140th season in existence of Coventry City FC
Coventry City 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 140th season in the history of Coventry City and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship . The club participated in the Championship , the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup .
Pre-season and friendlies
On 1 June, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Exeter City .[ 1] A day later, a second pre-season trip was confirmed, to Milton Keynes Dons .[ 2] A third friendly was also added to the schedule, against Forest Green Rovers .[ 3] A week later, a fourth fixture was confirmed, against Shrewsbury Town .[ 4]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
Matchday 1
9th
42
17
12
13
66
52
+14
0 40.48
FA Cup
Third round
Semi Final
6
4
1
1
22
9
+13
0 66.67
EFL Cup
First round
First round
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Total
49
21
13
15
89
63
+26
0 42.86
Last updated: 21 April 2023
Source: Soccerway
Championship
League table
Source:
EFL official website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[ 5]
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
17
13
16
70
59
+11
64
9
8
6
36
27
+9
8
5
10
34
32
+2
Results 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 39 40 41 42 43 381 45 442 46 Ground A H A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H H A A H A H H Result L W D D D D L D W W D L L L L D W W L W D D W W D W W W D L W D W L L W W W L W L L L D L L Position 16 11 10 12 14 15 17 18 14 13 13 16 20 20 20 20 20 15 17 15 14 15 15 13 12 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = PostponedNotes:
1 Matchday 38 (vs Hull City ) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.
2 Matchday 44 (vs Ipswich Town ) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.
Matches
The League fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023. Coventry's first fixture was an away fixture at King Power Stadium for a Sky Sports televised game against newly-relegated Leicester [ 6]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Coventry entered in the third round and were drawn at home against Oxford United .[ 13] [ 14] In the fourth round, they were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday . In the fifth round, they were drawn at home against Maidstone United .[ 15] [ 16] A trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers was confirmed in the quarter-finals.[ 17] Coventry were knocked out of the competition away to eventual winner Manchester United in the semifinal.[ 18]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Coventry were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon in the first round.[ 19]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Squad details
As of 16 May 2024
* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2023–24 season.
Appearances
Correct as of 4 May 2024
Goalscorers
Correct as of 4 May 2024
Assists
Correct as of 4 May 2024
Yellow cards
Correct as of 4 May 2024
Red cards
Correct as of 27 April 2024
Number
Nationality
Player
Position
Championship
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Total
15
Liam Kitching
DF
3
0
0
3
Totals
3
0
0
3
Captains
Correct as of 4 May 2024
Penalties awarded
Hat-tricks
Suspensions served
International appearances
Monthly & weekly awards
End-of-season awards
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
New contracts
Date
Position
Nationality
Player
Contract Length
Contract Type
Team
Ref.
2 June 2023
DF
Jack Burroughs
2 year (30 June 2025)
Contract Extension
First Team
[ 70]
5 June 2023
MF
Ryan Howley
2 year (30 June 2025)
Contract Extension
First Team
[ 71]
19 June 2023
MF
Marco Rus
2 year (30 June 2025)
Contract Extension
Academy
[ 72]
30 June 2023
MF
Liam Kelly
1 year (30 June 2024)
Contract Extension
First Team
[ 73]
20 July 2023
FW
Justin Obikwu
1 year (30 June 2024)
First professional contract
Academy
[ 74]
31 July 2023
MF
Isaac Moore
3 year (30 June 2026)
First professional contract
Academy
[ 75]
31 July 2023
MF
Evan Eghosa
2 year (30 June 2025)
First professional contract
Academy
[ 76]
9 August 2023
FW
Matt Godden
2 year (30 June 2025)
Contract Extension
First Team
[ 77]
12 January 2024
FW
Kai Andrews
2.5 year (30 June 2026)
First professional contract
Academy
[ 78]
12 January 2024
FW
Justin Obikwu
1.5 year (30 June 2025)
Contract Extension
Academy
[ 79]
Loans out
Transfers out
Notes
^ On 5 January, Ayari was recalled back to Brighton & Hove Albion, originally intended to be a season-long loan.[ 69]
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions