2025–26 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2025–26 season
OwnerDoug King
ChairmanDoug King
ManagerFrank Lampard
StadiumCoventry Building Society Arena

The 2025–26 season was the 142nd season in the history of Coventry City Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 3 June, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly, away against Bristol Rovers.[1] Their second pre-season friendly was announced later that day, a home tie against La Liga side Real Betis.[2] On 4 July it was announced that Coventry City will face German Bundesliga team FC St. Pauli in their final pre-season game, a home friendly.[3] On 10 July Coventry City announced they would face AS Monaco of the Ligue 1 in a behind closed doors friendly on 16 July at St George's Park[4]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2025 Friendly Coventry City v AS Monaco Burton upon Trent
17:00 Stadium: St George's Park
27 July 2025 Friendly Bristol Rovers v Coventry City Bristol
19:00 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
30 July 2024 Friendly Coventry City v Real Betis Coventry
19:00 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
2 August 2024 Friendly Coventry City v St. Pauli Coventry
15:30 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 8 August 2025 8 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup TBC Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 11 August 2025 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 1 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. 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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 1 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced, with Coventry hosting Hull City on the opening weekend.[6]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Coventry City v Hull City Coventry
12:30 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
16 August 2025 2 Derby County v Coventry City Derby
12:30 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[7]
23 August 2025 3 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
30 August 2025 4 Oxford United v Coventry City Littlemore
15:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
13 September 2025 5 Coventry City v Norwich City Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
20 September 2025 6 Leicester City v Coventry City Leicester
12:30 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[7]
27 September 2025 7 Coventry City v Birmingham City Coventry
12:30 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[7]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As an EFL Championship side, Coventry entered the EFL Cup in the first round, where they were drawn at home against Luton Town on 25 June.[8]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Coventry City v Luton Town Coventry
19:45 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Date Pos Nat Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] LB Miguel Ángel Brau Granada Free [9]
1 July 2025 RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden Aston Villa £3,500,000 [10][11]
4 July 2025 GK Oscar Varney Fulham Free [12]
Expenditure: £3,500,000
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Granada expired

Loans in

Date Pos Nat Name From Until Ref.

Loans out

Date Pos Nat Name To Until Ref.
10 July 2025 CM Isaac Moore Forest Green Rovers 31 May 2026 [13]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat Name To Fee Ref.

Released / out of contract

Date Pos Nat Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 RB Jack Burroughs Northampton Town 1 July 2025 [14][15]
AM Jamie Paterson Plymouth Argyle [14][16]
CF Fábio Tavares Burton Albion [14][17]
CM Ryan Howley Bristol Rovers 8 July 2025 [14][18]
GK Luis Lines Norwich City 11 July 2025 [14][19]
FW Aston Ellard Unattached Released [14]
GK Dan Rachel Unattached Released [14]
DF Kain Ryan Unattached Released [14]
DF Jayden Smith Unattached Released [14]
GK Cian Tyler Unattached Released [14]

New contracts

Date Pos Nat Player Contracted until Ref.
28 May 2025 CM Jamie Allen 30 June 2026 [14]
28 May 2025 GK Luke Bell 30 June 2026 [14]
30 June 2025 CB Tristen Batanwi 30 June 2026 [20]
30 June 2025 CF Elliot Betjemann 30 June 2026 [20]
30 June 2025 CB Riccardo Di Trolio 30 June 2026 [20]
30 June 2025 CM Charlie Finney 30 June 2026 [20]
30 June 2025 CM Isaac Moore 30 June 2028 [21]
30 June 2025 RB Greg Sandiford 30 June 2026 [20]
30 June 2025 LW Rylie Siddall 30 June 2026 [20]
30 June 2025 AM Kai Yearn 30 June 2026 [20]
4 July 2025 LW Conrad Ambursley 30 June 2026 [22]
4 July 2025 CB Joshua Gordon 30 June 2026 [22]
4 July 2025 CM Jack James 30 June 2026 [22]
4 July 2025 CB David Mantle 30 June 2026 [22]
4 July 2025 CM Joseph McCallum 30 June 2026 [22]
4 July 2025 CM MacKenzie Stretton 30 June 2026 [22]

Squad Information

Squad details

No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) * Club apps * Club goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Oliver Dovin GK London (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 22) 30 0 Hammarby IF 19 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
13 Ben Wilson GK Stanley (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 32) 120 1 Bradford City 1 July 2019 Free Transfer 30 June 2027
40 Bradley Collins GK Southampton (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 28) 46 0 Barnsley 17 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
48 Luke Bell GK (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 21) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2027
Defenders
2 Luis Binks CB Gillingham (2001-09-02)2 September 2001 (aged 23) 48 1 Bologna 19 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
3 Jay Dasilva LB Luton (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 27) 79 0 Bristol City 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2027
4 Bobby Thomas CB Chester (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 24) 94 7 Burnley 22 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
15 Liam Kitching CB Harrogate (1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 25) 65 2 Barnsley 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB Birmingham (2002-10-22)22 October 2002 (aged 22) 0 0 Aston Villa 1 July 2025 £3,500,000 30 June 2029
21 Jake Bidwell LB Southport (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 32) 136 3 Swansea City 17 January 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2027
22 Joel Latibeaudiere CB Doncaster (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 25) 84 4 Swansea City 18 July 2023 Compensation 30 June 2027
27 Milan van Ewijk RB Amsterdam (2000-09-08)8 September 2000 (aged 24) 100 4 Heerenveen 27 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
33 Miguel Ángel Brau LB Cartagena (2001-12-27)27 December 2001 (aged 23) 0 0 Granada 1 July 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2029
50 Riccardo Di Trolio CB Camden (2005-08-14)14 August 2005 (aged 19) 0 0 St Albans City 26 January 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
51 Harvey Broad LB (2005-09-01)1 September 2005 (aged 19) 0 0 Chatham Town 11 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
53 Greg Sandiford RB Luton (2005-05-07)7 May 2005 (aged 20) 0 0 Cambridge United 3 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Midfielders
5 Jack Rudoni CM Carshalton (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 24) 50 10 Huddersfield Town 20 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
6 Matt Grimes CM Exeter (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 29) 18 2 Swansea City 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto RW Tokyo (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 28) 80 11 KV Oostende 10 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
8 Jamie Allen CM Rochdale (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 30) 175 11 Burton Albion 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
10 Ephron Mason-Clark LW Lambeth (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 25) 34 6 Peterborough United 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
14 Ben Sheaf DM Dartford (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 27) 176 9 Arsenal 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
17 Raphael LW Maastricht (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 21) 5 0 Macarthur 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
28 Josh Eccles CM Coventry (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 25) 162 5 Academy 1 July 2018 — 30 June 2028
29 Victor Torp CM Lemvig (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 25) 61 7 Sarpsborg 11 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
Forwards
9 Ellis Simms CF Oldham (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 24) 99 26 Everton 7 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
11 Haji Wright FW Los Angeles (1998-03-27)27 March 1998 (aged 27) 81 31 Antalyaspor 4 August 2023 £7,700,000 30 June 2027
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante FW Milton Keynes (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 26) 43 6 West Bromwich Albion 1 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
37 Norman Bassette FW Arlon (2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 20) 29 2 Caen 21 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
49 Justin Obikwu CF Brent (2004-02-18)18 February 2004 (aged 21) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2026
54 Kai Andrews FW (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 18) 2 0 Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2026
59 Aidan Dausch FW London (2006-06-01)1 June 2006 (aged 19) 2 0 Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2026

Last updated: 1 August 2025.
Source: Coventry City

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2025–26 season.

Appearances

As of match played 1 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Championship Play-offs Total
1 Oliver Dovin GK
2 Luis Binks DF
3 Jay Dasilva DF
4 Bobby Thomas DF
5 Jack Rudoni MF
6 Matt Grimes MF
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF
9 Ellis Simms FW
10 Ephron Mason-Clark MF
11 Haji Wright FW
13 Ben Wilson GK
14 Ben Sheaf MF
15 Liam Kitching DF
17 Raphael MF
20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden DF
21 Jake Bidwell DF
22 Joel Latibeaudiere DF
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante FW
27 Milan van Ewijk DF
28 Josh Eccles MF
29 Victor Torp MF
33 Miguel Ángel Brau DF
37 Norman Bassette FW
40 Bradley Collins GK

Goalscorers

Correct as of 1 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total

Assists

Correct as of 1 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total

Yellow cards

Correct as of 1 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total

Red cards

Correct as of 1 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total

Captains

Correct as of 1 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total

Penalties awarded

Number Nationality Player Position Date Opponents Ground Success

Hat-tricks

Number Nationality Player Position Date Opponents Ground Result

Suspensions served

Number Nationality Player Position Date suspended Reason Matches missed

International appearances

Number Nationality Player Position Date Match Stats Caps

Monthly & weekly awards

Number Nationality Player Position Date Award Ref

References

  1. ^ "Coventry City to face Bristol Rovers in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Coventry City to host Real Betis in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Coventry City to host FC St. Pauli in pre-season". Coventry City FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Coventry City to face AS Monaco in behind closed doors fixture". Coventry City FC. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Championship 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Birmingham vs Ipswich, Southampton vs Wrexham open new season". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Three fixtures selected for Sky Sports coverage". Coventry City FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Miguel Ángel Brau agrees to join Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Kaine Kesler Hayden joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  11. ^ "How much money Coventry City are paying Aston Villa to sign Kaine Kesler-Hayden". Football League World. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Oscar Varney joins Coventry City". Coventry City FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Isaac Moore joins Forest Green Rovers on loan". Coventry City FC. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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  15. ^ "Jack Burroughs Signs For Northampton Town". Northampton Town FC. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Jamie Paterson signs for Argyle". Plymouth Argyle FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Fábio Tavares to join Burton Albion". Coventry City FC. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Bristol Rovers Sign Ryan Howley". Bristol Rovers FC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  19. ^ "City complete signing of Luis Lines". Norwich City FC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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