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1 History

When originally founded in 1883 by the employees of a bicycle company, the club was known by the name of that company, Singers. Ten years later, the club turned professional after a very successfull season in which three separate cups were won. In 1898, the club was renamed to Coventry City just prior to a move to new playing fields on the site of their present day stadium on Highfield Road.

Coventry City were elected into the Second Division of the Football League in 1919. They were never a notable team until a golden period in the club's history beginning in the early 1960s, symbolically beginning when a new sky blue coloured strip was introduced.

In 1959 they were promoted to Division Three. In 1964 they were Division Three Champions. Coventry were the Division Two Champions in 1967. The omens were not good however, as they narrowly avoided relegation in 1968, starting a trend that would continue for thirty years.

In 1987 they won the F.A. Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the final, after extra time (2-2 at full time).

After several relegation battles, and the sale of many top players (and the failure to replace them) they were relegated from the Premiership in the 2000-01 season. As a result, the club has suffered from large debts.

They are the only team in English football to have played in the Premier League, the old Division One, old Division Two, old Division Three, Division Three North, Division Three South and the old Division Four.

2 Stadium

Coventry City began playing at the site of their current stadium, Highfield Road, in 1899, although they didn't buy the freehold to the site until 1937. Their football ground has an interesting history. In 1940 it was bombed. In 1968, the main stand burnt down. The club will be moving to the new 32000-seat Jaguar Arena in the Foleshill area of the city at the start of the 2005-2006 season. The project will be funded largely by Coventry city council, and will include shopping facilities, a casino, exhibition halls and a concert venue.

3 Famous Players

• Ian St. John
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• Craig BellamyCraig Bellamy (born July 13, 1979 in Cardiff) is a Welsh international football player. He currently plays for Newcastle United, whom he joined in the summer of 2001 for £6,000,000. His previous clubs had been Norwich City (1997-2000) and Coventry City (2
• David BusstDavid Busst (born 30 June 1967) in Birmingham. He was an English footballer. He is most famous for a horrific career ending broken leg in a Premiership match in 1996 for Coventry City against Manchester United. It is alledged that Manchester United Goalke
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