Coventry United F.C.
Coventry United Football Club is an English association football club based in Coventry in the West Midlands. The team competes in the Midland League Premier Division (the 9th highest tier in English football) after being promoted at the end of the 2015–16 season.
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| Full name | Coventry United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red and Greens | ||
| Founded | 1 July 2013 | ||
| Ground | Butts Park Arena, Coventry (Groundshare at Coventry R.F.C.) | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 (3,000 seats) | ||
| Chairman | Joe Haggarty | ||
| Manager | Terry Anderson | ||
| League | Midland League Premier Division | ||
| 2019–20 | Midland League Premier Division (season abandoned) | ||
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The club was founded in 2013 by chairman Jason Kay along with three co-chairmen Jason Timms, Marcus Green and Pete Schofield and Club secretary Graham Wood following a takeover of Coventry Spartans in reaction to Coventry City moving from the Ricoh Arena to Northampton to play at Sixfields Stadium.[1] Edwin Greaves had been in charge at the club since its formation until Spring 2016, when he was replaced by current manager Terry Anderson.
On 4 July 2015, the club announced the takeover of Coventry City Ladies F.C, rebranding the ladies side Coventry United Ladies F.C.[2]
History
- 2013 – The club is founded by four friends after the problems surrounding local club Coventry City.
- 2014 – Coventry United defeat Polesworth 28–0[3]
- 2014 - Coventry United win promotion from the Midland Football League Division Three after finishing 2nd place.
- 2015 – In April, Coventry United were crowned champions of the Midland Football League Division Two with six league games remaining.[4]
- 2015 - In July, the club announced the takeover of Coventry City Ladies Football Club, re-branding the Woman's Premier League side as Coventry United Ladies Football Club.
- 2016 - Again in April, the team win the Midland Football League Division One, gaining promotion to the Midland Football League Premier Division.
- 2016 - In October, Coventry United won the "Club of the Year" award at the Coventry & Warwickshire Sports Awards. They were also runners up in the "Team of the Year" category.
Colours
Coventry United's home kit is made up from the city's civic colours. The shirt is a dark red Adidas designed top that prominently features the logo of the current club sponsors "Graham The Plumbers' Merchant"[5] on the front. The shorts and socks are the same shade of dark green. The club's away strip is a full white strip which is also sponsored by Graham The Plumbers' Merchant.
At the start of the 2014–15 season, Coventry unveiled their third kit for the season which is a full sky blue strip that references local professional club Coventry City.
Ladies
On 4 July 2015, Coventry City Ladies F.C. announced that they will merge with Coventry United and be rebranded as Coventry United Ladies F.C. from the beginning of the 2015–16 Women's Premier League season.[6]
The move means that the team will play in Coventry United Men's team colours, also the cities civic colours, red and green rather than Coventry City's sky blue. They will also continue playing home games at The Bedworth Oval.[7] The clubs were keen to point out that the ladies team will still be independently run, with its own board of directors.
Backroom staff and club officials
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
 Terry Anderson |
Manager |
| Luke Morton |
Assistant Manager |
| Harry Barnes |
Goalkeeper Coach |
| Daniel White |
Physio |
| Graham Wood |
Club Secretary |
Seasons
| Year[8] | League | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer(s) | Goals | FA Cup | FA Vase | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Midland Combination Div. Two | 12 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 105 | 33 | +72 | 68 | 2nd of 16 Promoted as runners-up |
Daniel Stokes Brian Ndlovu Nathan Stoute |
26 17 8 |
not eligible | not eligible | not enough data |
| 2014–15 | Midland League Div. Two | 11 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 40 | +57 | 70 | 1st of 16 Promoted as champions |
Daniel Stokes Joshua Blake Sean Kavanagh |
24 17 10 |
not eligible | not eligible | 97 |
| 2015–16 | Midland League Div. One | 10 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 123 | 33 | +90 | 100 | 1st of 20 Promoted as champions |
Joshua O'Grady Matthew Brown Chris Cox |
29 15 15 |
DNP | not eligible | 98 |
| 2016–17 | Midland League Premier Div. | 9 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 62 | 8th of 22 | Kai Williams Chris Cox Joshua O'Grady |
14 12 11 |
QR1 | 1st Round | 100 |
| 2017-18 | Midland League Premier Div. | 9 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 80 | 77 | +3 | 61 | 8th of 22 | Shaq McDonald Craig Reid Mitchell Piggon Lewis Rankin |
13 10 9 9 |
EP1 | 3rd Round | 229 |
Records and honours
Club honours
- Midland Football League Division One
- Winners: 2015–16
- Midland Football League Division Two
- Winners: 2014–15
- Midland Football League Division Three
- Runners-Up: 2013–14
- Presidents Cup
- Winners: 2014–15
- Birmingham FA Challenge Vase
- Runners-Up: 2013–14
Team Records
- Biggest league win: Coventry United 28–0 Polesworth (17 April 2014)
- Biggest league loss: Quorn 7-1 Coventry United (16 April 2018)
- Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 25 matches (8 November 2014 – 4 May 2015)
- Longest unbeaten run (league only): 21 matches (4 October 2014 – 4 May 2015)
- Most clean sheets in a row (all competitions): 6 (19 April 2016 – 7 August 2016)
- Most clean sheets in a row (league only) : 8 (19 April 2016 – 23 August 2016)
Player Records
- Most club appearances (all competitions): 179 (Chris Cox)
- Most club appearances (league only): 146 (Chris Cox)
- Top club goalscorer (all competitions): 60 (Joshua O'Grady)
- Top club goalscorer (league only): 42 (Joshua O'Grady, Chris Cox, Daniel Stokes)
- First competitive goal for the club: Stefan McGrath (10 October 2013)
- Most goals scored in one game by a single player: 6 (Daniel Stokes (Coventry United 28–0 Polesworth; 17 April 2014))
References
- http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11710/8813931/coventry-city-to-play-home-matches-at-northamptons-sixfields-stadium
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/sky-blues-protest-club-coventry-7005747
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-united-fc-promoted-second-9010109
- http://www.channelgraham.co.uk/content/graham_scores_with_coventry_united#.V--4oOArI2x
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/
- "Midland Football League". full-time.thefa.com. 21 August 2016.