2007–08 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C.
Season 2007–08

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 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.

August:

September:

October:

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Matches

Pre-season friendlies






2007-08-14
Bedworth United 0 – 3 Coventry City
(Report) Simpson  16',  63'
Hildreth  86'
The Oval Ground, Bedworth

Championship

2007-08-11
15:00
Barnsley 1 – 4 Coventry City
Howard pen  9' (Report) McKenzie  6'
Kyle  50'
Gray  65'
Mifsud  90'
Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 12,616
Referee: Scott Mathieson

2007-08-18
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 1 Hull City
McKenzie  51' (Report) Barmby  62'
Ricketts Red card 68'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Barry Knight

2007-08-25
15:00
Cardiff City 0 – 1 Coventry City
(Report) Tabb  23'
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

2007-09-01
17:20
Coventry City 2 – 1 Preston North End
Adebola  80'
Doyle  85'
(Report) Agyemang  16'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,551
Referee: Anthony Taylor

2007-09-15
15:00
Coventry City 0 – 3 Bristol City
(Report) McIndoe  15'
Konstantopoulos og  74'
Byfield  90'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 21,538
Referee: Phil Joslin

2007-09-18
20:00
Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Coventry City
Green  26' (Report) Best  87'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy Woolmer

2007-09-22
17:20
Ipswich Town 4 – 1 Coventry City
De Vos  10'
Couñago  24',  57'
Walters  40'
(Report) S. Hughes  69'
Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 18,840
Referee: Trevor Kettle

2007-09-29
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 1 Charlton Athletic
Mifsud  84' (Report) Sam  15'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 19,021
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

2007-10-02
19:45
Coventry City 3 – 1 Blackpool
Doyle pen  44'
Mifsud  69'
Simpson  86'
(Report) Morrell  32'
Gorkšs Red card 81'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Mike Thorpe


2007-10-20
15:00
Plymouth Argyle 1 – 0 Coventry City
Martin  16' (Report)
Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Keith Hill

2007-10-23
19:45
Coventry City 0 – 3 Watford
(Report) Johnson  30'
King  42'
Henderson  46'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Lee Probert

2007-10-27
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 0 Colchester United
Mifsud  81' (Report) Sheringham Red card 90'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Rayford Lee

2007-11-03
15:00
Stoke City 1 – 3 Coventry City
Lawrence  72' (Report) Mifsud  58',  79'
Adebola  53'
Britannia Stadium, Stoke
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Andre Marriner

2007-11-06
20:00
Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Coventry City
Buzsáky  50' (Report) Mifsud  61'
Kyle  90'
Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Anthony Bates

2007-11-12
19:45
Coventry City 0 – 4 West Bromwich Albion
Mifsud Red card 11' (Report) Robinson  56'
Teixeira  58',  73'
Koren  90'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,566
Referee: Phil Dowd

2007-11-24
15:00
Norwich City 2 – 0 Coventry City
Chadwick  34'
Cureton  77'
(Report)
Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,590
Referee: Andy D'Urso

2007-11-24
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 1 Scunthorpe United
Doyle pen  51' (Report) Cork  68'
Murphy Red card 49'
Youga Red card 84'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 14,036
Referee: Mike Jones

2007-12-01
15:00
Coventry City 0 – 1 Sheffield United
(Report) Armstrong  62'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 20,355
Referee: Colin Webster

2007-12-04
19:45
West Bromwich Albion 2 – 4 Coventry City
Bednář  52'
Brunt  65'
Robinson Red card 71'
(Report) Best  6', 83'
Mifsud  11', 86'
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance: 20,641
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

2007-12-15
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 1 Southampton
Tabb  19' (Report) Wright-Phillips  59'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

2007-12-22
15:00
Blackpool 4 – 0 Coventry City
Hoolahan pen  28'
Flynn  65'
Gorkšs  72'
Vernon  88'
(Report) Kyle Red card 31'
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Anthony Taylor

2007-12-26
15:00
Coventry City 0 – 2 Crystal Palace
(Report) Morrison  47'
Ifill  88'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud

2007-12-29
17:20
Coventry City 2 – 1 Ipswich Town
Gray  11'
Adebola  64'
(Report) Haynes  42'
Miller Red card 86'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: Iain Williamson

2008-01-01
15:00
Bristol City 2 – 1 Coventry City
Byfield  5'
Elliott  67'
(Report) Adebola  72'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 15,899
Referee: Paul Taylor


2008-01-19
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 2 Burnley
Doyle  26'
Kyle Red card 56'
(Report) Akinbiyi  10'
Blake  68'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,347
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

2008-01-29
19:45
Hull City 1 – 0 Coventry City
Folan  90' (Report)
KC Stadium, Hull
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Clive Oliver

2008-02-02
15:00
Coventry City 4 – 0 Barnsley
Best  37',  84'
Gray  70'
Tabb  75'
(Report)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 16,449
Referee: Mike Russell

2008-02-09
15:00
Preston North End 1 – 0 Coventry City
St Ledger  21' (Report)
Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 11,857
Referee: Mike Pike

2008-02-12
19:45
Coventry City 0 – 0 Cardiff City
(Report)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Danny McDermid

2008-02-23
15:00
Coventry City 2 – 0 Leicester City
Ward pen  32'
Best  79'
(Report)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 23,129
Referee: Keith Stroud

2008-02-26
19:45
Burnley 2 – 0 Coventry City
McCann  20'
Caldwell  85'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,779
Referee: Anthony Bates

2008-03-01
15:00
Scunthorpe United 2 – 1 Coventry City
Paterson  15'
Cork  66'
(Report) Thornton pen  21'
Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Steve Bratt


2008-03-08
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 0 Norwich City
Tabb  6' (Report) Doherty Red card 53'
Russell Red card 85'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Paul Taylor

2008-03-11
19:45
Sheffield United 2 – 1 Coventry City
Sharp  69'
Speed  78'
(Report) Ward pen  81'
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,864
Referee: Trevor Kettle


2008-03-22
15:00
Southampton 0 – 0 Coventry City
(Report)
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 22,014
Referee: Clive Penton

2008-03-29
15:00
Coventry City 3 – 1 Plymouth Argyle
Doyle  37',  43'
Tabb  65'
(Report) MacLean  81'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,775
Referee: Richard Beeby

2008-04-01
19:45
Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 1 Coventry City
Wood  90' (Report) Hines  82'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 21,110
Referee: Graham Laws

2008-04-05
15:00
Watford 2 – 1 Coventry City
Ellington  7'
Smith  79'
(Report) Best  59'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 17,188
Referee: Darren Deadman

2008-04-12
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 2 Stoke City
Ward pen  31' (Report) Fuller pen  55'
Lawrence  79'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 20,249
Referee: Uriah Rennie

2008-04-19
15:00
Colchester United 1 – 5 Coventry City
Vernon  17' (Report) Best  48'
Fox  51'
Ward pen  78', pen 90'
Doyle  80'
Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Colin Webster

2008-04-26
15:00
Coventry City 1 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ward  18' (Report) Ebanks-Blake pen  53'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 27,992
Referee: Paul Armstrong

2008-05-04
14:00
Charlton Athletic 4 – 1 Coventry City
Varney  4'
Gray  19'
Basey  48'
Powell  86'
(Report) Mifsud  20'
The Valley, Charlton
Attendance: 26,130
Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

2007-08-14
19:45
Coventry City 3 – 0 Notts County
Adebola  47'
Best  67'
Simpson  78'
(Report)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Rayford Lee

2007-08-28
19:45
Carlisle United 0 – 2 Coventry City
(Report) Mifsud  21',  56'
Brunton Park, Carlisle
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Jonathan Moss

2007-09-26
20:00
Manchester United 0 – 2 Coventry City
(Report) Mifsud  27',  70'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 74,055
Referee: Mark Halsey

2007-10-30
19:45
Coventry City 1 – 2 West Ham United
Tabb  68' (Report) Hall og  72'
Cole  90'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 23,968
Referee: Rob Styles

FA Cup


2008-01-05
15:00
Blackburn Rovers 1 – 4 Coventry City
Bentley  85' (Report) Mifsud  34',  90'
Ward pen  64'
Adebola  83'
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Lee Probert

2008-01-26
15:00
Coventry City 2 – 1 Millwall
S. Hughes  16'
Mifsud  52'
(Report) Simpson  42'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Nigel Miller

2008-02-16
15:00
Coventry City 0 – 5 West Bromwich Albion
Doyle Red card 48' (Report) Brunt  12'
Bednář  59', pen 69'
Miller  76'
Gera  78'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 28,163
Referee: Mark Halsey

Season statistics

Starts and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 23 0 21 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Netherlands Arjan De Zeeuw 18 0 16 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF England Marcus Hall 19 0 17 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Wales Rob Page 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF England Daniel Fox 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Elliott Ward 40 7 35 6 2 0 3 1
6 MF England Stephen Hughes 36 2 32 1 3 0 1 1
7 MF England Wayne Andrews (on loan to Leeds United & Bristol Rovers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle 49 7 42 7 4 0 3 0
9 FW Nigeria Dele Adebola 19 6 15 4 2 1 2 1
9 FW England Zavon Hines (on loan from West Ham United) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Kevin Kyle 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall (on loan to St Mirren) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Netherlands Ellery Cairo 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW England Leon McKenzie 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
16 MF England Isaac Osbourne 44 0 37 0 4 0 3 0
17 FW Malta Michael Mifsud 40 17 34 10 3 4 3 3
18 DF Scotland David McNamee 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF England Stuart Giddings (on loan to Oldham Athletic) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb 46 6 40 5 3 1 3 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Best 34 9 29 8 3 1 2 0
23 GK Australia Danny Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Robbie Simpson 12 2 10 1 1 1 1 0
25 MF England Julian Gray 23 3 20 3 2 0 1 0
26 DF England Scott Dann 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Northern Ireland Michael Hughes 18 0 16 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF England Gary Borrowdale 25 0 20 0 3 0 2 0
29 MF England Kevin Thornton 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0
30 MF England Liam Davis 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW England Donovan Simmonds (on loan to Gillingham) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel (on loan from Manchester City) 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK England Andy Marshall 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0
34 DF England Ben Turner 22 0 19 0 2 0 1 0
35 MF England Lee Hildreth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF England Liam Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Wales Richard Duffy (on loan from Portsmouth) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

Goalscorers

NameChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotal
Mifsud, MichaelMichael Mifsud1043 17
Best, LeonLeon Best810 9
Ward, ElliottElliott Ward601 7
Doyle, MichaelMichael Doyle700 7
Tabb, JayJay Tabb510 6
Adebola, DeleDele Adebola411 6
Gray, JulianJulian Gray300 3
Simpson, RobbieRobbie Simpson110 2
McKenzie, LeonLeon McKenzie200 2
Kyle, KevinKevin Kyle200 2
Hughes, StephenStephen Hughes101 1
Thornton, KevinKevin Thornton100 1
Hines, ZavonZavon Hines100 1
Fox, DanielDaniel Fox100 1

Yellow cards

NameChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotal
Best, LeonLeon Best1010 11
Doyle, MichaelMichael Doyle701 8
Ward, ElliottElliott Ward700 7
Hughes, StephenStephen Hughes700 7
Osbourne, IsaacIsaac Osbourne510 6
De Zeeuw, ArjanArjan De Zeeuw600 6
Fox, DanielDaniel Fox500 5
Tabb, JayJay Tabb400 4
Mifsud, MichaelMichael Mifsud400 4
Simpson, RobbieRobbie Simpson300 3
McNamee, DavidDavid McNamee300 3
Kyle, KevinKevin Kyle300 3
Dann, ScottScott Dann300 3
Borrowdale, GaryGary Borrowdale300 3
Adebola, DeleDele Adebola210 3
Thornton, KevinKevin Thornton200 2
Hughes, MichaelMichael Hughes200 2
Davis, LiamLiam Davis200 2
Cairo, ElleryEllery Cairo200 2
Turner, BenBen Turner200 2
McKenzie, LeonLeon McKenzie100 1
Hall, MarcusMarcus Hall100 1
Gray, JulianJulian Gray001 1
Duffy, RichardRichard Duffy100 1

Red cards

NameChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotal
Kyle, KevinKevin Kyle200Red card 2
Doyle, MichaelMichael Doyle100Red card 1
Mifsud, MichaelMichael Mifsud100Red card 1

Transfers

Transfers In

Player From Date Fee
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[14]
Netherlands Arjan De Zeeuw Wigan Athletic 30 June 2007 Free[15]
Netherlands Ellery Cairo Hertha Berlin 30 June 2007 Free[15]
England Donovan Simmonds Charlton Athletic 1 July 2007 Free[16]
England Robbie Simpson Cambridge United 1 July 2007 £40,000[17]
England Leon Best Southampton 6 July 2007 £650,000[18]
England Gary Borrowdale Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 £400,000[18]
Northern Ireland Michael Hughes Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 Free[19]
England Julian Gray Birmingham City 10 July 2007 Free[20]
England Daniel Fox Walsall 28 January 2008 Undisclosed[21]
England Scott Dann Walsall 1 February 2008 Undisclosed[22]

Transfers Out

Player To Date Fee
England Arran Lee-Barrett Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[14]
England Andrew Whing Brighton & Hove Albion 7 June 2007 Free[23]
Senegal Khalilou Fadiga K.A.A. Gent 1 July 2007 Free
New Zealand Che Bunce Waikato FC 1 July 2007 Free[24]
Scotland Don Hutchison Luton Town 26 July 2007 Free[25]
Scotland Colin Cameron Milton Keynes Dons 1 August 2007 Free[26]
England Cameron Belford Bury 10 August 2007 Free[27]
England Ryan Lynch Crewe Alexandra 17 August 2007 Free[28]
England Andrew Gooding Rushden & Diamonds 1 January 2008 Free[29]
Wales Rob Page Huddersfield Town 21 January 2008 Free[30]
Nigeria Dele Adebola Bristol City 31 January 2008 Undisclosed[31]

Loans In

Player From Date From Date Till
Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Manchester City 13 March 2008 5 May 2008[32]
Wales Richard Duffy Portsmouth 21 March 2008 6 April 2008[33]
England Zavon Hines West Ham United 27 March 2008 5 May 2008[34]

Loans Out

Player To Date From Date Till
England Stuart Giddings Oldham Athletic 10 August 2007 1 January 2008[35]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall St Mirren 31 August 2007 2 December 2007[36]
England Andrew Gooding Burton Albion 31 August 2007 18 November 2007[37]
England Wayne Andrews Leeds United 1 October 2007 1 November 2007[38]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Nottingham Forest 25 March 2008 29 March 2008[39]
Scotland Kevin Kyle Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 January 2008 20 April 2008[40]
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins Chesterfield 27 March 2008 4 May 2008[41]
England Wayne Andrews Bristol Rovers 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[42]
England Donovan Simmonds Gillingham 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[43]

Kit profile

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Cassidy Group

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References

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  2. "Tribunal sets fee for Best move". BBC Sport. 2008-09-25.
  3. "Tribunal decides Borrowdale fee". BBC Sport. 2008-09-26.
  4. "Coventry saved by late takeover". BBC Sport. 2008-12-14.
  5. "Robinson steps down". BBC Sport. 2008-10-10.
  6. "Coventry under transfer embargo". BBC Sport. 2008-10-23.
  7. "Sky Blues chief Fletcher resigns". BBC Sport. 2008-10-05.
  8. "Sky Blues able to wheel and deal". BBC Sport. 2008-01-17.
  9. "Dowie sacked as Coventry manager". BBC Sport. 2008-02-11.
  10. "Coleman unveiled as Coventry boss". BBC Sport. 2008-02-19.
  11. "England call-up for Coventry duo". BBC Sport. 2008-03-19.
  12. "Tabb top of Coventry fans poll". BBC Sport. 2008-04-23.
  13. "Charlton 4-1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2008-05-04.
  14. 1 2 "Coventry capture Konstantopoulos". BBC Sport. 2007-05-25.
  15. 1 2 "Coventry sign De Zeeuw and Cairo". BBC Sport. 2007-06-30.
  16. "Simmonds clinches move". CCFC Official Site. 2007-06-04.
  17. "Cambridge star to join Coventry". BBC Sport. 2007-07-01.
  18. 1 2 "Coventry sign Best and Borrowdale". BBC Sport. 2007-07-06.
  19. "Coventry move to snap up Hughes". BBC Sport. 2007-07-06.
  20. "Coventry sign Birmingham's Gray". BBC Sport. 2007-07-10.
  21. "Daniel Fox set to sign for Coventry City today". Coventry Telegraph. 2008-01-28.
  22. "Coventry sign Dann from Walsall". BBC Sport. 2008-01-01.
  23. "Seagulls take Whing permanently". BBC Sport. 2007-06-07.
  24. "Coventry trio told they can leave". BBC Sport. 2007-04-13.
  25. "Midfielder Hutchison joins Luton". BBC Sport. 2007-07-26.
  26. "Veteran Cameron seals Dons move". BBC Sport. 2007-08-01.
  27. "Bury snap up Richardson & Belford". BBC Sport. 2007-08-12.
  28. "Crewe set to sign Abbey and Lynch". BBC Sport. 2007-07-30.
  29. "Rushden sign Corcoran and Brown". BBC Sport. 2007-02-01.
  30. "Huddersfield complete Page swoop". BBC Sport. 2007-01-21.
  31. "Bristol City sign striker Adebola". BBC Sport. 2007-01-31.
  32. "Schmeichel joins Sky Blues". Sky Sports. 2008-03-13.
  33. "Duffy returns to Coventry". Sky Sports. 2008-03-21.
  34. "Coventry sign Hines as trio leave". BBC Sport. 2008-03-27.
  35. "Sky Blues loan Giddings to Oldham". BBC Sport. 2007-08-10.
  36. "Buddies complete Birchall signing". BBC Sport. 2007-08-31.
  37. "Halifax sign Burton striker Shaw". BBC Sport. 2007-08-31.
  38. "Leeds recruit Andrews & De Vries". BBC Sport. 2007-10-01.
  39. "Forest swoop for Coventry keeper". BBC Sport. 2008-03-25.
  40. "Kyle joins Wolves from Coventry". BBC Sport. 2008-01-30.
  41. "Chesterfield make triple signing". BBC Sport. 2008-03-27.
  42. "Rovers make double loan signing". BBC Sport. 2007-03-27.
  43. "Simmonds signs on loan for Gills". BBC Sport. 2007-03-27.

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