2025–26 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2025–26 season
OwnerDoug King
ChairmanDoug King
ManagerFrank Lampard
StadiumCoventry Building Society Arena
Championship14th

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] Coventry kicked off their pre-season with a behind closed doors game against Liga Portugal 2 side Portimonense to wrap up their training trip to Portugal.[5]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Portimonense 2–0 Coventry City Portimão
17:00 Lobato 48'
Kim Tae-won 74'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
16 July 2025 Friendly Coventry City 0–5 AS Monaco Burton upon Trent
17:00 Ouattara 28'
Biereth 74'
Akliouche 61', 70', 87'
Stadium: St George's Park
23 July 2025 Friendly Bristol Rovers 0–2 Coventry City Bristol
19:00
Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: Steve Martin
26 July 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Coventry City Brighton
16:00
Report Stadium: AMEX Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0
30 July 2024 Friendly Coventry City 1–1 Real Betis Coventry
19:00
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
2 August 2024 Friendly Coventry City 2–2 St. Pauli Coventry
15:30 Report 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 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 050.00
FA Cup TBC Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 11 August 2025 First round 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 066.67

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 West Bromwich Albion 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Bristol City 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
5 Coventry City 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
7 Preston North End 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 17 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)[6]

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
2 1 1 0 5 3  +2 4 0 1 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 5 3  +2

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12
GroundHA
ResultDW
Position145
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Coventry City 0–0 Hull City Coventry
12:30 BST van Ewijk Yellow card 57'
Dasilva Yellow card 65'
Rushworth Yellow card 90+1'
Report Slater Yellow card 66'
Crooks Yellow card 90+1'
McBurnie Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: CBS Arena
Attendance: 29,052
Referee: Bobby Madley
16 August 2025 2 Derby County 3–5 Coventry City Derby
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,465
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[8]
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.[8]
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.[8]

EFL Cup

Coventry were drawn at home against Luton Town in the first round[9] and away to Millwall in the second round.[10][11]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Coventry City 1–0 Luton Town Coventry
19:45 BST Simms 57' Report Holmes Yellow card 40' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 10,595
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 August 2025 Second round Millwall v Coventry City Bermondsey
19:45 BST Stadium: The Den

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Date Pos Nat Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] LB Spain Miguel Ángel Brau Spain Granada Free [12]
1 July 2025 RB England Kaine Kesler-Hayden England Aston Villa £3,500,000 [13][14]
4 July 2025 GK England Oscar Varney England Fulham Free [15]
Expenditure: Decrease £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.
24 July 2025 GK England Carl Rushworth England Brighton & Hove Albion 31 May 2026 [16]

Loans out

Date Pos Nat Name To Until Ref.
10 July 2025 CM England Isaac Moore England Forest Green Rovers 31 May 2026 [17]
15 July 2025 LB England Harvey Broad England Dagenham & Redbridge [18]
4 August 2025 FW England Aidan Dausch England Forest Green Rovers [19]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat Name To Fee Ref.
29 July 2025 CB England Luis Binks Denmark Brøndby IF Undisclosed [20]

Released / out of contract

Date Pos Nat Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 RB Scotland Jack Burroughs England Northampton Town 1 July 2025 [21][22]
AM England Jamie Paterson England Plymouth Argyle [21][23]
CF Portugal Fábio Tavares England Burton Albion [21][24]
CM Wales Ryan Howley England Bristol Rovers 8 July 2025 [21][25]
GK Wales Luis Lines England Norwich City 11 July 2025 [21][26]
FW England Aston Ellard England Barnsley 15 July 2025 [21][27]
GK England Dan Rachel Unattached Released [21]
DF England Kain Ryan Unattached Released [21]
DF England Jayden Smith Unattached Released [21]
GK Wales Cian Tyler Retired Released [21] [28]

New contracts

Date Pos Nat Player Contracted until Ref.
28 May 2025 CM England Jamie Allen 30 June 2026 [21]
28 May 2025 GK England Luke Bell 30 June 2026 [21]
30 June 2025 CB England Tristen Batanwi 30 June 2026 [29]
30 June 2025 CF England Elliot Betjemann 30 June 2026 [29]
30 June 2025 CB England Riccardo Di Trolio 30 June 2026 [29]
30 June 2025 CM England Charlie Finney 30 June 2026 [29]
30 June 2025 CM England Isaac Moore 30 June 2028 [30]
30 June 2025 RB Grenada Greg Sandiford 30 June 2026 [29]
30 June 2025 LW England Rylie Siddall 30 June 2026 [29]
30 June 2025 AM England Kai Yearn 30 June 2026 [29]
4 July 2025 LW England Conrad Ambursley 30 June 2026 [31]
4 July 2025 CB England Joshua Gordon 30 June 2026 [31]
4 July 2025 CM England Jack James 30 June 2026 [31]
4 July 2025 CB England David Mantle 30 June 2026 [31]
4 July 2025 CM England Joseph McCallum 30 June 2026 [31]
4 July 2025 CM England MacKenzie Stretton 30 June 2026 [31]

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 SwedenEngland London (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 22) 30 0 Hammarby IF 19 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
13 Ben Wilson GK England Stanley (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 32) 120 1 Bradford City 1 July 2019 Free Transfer 30 June 2027
19 Carl Rushworth GK England Halifax (2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 23) 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 July 2025 Loan 30 June 2027
40 Bradley Collins GK England Southampton (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 28) 46 0 Barnsley 17 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
48 Luke Bell GK England (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 21) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2027
Defenders
3 Jay Dasilva LB WalesEngland 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 England Chester (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 24) 94 7 Burnley 22 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
15 Liam Kitching CB EnglandRepublic of Ireland Harrogate (1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 25) 65 2 Barnsley 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB England 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 England 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 JamaicaEngland 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 NetherlandsSuriname Amsterdam (2000-09-08)8 September 2000 (aged 24) 100 4 Heerenveen 27 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
33 Miguel Ángel Brau LB Spain 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 ItalyEngland Camden (2005-08-14)14 August 2005 (aged 19) 0 0 St Albans City 26 January 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
53 Greg Sandiford RB GrenadaEngland 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 England Carshalton (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 24) 50 10 Huddersfield Town 20 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
6 Matt Grimes CM England Exeter (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 29) 18 2 Swansea City 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto RW Japan Tokyo (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 28) 80 11 KV Oostende 10 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
8 Jamie Allen CM England Rochdale (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 30) 175 11 Burton Albion 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
10 Ephron Mason-Clark LW England Lambeth (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 25) 34 6 Peterborough United 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
14 Ben Sheaf DM England Dartford (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 27) 176 9 Arsenal 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
17 Raphael RW Australia Brazil Maastricht (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 21) 5 0 Macarthur 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
28 Josh Eccles CM England Coventry (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 25) 162 5 Academy 1 July 2018 30 June 2028
29 Victor Torp CM Denmark Lemvig (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 25) 61 7 Sarpsborg 11 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
54 Kai Andrews LW WalesEngland Birmingham (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 18) 2 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2026
Forwards
9 Ellis Simms CF England Oldham (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 24) 99 26 Everton 7 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
11 Haji Wright FW United StatesLiberia 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 Ghana England 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 Belgium Arlon (2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 20) 29 2 Caen 21 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
49 Justin Obikwu CF Trinidad and Tobago England Brent (2004-02-18)18 February 2004 (aged 21) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2026
Out on loan
51 Harvey Broad LB England (2005-09-01)1 September 2005 (aged 19) 0 0 Chatham Town 11 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
59 Aidan Dausch FW EnglandUnited States 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 16 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
3 Wales Jay Dasilva DF 2 2
4 England Bobby Thomas DF 2 1 3
5 England Jack Rudoni MF 2 0+1 2+1
6 England Matt Grimes MF 2 0+1 2+1
7 Japan Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF 1 0+1 1+1
8 England Jamie Allen MF 0+2 1 1+2
9 England Ellis Simms FW 0+1 1 1+1
10 England Ephron Mason-Clark MF 2 2
11 United States Haji Wright FW 1+1 1 2+1
13 England Ben Wilson GK 1 1
14 England Ben Sheaf MF 0+1 0+1
15 England Liam Kitching DF 2 0+1 2+1
17 Australia Raphael MF 0+1 1 1+1
19 England Carl Rushworth GK 2 2
20 England Kaine Kesler-Hayden DF 0+1 1 1+1
21 England Jake Bidwell DF 1 1
23 Ghana Brandon Thomas-Asante FW 2 0+1 2+1
27 Netherlands Milan van Ewijk DF 2 2
29 Denmark Victor Torp MF 2 1 3
33 Spain Miguel Ángel Brau DF 0+1 1 1+1
54 Wales Kai Andrews MF 1 1

Goalscorers

As of match played 16 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
4 England Bobby Thomas DF 1 0 0 1
9 England Ellis Simms FW 0 0 1 1
10 England Ephron Mason-Clark FW 1 0 0 1
11 United States Haji Wright FW 1 0 0 1
23 Ghana Brandon Thomas-Asante FW 1 0 0 1
29 Denmark Victor Torp MF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 0 1 6

Assists

As of match played 16 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
27 Netherlands Milan van Ewijk DF 2 0 0 2
11 United States Haji Wright FW 0 0 1 1
Totals 2 0 1 3

Yellow cards

As of match played 16 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
19 England Carl Rushworth DF 2 0 0 2
27 Netherlands Milan van Ewijk DF 2 0 0 2
3 Wales Jay Dasilva DF 1 0 0 1
4 England Bobby Thomas DF 1 0 0 1
6 England Matt Grimes MF 1 0 0 1
11 United States Haji Wright FW 1 0 0 1
Totals 8 0 0 8

Red cards

As of match played 16 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Captains

As of match played 16 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
15 England Liam Kitching DF 2 0 0 2
21 England Jake Bidwell DF 0 0 1 1
Totals 2 0 1 3

Penalties awarded

As of match played 16 August 2025
Number Nationality Player Position Date Opponents Ground Success
11 United States Haji Wright FW 16 August 2025 Derby County Pride Park Stadium Green tickY

Hat-tricks

As of match played 16 August 2025
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
10 England Ephron Mason-Clark MF 18 August 2025 EFL Championship Team of the Week [32]

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