carl Baker	Reached 5 yellow cards	Doncaster Rovers (A)
29 December 2012	1	David McGoldrick	Reached 5 yellow cards	Milton Keynes Dons (A)
6 April 2013	2	Jordan Stewart	vs. Walsall	Brentford (H), Crawley Town (A)

Monthly and weekly awards

Award	Date	Player
League One Team of the Week	28 August 2012	Carl Baker[65]
League One Team of the Week	1 October 2012	Joe Murphy[23]
League One Team of the Week	1 October 2012	Reece Brown[66]
League One Team of the Week	8 October 2012	Joe Murphy[23]
League One Team of the Week	16 October 2012	David McGoldrick[67]
League One Team of the Week	29 October 2012	Cyrus Christie[23]
League One Team of the Week	29 October 2012	David McGoldrick[23]
League One Team of the Week	20 November 2012	Carl Baker[68]
League One Team of the Week	10 December 2012	Cyrus Christie[34]
League One Team of the Week	10 December 2012	Carl Baker[34]
League One Team of the Week	10 December 2012	David McGoldrick[34]
League One Team of the Week	17 December 2012	David McGoldrick[36]
League One PFA Fans' Player of the Month (November)	18 December 2012	David McGoldrick[37]
League One Team of the Week	31 December 2012	Stephen Elliott[38]
League One Manager of the Month (December)	11 January 2013	Mark Robins[40]
League One Player of the Month (December)	11 January 2013	David McGoldrick[41]
League One Team of the Week	22 January 2013	James Bailey[42]
League One Team of the Week	22 January 2013	Gary McSheffrey[42]
League One Team of the Week	4 February 2013	Leon Clarke[43]
League One Team of the Week	18 February 2013	Joe Murphy[44]
League One Team of the Week	18 February 2013	Carl Baker[44]
League One Team of the Week	11 March 2013	Leon Clarke[49]
League One Team of the Week	20 March 2013	Cyrus Christie[50]
League One Team of the Week	4 April 2013	Cyrus Christie[56]
League One Team of the Week	8 April 2013	Carl Baker[58]

CBS Goal of the Month

Award	Date announced	Player
August	12 September 2012	John Fleck vs. Accrington Stanley[69]
September	17 October 2012	Ryan Haynes vs. Sheffield Wednesday U-18's[70]
October	20 November 2012	David McGoldrick vs. A.F.C. Bournemouth[71]
November	18 December 2012	Carl Baker vs. Hartlepool United[72]
December	11 January 2013	Franck Moussa vs. Milton Keynes Dons[73]
January	19 February 2013	James Bailey vs. Oldham Athletic
February	13 March 2013	Leon Clarke vs. A.F.C. Bournemouth[74]

End of season awards

Award	Winner
Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker
Young Player of the Season Award	Cyrus Christie
Player' Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker
Top Scorer Award	Carl Baker
Goal of the Season Award	Franck Moussa
Community Player of the Season Award	William Edjenguélé
Coventry Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker
Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker
Former Players Association's Player of the Year Award	Carl Baker
London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker
South Wales Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker
Manager's Top 10 Players of the Season	Leon Clarke (3rd)[53]
Manager's Top 10 Players of the Season	Carl Baker (9th)[53]

International appearances

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Match	Stats	Caps
2 June 2012	6	DF	James McPake	Netherlands 6 – 0 Northern Ireland	90 Minutes	1
6 September 2012	16	MF	Adam Barton	Hungary U-21 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland U-21	21 Minutes	5
9 October 2012	30	MF	Will Roberts	Sweden U-19 3 – 1 Wales U-19	13 Minutes	1
15 October 2012	30	MF	Will Roberts	Russia U-19 2 – 1 Wales U-19	10 Minutes	2
1 November 2012	N/A	DF	Cian Harries	Wales U-16 0 – 1 England U-16	90 Minutes	1
5 February 2013	26	DF	Jordan Willis	England U-19 3 – 1 Denmark U-19	11 Minutes	1
11 April 2013	N/A	DF	Cian Harries	Wales U-16 2 – 0 Northern Ireland U-16	90 Minutes	2
11 April 2013	N/A	MF	George Thomas	Wales U-16 2 – 0 Northern Ireland U-16	30 Minutes	1
12 April 2013	N/A	MF	George Thomas	Wales U-16 2 – 0 Faroe Islands U-16	90 Minutes + 1 goal	2
13 April 2013	N/A	MF	Cian Harries	Wales U-16 2 – 0 Iceland U-16	90 Minutes	3
13 April 2013	N/A	MF	George Thomas	Wales U-16 2 – 0 Iceland U-16	90 Minutes	3

Overall

Games played	58 (46 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 6 Football League Trophy)
Games won	27 (18 League One, 2 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn	11 (11 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost	20 (17 League One, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored	87 (66 League One, 6 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 10 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded	77 (59 League One, 8 League Cup, 4 FA Cup, 6 Football League Trophy)
Goal difference	+10
Yellow cards	83 (74 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Red cards	1 (1 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Worst discipline	Carl Baker (7 , 0 )
	Steve Jennings (7 , 0 )
	Gary McSheffrey (7 , 0 )
Best result	W 5–0 (A) v Hartlepool United – Football League One – 17 November 2012
Worst result	L 6–1 (A) v Arsenal – League Cup – 27 September 2012
Most appearances	Joe Murphy (56 appearances)
Top scorer	David McGoldrick (18 )
Points	55 / 138 (39.86%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Stephen Elliott	Heart of Midlothian	2 July 2012	Free[75]
John Fleck	Rangers	4 July 2012	Free[76]
Kevin Kilbane	Hull City	5 July 2012	Free[77]
Kévin Malaga	Nice	13 July 2012	Free[78]
William Edjenguélé	Panetolikos	17 July 2012	Free[79]
Adam Barton	Preston North End	6 August 2012	Undisclosed[80]
Steve Jennings	Motherwell	16 August 2012	Free[81]
Franck Moussa	Leicester City	21 September 2012	Free[82]
Leon Lobjoit	Milton Keynes Dons	1 November 2012	Free
Leon Clarke	Charlton Athletic	7 January 2013	Free[83]
Blair Adams	Sunderland	17 January 2013	Undisclosed[84]
Danny Philliskirk	Sheffield United	7 February 2013	Free[85]
Jordan Stewart	Notts County	1 March 2013	Free[86]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Jonson Clarke-Harris	Peterborough United	21 June 2012	Free[87]
Courtney Richards	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 May 2012	Free[88]
Clive Platt	Northampton Town	25 May 2012	Free[89]
James McPake	Hibernian	30 June 2012	Free[90]
Sammy Clingan	Doncaster Rovers	30 June 2012	Free[91]
Martin Cranie	Barnsley	30 June 2012	Free[92][93]
Freddy Eastwood	Southend United	1 July 2012	Free[91][94]
Hermann Hreiðarsson	Manager: ÍBV	30 June 2012	Free[91][95]
Danny Ireland	Lambton Jaffas	30 June 2012	Free[91]
Gaël Bigirimana	Newcastle United	6 July 2012	£1,000,000[96]
Richard Keogh	Derby County	19 July 2012	Undisclosed[97]
Gary Deegan	Hibernian	4 August 2012	Undisclosed[98]
Kevin Kilbane	Retired	8 December 2012	Free[99]
Chris Hussey	AFC Wimbledon	10 January 2013	Free[100][101]
Roy O'Donovan	Northampton Town	31 January 2013	Free[102][103]
Joe Pegg	Released	22 April 2013	Free[104]
Alex Donald	Released	22 April 2013	Free[104]
Jemal Wiseman	Released	22 April 2013	Free[104]

Loans in

Player	From	Date from	Date till
Callum Ball	Derby County	19 July 2012	30 June 2013[105]
Reece Brown	Manchester United	20 July 2012	7 January 2013[106][107]
David McGoldrick	Nottingham Forest	31 August 2012	2 January 2013[108]
Conor Henderson	Arsenal	21 September 2012	23 December 2012[82]
Jamie Reckord	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21 September 2012	30 November 2012[82][109]
James Bailey	Derby County	25 September 2012	27 December 2012[110]
Blair Adams	Sunderland	17 November 2012	16 January 2013[111][112]
James Bailey	Derby County	31 December 2012	30 June 2013[113]
Leon Clarke	Charlton Athletic	1 January 2013	7 January 2013[114]
Carl Dickinson	Watford	12 February 2013	12 March 2013[115]
Aaron Martin	Southampton	25 February 2013	20 May 2013[116]

Loans out

Player	To	Date from	Date till
Shaun Jeffers	Tamworth	31 August 2012	28 September 2012[117]
Kévin Malaga	Nuneaton Town	31 October 2012	28 November 2012[118]
Joe Henderson	Bedworth United	1 January 2013	29 January 2013[119]
Jordan Willis	Nuneaton Town	2 January 2013	3 January 2013[120] – rejected[121]
Cody McDonald	Gillingham	25 January 2013	25 February 2013[122][123]
Lee Burge	Nuneaton Town	30 January 2013	20 April 2013[124][125]
Aaron Phillips	Nuneaton Town	31 January 2013	20 April 2013[125][126]
Nathan Cameron	Northampton Town	26 March 2013	30 June 2013

Trials

Player	From	Trial date	Signed
Kevin Kilbane	Hull City	July 2012[127]	Y
Steve Jennings	Motherwell	July 2012[128]	Y
Kévin Malaga	Nice	July 2012[129]	Y
William Edjenguélé	Panetolikos	July 2012[130]	Y
Bruno Cazarine	Sydney	July 2012[131]	N
Ndriqim Halilli	VfB Stuttgart II	July 2012[131]	N
Péter Pölöskey	Ferencvárosi	August 2012[132]	N
Leon Lobjoit	Milton Keynes Dons	October 2012[133]	Y
Stephen McGinn	Watford	October 2012[134]	N
Leon Clarke	Charlton Athletic	December 2012[135]	Y
Danny Philliskirk	Sheffield United	January 2013[136]	Y

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136. "Philliskirk On Trial At Coventry". Coventry MAD. 28 January 2012.

External links

• Official Site: 2012–13
• BBC Sport – Club Stats
• Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers