Club: | Coventry City F.C. |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Manager: | Mark Robins |
Chairman: | Tim Fisher |
Stadium: | St Andrew's |
League: | Championship |
League Result: | 16th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round vs Norwich City |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second round vs Gillingham |
League Topscorer: | Tyler Walker (7) |
Season Topscorer: | Tyler Walker (8) |
Largest Win: | |
Largest Loss: | |
Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
Updated: | 8 May 2021 |
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The 2020–21 season was Coventry City's 137th season in their history and the first season back in the EFL Championship for 8 years and the club's second and final season at St Andrew's. Alongside the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
On 10 July, Coventry City announced they would travel to Scotland to face Scottish Premiership side Rangers in a behind closed doors friendly on July 25.[1] The Sky Blues added a second pre-season friendly against Swindon Town which would also be played behind closed doors on August 15,[2] and a third against Peterborough United on August 29.[3] Two more were later added to the schedule against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 and Milton Keynes Dons.[4] A further friendly against Burton Albion on 25 August was also confirmed.[5] A final pre-season match against Solihull Moors was also added to the schedule.[6]
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship.
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[7]
See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[8]
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.
The first round draw was made on 18 August.[9] The second round draw was made on 6 September.[10]
No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) * | Club apps * | Club goals * | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Marko Maroši | GK | Michalovce | July 1, 2020 | 40 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
13 | Ben Wilson | GK | Stanley | July 1, 2020 | 7 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
31 | Tom Billson | GK | Leicester | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
44 | Cian Tyler | GK | Coventry | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 10 November 2016 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Leo Skiri Østigård | CB | Molde | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 August 2020 | Loan | 30 June 2021 | |||
3 | Brandon Mason | LB | Westminster | July 1, 2020 | 45 | 0 | Watford | 6 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
4 | Michael Rose | CB | Aberdeen | July 1, 2020 | 40 | 2 | Ayr United | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
5 | Kyle McFadzean | CB | Sheffield | July 1, 2020 | 40 | 0 | Burton Albion | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2021 | |||
15 | Dominic Hyam | CB | Leuchars | July 1, 2020 | 100 | 3 | Reading | 1 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
16 | Josh Pask | CB | Waltham Forest | July 1, 2020 | 4 | 1 | West Ham United | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
21 | Sam McCallum | LB | Canterbury | July 1, 2020 | 25 | 2 | Norwich City | 20 September 2020 | Loan | 30 June 2021 | |||
22 | Josh Reid | LB | Dingwall | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Ross County | 28 January 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||
23 | Fankaty Dabo | RB | Southwark | July 1, 2020 | 41 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
27 | Jordon Thompson | CB | Islington | July 1, 2020 | 9 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 | |||
29 | Julien Dacosta | RB | Marseille | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Chamois Niortais | 6 July 2020 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
35 | Declan Drysdale | CB | Birkenhead | July 1, 2020 | 3 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 January 2019 | Compensation | 30 June 2023 | |||
37 | Morgan Williams | CB | Derby | July 1, 2020 | 6 | 0 | Mickleover | 2 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 | |||
46 | Blaine Rowe | RB | Coventry | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2019 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 | |||
48 | Joe Newton | LB | Coventry | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Royston Town | 2 September 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 | |||
50 | Jay McGrath | CB | Doncaster | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Mickleover | 17 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | Liam Kelly | DM | Newport Pagnell | July 1, 2020 | 107 | 1 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2021 | |||
7 | Jodi Jones | RW | Bow | July 1, 2020 | 85 | 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 10 May 2016 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 | |||
8 | Jamie Allen | CM | Rochdale | July 1, 2020 | 16 | 1 | Burton Albion | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 | |||
10 | Wesley Jobello | RW | Gennevilliers | July 1, 2020 | 11 | 1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 | |||
11 | Callum O'Hare | AM | Solihull | July 1, 2020 | 40 | 4 | Aston Villa | 15 July 2020 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
14 | Ben Sheaf | DM | Dartford | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 4 September 2020 | Loan | 30 June 2021 | |||
17 | Marcel Hilßner | RW | Leipzig | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | SC Paderborn | 16 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | |||
25 | Matty James | CM | Bacup | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | 6 January 2021 | Loan | 30 June 2021 | |||
26 | Jordan Shipley | CM | Leamington Spa | July 1, 2020 | 120 | 16 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2022 | |||
28 | Josh Eccles | CM | Coventry | July 1, 2020 | 12 | 0 | Academy | 14 August 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 | |||
32 | Jack Burroughs | MF | Coventry | July 1, 2020 | 3 | 0 | Academy | 7 August 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 | |||
33 | Gervane Kastaneer | LW | Rotterdam | July 1, 2020 | 16 | 1 | NAC Breda | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 | |||
38 | Gustavo Hamer | CM | Itajaí | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | PEC Zwolle | 3 July 2020 | £1,350,000 | 30 June 2023 | |||
39 | Daniel Bartlett | CM | Poole | July 1, 2020 | 1 | 0 | Southampton | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2021 | |||
42 | Daniel Lafferty | CM | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2021 | ||||
45 | Aidan Finnegan | CM | Birmingham | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City | 5 October 2020 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
47 | Jordan Young | CM | Chippenham | July 1, 2020 | 1 | 0 | Swindon Town | 16 August 2019 | Free | 30 June 2021 | |||
49 | Aaron Evans-Harriott | MF | Evesham | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Cheltenham Town | 28 February 2020 | Compensation | 30 June 2022 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Maxime Biamou | CF | Créteil | July 1, 2020 | 80 | 20 | Sutton United | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 | |||
12 | Viktor Gyökeres | CF | Bromölla | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 January 2021 | Loan | 30 June 2021 | |||
19 | Tyler Walker | CF | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 28 August 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | ||||
20 | Amadou Bakayoko | CF | Freetown | July 1, 2020 | 68 | 13 | Walsall | 7 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 | |||
24 | Matt Godden | CF | Canterbury | July 1, 2020 | 33 | 15 | Peterborough United | 6 August 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 | |||
30 | Fábio Tavares | FW | Porto | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 February 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | |||
40 | Jonny Ngandu | FW | Redbridge | July 1, 2020 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 7 August 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 | |||
41 | Will Bapaga | LW | July 1, 2020 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 3 August 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | ||||
43 | David Bremang | CF | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Conquest Academy | 11 September 2018 | Free | 30 June 2021 | ||||
Left before the end of the season | |||||||||||||
18 | Ryan Giles | LB | Telford | July 1, 2020 | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 July 2020 | Loan | 25 January 2021 | |||
22 | Lee Camp | GK | Derby | July 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City | 27 November 2020 | Free | 28 January 2021 |
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 20 | 1 | 21 | ||||
2 | DF | 35+4 | 1 | 40 | ||||
3 | DF | 1 | 1 | |||||
4 | DF | 15+2 | 1 | 18 | ||||
5 | DF | 37+1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |||
6 | MF | 21+2 | 0+1 | 24 | ||||
7 | MF | |||||||
8 | MF | 16+6 | 1 | 23 | ||||
9 | FW | 20+14 | 1 | 0+1 | 36 | |||
10 | MF | 0+3 | 3 | |||||
11 | MF | 40+6 | 1 | 1 | 48 | |||
12 | FW | 7+12 | 19 | |||||
13 | GK | 26+1 | 1 | 28 | ||||
14 | MF | 21+9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | |||
15 | DF | 43 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |||
16 | DF | 6+11 | 1 | 18 | ||||
17 | MF | |||||||
19 | FW | 20+11 | 1+1 | 33 | ||||
20 | FW | 2+12 | 0+1 | 1+1 | 17 | |||
21 | DF | 37+4 | 41 | |||||
22 | DF | |||||||
23 | DF | 25+3 | 1 | 29 | ||||
24 | FW | 18+5 | 1 | 24 | ||||
25 | MF | 19+4 | 0+1 | 24 | ||||
26 | MF | 15+12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | |||
27 | DF | 0+2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
28 | MF | 2+5 | 0+1 | 1 | 9 | |||
29 | DF | 10+8 | 1 | 19 | ||||
30 | FW | |||||||
31 | GK | 1 | 1 | |||||
32 | MF | 0+2 | 0+1 | 3 | ||||
33 | MF | 0+2 | 2 | |||||
35 | DF | 2 | 2 | |||||
37 | DF | |||||||
38 | MF | 36+6 | 1 | 1 | 44 | |||
39 | MF | |||||||
40 | FW | |||||||
41 | FW | 0+2 | 0+1 | 1 | 4 | |||
42 | Daniel Lafferty | MF | ||||||
43 | FW | |||||||
44 | Cian Tyler | GK | ||||||
45 | Aidan Finnegan | MF | ||||||
46 | DF | |||||||
47 | MF | |||||||
48 | Joe Newton | DF | ||||||
49 | MF | |||||||
50 | DF | |||||||
Left before the end of the season | ||||||||
18 | DF | 15+4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |||
22 | GK |
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | FW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
9 | FW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
24 | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
38 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
11 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
12 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
15 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
25 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
26 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
5 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
6 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
21 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Totals | 49 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
25 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
38 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
9 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
19 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
21 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
24 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
5 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
14 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
18 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | DF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
38 | MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
5 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
11 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
14 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
9 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
15 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
23 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
1 | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
6 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
21 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
13 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
19 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
20 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
25 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
29 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
41 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Totals | 53 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
2 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
35 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
38 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | MF | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
5 | DF | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||
15 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
25 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
24 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
4 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
23 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 46 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Opponents | Ground | Success | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | FW | 2 October 2020 | ||||||
19 | FW | 20 February 2021 | ||||||
24 | FW | 5 April 2021 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date suspended | Reason | Matches missed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | DF | 5 September 2020 | 1 red card | Bristol City (A) | |||
38 | MF | 2 October 2020 | 1 red card | Brentford (A) Swansea City (H) Blackburn Rovers (H) | |||
4 | DF | 24 October 2020 | 1 red card | Middlesbrough (A) | |||
38 | MF | 16 December 2020 | 5 yellow cards | Sheffield Wednesday (A) | |||
5 | DF | 19 January 2021 | 1 red card | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | |||
2 | DF | 27 February 2021 | 1 red card | Middlesbrough (H) | |||
5 | DF | 16 March 2021 | 1 red card | Wycombe Wanderers (H) Queens Park Rangers (A) |
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4 September 2010[11] | 2 | CB | Leo Skiri Østigård | 45 Minutes | 9 | ||||||||
8 September 2010[12] | 2 | CB | Leo Skiri Østigård | 90 Minutes | 10 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | MF | 21 September 2020 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [13] | |||
24 | FW | 1 November 2020 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [14] | |||
9 | FW | 7 December 2020 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [15] | |||
6 | MF | 13 December 2020 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [16] | |||
11 | MF | 28 January 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [17] | |||
38 | MF | 28 January 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
5 | DF | 22 February 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [18] | |||
10 May 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [19] | |||||
11 | MF | 10 May 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
25 | MF | 10 May 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
26 | MF | 10 May 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | FW | 8 May 2021 | CCFC Top Goalscorer | ||||
6 | MF | 13 May 2021 | PFA Community Champion of the Season | [20] | |||
11 | MF | 14 May 2021 | CCFC Player of the Season | [21] | |||
11 | MF | 14 May 2021 | CCFC Players' Player of the Season | [22] | |||
38 | MF | 14 May 2021 | CCFC Goal of the Season | [23] | |||
11 | MF | 17 May 2021 | CCFC Young Player of the Season | [24] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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3 July 2020 | £1,350,000 | [25] [26] | |||||
6 July 2020 | Free transfer | [27] | |||||
15 July 2020 | Free transfer | [28] | |||||
16 July 2020 | Undisclosed | [29] | |||||
17 July 2020 | Undisclosed | [30] | |||||
28 August 2020 | Undisclosed | [31] | |||||
8 October 2020 | Aidan Finnegan | Free transfer | [32] | ||||
27 November 2020 | Free transfer | [33] | |||||
28 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [34] | |||||
1 February 2021 | Undisclosed | [35] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 July 2020 | 25 January 2021 | [36] [37] | |||||
27 August 2020 | End of season | [38] | |||||
4 September 2020 | End of season | [39] | |||||
20 September 2020 | End of season | [40] | |||||
6 January 2021 | End of season | [41] | |||||
15 January 2021 | End of season | [42] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 September 2020 | 17 October 2020 | [43] | |||||
17 September 2020 | 6 January 2021 | [44] [45] | |||||
28 September 2020 | 12 January 2021 | [46] [47] | |||||
5 October 2020 | End of season | [48] | |||||
31 October 2020 | 28 November 2020 | [49] | |||||
18 December 2020 | 17 January 2021 | [50] | |||||
18 December 2020 | 17 January 2021 | ||||||
13 January 2021 | End of season | [51] | |||||
1 February 2021 | End of season | [52] | |||||
1 February 2021 | End of season | [53] | |||||
22 April 2021 | End of season | [54] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2020 | Released | [55] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Bouwe Bosma | Released | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [56] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [57] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [58] [59] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [60] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [61] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [62] | |||||
3 August 2020 | Undisclosed | [63] | |||||
19 August 2020 | Undisclosed | [64] | |||||
28 January 2021 | Released | [65] [66] |