Club: | Coventry City |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Manager: | Mark Robins |
Chairman: | Tim Fisher |
Stadium: | Coventry Building Society Arena |
League: | Championship |
League Result: | 12th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth round vs Southampton |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | First round vs Northampton Town |
League Topscorer: | Viktor Gyökeres (17) |
Season Topscorer: | Viktor Gyökeres (18) |
Largest Win: | |
Largest Loss: | |
Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
Updated: | 7 May 2022 |
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The 2021–22 season is Coventry City's 138th season in their history and the second consecutive season in the EFL Championship. It is also the first season back at the Coventry Building Society Arena after 2 seasons in Birmingham. Alongside the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
The season covers the period from 7 August 2021 to 29 May 2022.
Coventry City announced they would play friendlies against Sevilla,[1] Cheltenham Town,[2] Mansfield Town,[3] Norwich City,[4] Gloucester City,[5] Wolverhampton Wanderers[6] and Nuneaton Borough[7] as part of their pre-season preparations.
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship.
The Sky Blues fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[8]
See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.
Coventry City were drawn at home to Derby County in the third round.[9]
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup.
Coventry City were drawn at home to Northampton Town in the first round.[10] [11]
See main article: Birmingham Senior Cup.
Coventry City were drawn away to AFC Wulfrunians in the first round.[12]
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 | Simon Moore | GK | Sandown | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | 3 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||
13 | Ben Wilson | GK | Stanley | July 1, 2021 | 35 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
31 | Tom Billson | GK | Leicester | July 1, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
44 | Cian Tyler | GK | Coventry | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 10 November 2016 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | Jake Clarke-Salter | CB | Carshalton | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 13 August 2021 | Loan | 30 June 2022 | |||
4 | Michael Rose | CB | Aberdeen | July 1, 2021 | 58 | 2 | Ayr United | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
5 | Kyle McFadzean | CB | Sheffield | July 1, 2021 | 80 | 2 | Burton Albion | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
15 | Dominic Hyam | CB | Leuchars | July 1, 2021 | 145 | 6 | Reading | 1 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||
16 | Josh Pask | CB | Waltham Forest | July 1, 2021 | 22 | 1 | West Ham United | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2022 | |||
18 | Ian Maatsen | LB | Vlaardingen | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 30 July 2021 | Loan | 30 June 2022 | |||
20 | Todd Kane | RB | Huntingdon | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 August 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | |||
22 | Josh Reid | LB | Dingwall | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Ross County | 28 January 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||
23 | Fankaty Dabo | RB | Southwark | July 1, 2021 | 70 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
27 | Jake Bidwell | LB | Southport | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Swansea City | 17 January 2022 | Free | 30 June 2025 | |||
29 | Julien Dacosta | RB | Marseille | July 1, 2021 | 19 | 0 | Chamois Niortais | 6 July 2020 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
35 | Declan Drysdale | CB | Birkenhead | July 1, 2021 | 5 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 January 2019 | Compensation | 30 June 2023 | |||
46 | Blaine Rowe | RB | Coventry | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2019 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 | |||
50 | Jay McGrath | CB | Doncaster | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Mickleover | 17 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | |||
Abel Alabi | CB | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Waterford | 1 January 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | Liam Kelly | DM | Newport Pagnell | July 1, 2021 | 131 | 3 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
7 | Jodi Jones | RW | Bow | July 1, 2021 | 85 | 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 10 May 2016 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 | |||
8 | Jamie Allen | CM | Rochdale | July 1, 2021 | 39 | 2 | Burton Albion | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||
10 | Callum O'Hare | AM | Solihull | July 1, 2021 | 88 | 7 | Aston Villa | 15 July 2020 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||
14 | Ben Sheaf | DM | Dartford | July 1, 2021 | 32 | 0 | Arsenal | 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||
26 | Jordan Shipley | CM | Leamington Spa | July 1, 2021 | 149 | 19 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 | |||
28 | Josh Eccles | CM | Coventry | July 1, 2021 | 21 | 0 | Academy | 14 August 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 | |||
32 | Jack Burroughs | MF | Coventry | July 1, 2021 | 6 | 0 | Academy | 7 August 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2023 | |||
34 | Ricardo Dinanga | LW | Cork | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Cork City | 9 July 2021 | Compensation | 30 June 2023 | |||
36 | Ryan Howley | CM | Nuneaton | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
38 | Gustavo Hamer | CM | Itajaí | July 1, 2021 | 44 | 5 | PEC Zwolle | 3 July 2020 | £1,350,000 | 30 June 2024 | |||
43 | Marco Rus | MF | Florești | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 17 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 | ||||
45 | Aidan Finnegan | CM | Birmingham | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City | 5 October 2020 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
49 | Aaron Evans-Harriott | MF | Evesham | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Cheltenham Town | 28 February 2020 | Compensation | 30 June 2022 | |||
Marcel Hilßner | RW | Leipzig | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | SC Paderborn | 16 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Martyn Waghorn | CF | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Derby County | 2 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 | ||||
17 | Viktor Gyökeres | CF | Bromölla | July 1, 2021 | 19 | 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||
19 | Tyler Walker | CF | July 1, 2021 | 33 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 28 August 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | ||||
24 | Matt Godden | CF | Canterbury | July 1, 2021 | 57 | 21 | Peterborough United | 6 August 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||
30 | Fábio Tavares | FW | Porto | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 February 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | |||
40 | Jonny Ngandu | FW | Redbridge | July 1, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 7 August 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2022 | |||
41 | Will Bapaga | LW | July 1, 2021 | 8 | 0 | Academy | 3 August 2019 | Free | 30 June 2023 | ||||
Danny Cashman | FW | Crawley | July 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 August 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||
Left before the end of the season | |||||||||||||
11 | Bright Enobakhare | FW | Benin City | July 1, 2021 | 18 | 6 | East Bengal | 12 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2023 | |||
Brandon Mason | LB | Westminster | July 1, 2021 | 46 | 0 | Watford | 6 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2022 | ||||
Wesley Jobello | RW | Gennevilliers | July 1, 2021 | 14 | 1 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2022 |
Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 41 | 1 | 42 | ||||
3 | DF | 27+2 | 2 | 31 | ||||
4 | DF | 24+5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |||
5 | DF | 35+2 | 37 | |||||
6 | MF | 8+8 | 16 | |||||
7 | MF | 0+9 | 0+2 | 1 | 12 | |||
8 | MF | 29+9 | 1+1 | 1 | 41 | |||
9 | FW | 11+16 | 0+1 | 0+1 | 29 | |||
10 | MF | 43+2 | 1+1 | 47 | ||||
13 | GK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
14 | MF | 33+2 | 2 | 37 | ||||
15 | DF | 42+1 | 2 | 45 | ||||
16 | DF | 0+1 | 1 | |||||
17 | FW | 41+4 | 1+1 | 47 | ||||
18 | DF | 35+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 42 | |||
19 | FW | 4+15 | 1 | 20 | ||||
20 | DF | 23+6 | 1+1 | 31 | ||||
22 | DF | 1 | 1 | |||||
23 | DF | 26+3 | 1 | 30 | ||||
24 | FW | 17+7 | 1 | 25 | ||||
26 | MF | 8+3 | 1+1 | 1 | 14 | |||
27 | DF | 13+3 | 1 | 17 | ||||
28 | MF | 3+2 | 1+1 | 7 | ||||
29 | DF | 2+2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
30 | FW | 0+7 | 7 | |||||
31 | GK | |||||||
32 | MF | |||||||
34 | Ricardo Dinanga | MF | ||||||
35 | DF | 1 | 1 | |||||
36 | MF | 0+1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
38 | MF | 37+2 | 2 | 41 | ||||
40 | FW | |||||||
41 | FW | |||||||
43 | MF | |||||||
44 | Cian Tyler | GK | ||||||
45 | Aidan Finnegan | MF | ||||||
46 | DF | |||||||
49 | MF | |||||||
50 | DF | |||||||
MF | ||||||||
FW | ||||||||
Abel Alabi | DF | |||||||
Left before the end of the season | ||||||||
11 | FW | 1 | 1 | |||||
DF | ||||||||
MF |
Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | FW | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |||
24 | FW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
10 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
5 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
15 | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
18 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
19 | FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
38 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
4 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
14 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
20 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
30 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Totals | 60 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | MF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
10 | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
17 | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
20 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
14 | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
8 | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
4 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
9 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
24 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
1 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
6 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
7 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
18 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
23 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 42 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | MF | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |||
18 | DF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
3 | DF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
5 | DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
10 | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
14 | MF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
15 | DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
20 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
23 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
27 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
6 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
26 | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
1 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
17 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
28 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 76 | 6 | 0 | 82 |
Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
18 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | DF | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |||
6 | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
15 | DF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
24 | FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
8 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Totals | 46 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Opponents | Ground | Success | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | FW | 14 August 2021 | ||||||
24 | FW | 2 October 2021 | ||||||
24 | FW | 23 October 2021 | ||||||
24 | FW | 6 November 2021 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date suspended | Reason | Matches missed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | DF | 15 September 2021 | 1 red card | Millwall (A) Peterborough United (H) Luton Town (A) | |||
38 | MF | 28 October 2021 | 5 yellow cards | Fulham (H) | |||
18 | DF | 2 October 2021 | 5 yellow cards | Blackburn Rovers (A) | |||
24 | FW | 8 October 2021 | Breach of FA Rule E3[13] | Blackburn Rovers (A) Preston North End (A) | |||
18 | DF | 6 November 2021 | 1 red card | Sheffield United (A) | |||
38 | MF | 12 February 2022 | 10 yellow cards | Cardiff City (A) Barnsley (H) | |||
23 | DF | 26 February 2022 | 1 red card | Swansea City (A) Luton Town (H) |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Match | Stats | Caps | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | FW | 9 October 2021 | sub on (90+1)[14] | 3 | ||||
17 | FW | 12 October 2021 | sub on (87)[15] | 4 | ||||
17 | FW | 5 June 2022 | sub on (66)[16] | 5 | ||||
17 | FW | 9 June 2022 | sub on (86)[17] | 6 | ||||
17 | FW | 12 June 2022 | Norway 3–2 Sweden | sub on (59), goal (90+5)[18] | 7 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award | Ref | |
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17 | FW | 9 August 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [19] | |||
1 | GK | 19 August 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [20] | |||
14 | MF | 23 August 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [21] | |||
1 | GK | 13 September 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [22] | |||
23 | DF | 13 September 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
17 | FW | 3 October 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [23] | |||
7 November 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [24] | |||||
20 | DF | 30 November 2021 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [25] | |||
24 | FW | 16 January 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [26] | |||
15 | DF | 20 February 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [27] | |||
38 | MF | 24 February 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [28] | |||
13 March 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [29] | |||||
10 | MF | 13 March 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
17 | FW | 13 March 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
38 | MF | 13 March 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
13 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [30] | |||||
17 | FW | 13 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
38 | MF | 13 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
4 | DF | 16 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [31] | |||
14 | MF | 16 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
38 | MF | 16 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | ||||
13 | GK | 26 April 2022 | EFL Championship Team of the Week | [32] |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | MF | 24 April 2022 | [33] | ||||
17 | FW | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Top Goalscorer | [34] | |||
14 | MF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Family Zone Player of the Year | ||||
36 | MF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Academy Player of the Season | ||||
18 | DF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Young Player of the Season | ||||
30 | FW | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Development Player of the Year | ||||
6 | MF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Community Player of the Year | ||||
6 | MF | 7 May 2022 | PFA Community Champion of the Season | ||||
Suzette Johnson | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Michelle Ridley Award | |||||
10 | MF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC JSB Player of the Year | ||||
26 | MF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Goal of the Season | ||||
17 | FW | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Players' Player of the Season | ||||
38 | MF | 7 May 2022 | CCFC Player of the Season |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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1 July 2021 | Undisclosed | [35] | |||||
2 July 2021 | Free transfer | [36] | |||||
3 July 2021 | Free transfer | [37] | |||||
9 July 2021 | Ricardo Dinanga | Free transfer | [38] | ||||
9 July 2021 | Undisclosed | [39] | |||||
13 July 2021 | Free transfer | [40] | |||||
17 July 2021 | Free transfer | [41] | |||||
6 August 2021 | Free transfer | [42] | |||||
31 August 2021 | Undisclosed | [43] | |||||
1 January 2022 | Abel Alabi | Undisclosed | [44] | ||||
17 January 2022 | Free transfer | [45] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
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30 July 2021 | End of season | [46] | |||||
13 August 2021 | End of season | [47] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 July 2021 | 11 January 2022 | [48] | |||||
6 August 2021 | End of season | [49] | |||||
6 August 2021 | End of season | ||||||
12 August 2021 | End of season | [50] | |||||
11 January 2022 | End of season | [51] | |||||
11 January 2022 | End of season | [52] | |||||
18 January 2022 | End of season | [53] | |||||
26 January 2022 | End of season | [54] | |||||
31 January 2022 | End of season | [55] | |||||
1 February 2022 | End of season | [56] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 June 2021 | Undisclosed | [57] | |||||
29 June 2021 | Undisclosed | [58] | |||||
30 June 2021 | Released | [59] | |||||
30 June 2021 | Released | ||||||
30 June 2021 | Released | [60] | |||||
30 June 2021 | Daniel Lafferty | Released | [61] [62] | ||||
30 June 2021 | Joe Newton | Released | [63] | ||||
30 June 2021 | Released | [64] | |||||
30 June 2021 | Released | [65] | |||||
30 June 2021 | Released | [66] | |||||
6 July 2021 | Mutual Consent | [67] [68] | |||||
31 August 2021 | Mutual Consent | [69] [70] | |||||
1 November 2021 | Mutual Consent | [71] | |||||
26 November 2021 | Thierry Katsukunya | Undisclosed | [72] | ||||
13 January 2022 | Mutual Consent | [73] |