2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season

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	Third round; vs Tottenham Hotspur
League Cup	Third 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
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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.

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.^[44]
18 – Joe Murphy and Carl Baker were named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following their performances against Bury.^[45]

March:

1 – Club placed under transfer embargo for failing to file accounts.^[46]
4 – Deputy Chairman John Clarke resigned from Coventry City Football Club's Board.^[47]
6 – Coventry City were granted permission to speak to Falkirk manager Steven Pressley about the vacant managerial position.^[48]
8 – Steven Pressley was unveiled as the new Coventry City manager.^[49]
11 – Leon Clarke was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following his performance against Scunthorpe United.^[50]
20 – Cyrus Christie was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following his performance versus Hartlepool United/^[51]
21 – SISU place non-operating subsidiary Coventry City Football Club Ltd into administration.^[52]
23 – All Coventry City staff based at Ricoh Arena are moved out and club shop stock removed.^[53]
28 – Leon Clarke and Carl Baker were named in the Official Football League League One top 10 players of the 2012–13 season.^[54]
28 – An agreement is made between SISU and ACL for remaining 3 league games to be played at Ricoh Arena.^[55]
28 – Coventry City are deducted 10 points by the Football League for entering administration.^[56]

April

4 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Doncaster Rovers.^[57]
4 – Coventry City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd appeal against the 10 points deduction against them.^[58]
8 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Brentford.^[59]
10 – Coventry City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd withdraw the appeal against the 10 points deduction against them.^[60]
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.^[61]
12 – Cian Harries and George Thomas play in 2–0 win for Wales Under-16 against Northern Ireland Under-16.^[62]
13 – George Thomas plays in 1–1 draw for Wales Under-16 against Faroe Islands Under-16.^[63]
14 – Cian Harries and George Thomas play in 2–0 win for Wales Under-16 against Iceland Under-16.^[64]

Squad details

Players info

As of 29 April 2013

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	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

Preseason friendlies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

League One

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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' (o.g.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 8,325 (2,268 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Graham Scott

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
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:

^ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.^[65]

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Goalscorers

No.	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
9	FW	Cody McDonald	3	0	1	0	4
14	FW	Stephen Elliott	4	0	0	0	4
10	MF	John Fleck	3	0	0	0	3
16	MF	Adam Barton	3	0	0	0	3
17	FW	Callum Ball	0	1	1	1	3
21	DF	Cyrus Christie	2	1	0	0	3
24	DF	Richard Wood	3	0	0	0	3
		Own Goal	1	0	0	2	3
11	MF	Gary McSheffrey	1	1	0	0	2
12	MF	Steve Jennings	0	1	0	1	2
15	MF	Kevin Kilbane	0	0	2	0	2
38	MF	James Bailey	2	0	0	0	2
3	DF	Chris Hussey	0	0	0	1	1
20	FW	Callum Wilson	1	0	0	0	1
25	DF	William Edjenguélé	1	0	0	0	1

Assists

No.	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
11	MF	Gary McSheffrey	7	0	1	0	8
8	MF	Carl Baker	4	0	1	1	6
32	MF	Franck Moussa	3	1	0	1	5
38	MF	James Bailey	4	0	0	1	5
10	MF	John Fleck	4	0	0	0	4
2	DF	Jordan Clarke	2	0	0	0	2
9	FW	Cody McDonald	2	0	0	0	2
21	DF	Cyrus Christie	2	0	0	0	2
31	FW	David McGoldrick	2	0	0	0	2
39	DF	Blair Adams	2	0	0	0	2
1	GK	Joe Murphy	0	0	0	1	1
14	FW	Stephen Elliott	1	0	0	0	1
15	MF	Kevin Kilbane	0	0	1	0	1
16	MF	Adam Barton	1	0	0	0	1
17	FW	Callum Ball	1	0	0	0	1
19	FW	Roy O'Donovan	0	1	0	0	1
24	DF	Richard Wood	1	0	0	0	1
25	DF	William Edjenguélé	0	0	0	1	1
31	DF	Jordan Stewart	1	0	0	0	1
34	DF	Jamie Reckord	1	0	0	0	1

Yellow cards

No.	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^[16]
League One Team of the Week	1 October 2012	Joe Murphy^[23]
League One Team of the Week	1 October 2012	Reece Brown^[22]
League One Team of the Week	8 October 2012	Joe Murphy^[23]
League One Team of the Week	16 October 2012	David McGoldrick^[25]
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^[66]
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^[45]
League One Team of the Week	18 February 2013	Carl Baker^[45]
League One Team of the Week	11 March 2013	Leon Clarke^[50]
League One Team of the Week	20 March 2013	Cyrus Christie^[51]
League One Team of the Week	4 April 2013	Cyrus Christie^[57]
League One Team of the Week	8 April 2013	Carl Baker^[59]

CBS Goal of the Month

Award	Date announced	Player
August	12 September 2012	John Fleck vs. Accrington Stanley^[67]
September	17 October 2012	Ryan Haynes vs. Sheffield Wednesday U-18's^[68]
October	20 November 2012	David McGoldrick vs. A.F.C. Bournemouth^[69]
November	18 December 2012	Carl Baker vs. Hartlepool United^[70]
December	11 January 2013	Franck Moussa vs. Milton Keynes Dons^[71]
January	19 February 2013	James Bailey vs. Oldham Athletic^{[citation needed]}
February	13 March 2013	Leon Clarke vs. A.F.C. Bournemouth^[72]

End-of-season awards

Award	Winner
Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker^[73]
Young Player of the Season Award	Cyrus Christie
Players' Player of the Season Award	Carl Baker^[73]
Top Scorer Award	Carl Baker^[73]
Goal of the Season Award	Franck Moussa^[74]
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)^[54]
Manager's Top 10 Players of the Season	Carl Baker (9th)^[54]

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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External links

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

[table_hth_COV0.78303091311037-66] On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.^[65]

[1] "City draw Daggers away". CCFC Official Site. 14 June 2012.

[2] "First four fixtures!". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[3] "Club Statement". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[4] "Club Statement". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[5] "Sky to screen Stevenage game". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[6] "Club confirms Shaw arrival". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[7] "First day back!". CCFC Official Site. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[8] "Ernie Machin passes away". CCFC Official Site. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[9] "Squad numbers released". CCFC Official Site. 30 July 2012.

[10] Crowley, Kieran (31 July 2011). "City receive JPT grouping". CCFC Official Site.

[11] Crowley, Kieran (15 August 2012). "City draw Blues in the Capital One Cup". CCFC Official Site.

[12] Corden, Lee (16 August 2012). "Kilbane gets skipper's armband". CCFC Official Site.

[13] Corden, Lee (16 August 2012). "Clarke signs new contract". CCFC Official Site.

[14] "City get Burton in JPT 1st Round". CCFC Official Site. 18 August 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[autogenerated1-15] Connoll, Nick (26 August 2012). "Club part company with Thorn". CCFC Official Site.

[:3-16] "League 1 Team of the Week". The Football League. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

[17] Connoll, Nick (30 August 2012). "City face Gunners in Capital One Cup". CCFC Official Site.

[18] Connoll, Nick (8 September 2012). "Sky Blues to play York". CCFC Official Site.

[19] Corden, Lee (19 September 2012). "Robins becomes new City manager". CCFC Official Site.

[20] "SISU Agree Price For Ricoh Arena". Coventry MAD. 21 September 2012.

[21] Connoll, Nick (21 September 2012). "Taylor appointed first-team coach". CCFC Official Site.

[:2-22] "League 1 Team of the Week". The Football League. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

[UK-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

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[:1-25] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[26] Connoll, Nick. "Shaw leaves Sky Blues". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[27] Corden, Lee. "New physio joins City". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[Sky-28] Connoll, Nick. "Sky Blues draw Arlesey in FA Cup". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

[29] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[30] Crowley, Kieran. "McGoldrick awarded York goal in JPT". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[31] Connoll, Nick. "Sky Blues get Spurs away". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

[32] Crowley, Kieran. "Kevin Kilbane announces retirement". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[33] Connoll, Nick. "City get Bury or Preston in JPT". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[Christie,_Baker_&_McGoldrick-34] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

[35] Connoll, Nick. "JPT regional semi live on Sky". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[McGoldrick_TOW-36] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.

[McGoldrick_PFA_November-37] Connoll, Nick. "McGoldrick wins PFA award". CCFC Official Site. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[Elliott_TOW-38] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

[39] Connoll, Nick (11 January 2013). "City at home first for JPT area final". CCFC Official Site.

[Robins_MOM_DEC-40] "Robins named Manager of the Month". Football League. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.

[McGoldrick_POM_DEC-41] "McGoldrick named Player of the Month". Football League. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.

[Bailey_and_McSheffrey_TOW-42] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

[L._Clarke_TOW-43] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[44] "Huddersfield Town appoint Mark Robins as manager". BBC Sport. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[Murphy_and_Baker_TOW-45] "League 1 Team of the Week". Football League. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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[47] "Deputy Chairman resigns from the club". CCFC Official Site. 4 March 2013.

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