This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Coventry City Football Club from the beginning of the club's official records in 1883 to the present day.
For a list of all Coventry City players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Coventry City F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Coventry City F.C. article.
Players with 100 or more first-team appearances Correct as of match on 2 May 2026.
Explanation of list Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
League appearances/goals Southern League: (1908–09 to 1914–15) Football League / Premier League: (1919–20 to present)
Total appearances/goals The figures for total appearances/goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions: FA Cup (1895–96 to present) Football League Cup (1960–61 to present) Football League Trophy (2012–13 to 2019–20) Football League Third Division South Cup (1933–34 to 1935–36) Full Members Cup (1985–86 to 1991–92) Fairs Cup (1970–71) Texaco Cup (1971–72 to 1973–74) FA Charity Shield (1987–88) English Football League play-offs (2017–18, 2022–23)
Chronology of players
Nationality Name Pos Coventry career League apps League goals Total apps Total goals RefMF1907–191212711492FW1907–19141613517138MF1908–19111134312646DF1908–191512911391DF1909–19121041911620GK1909–191312701390FW1911–19151011710717FW1919–19231021810619FW1919–19262261423614GK1920–192622402350DF1922–192714901560FW1922–19291888219985FW1928–1939226113245123MF1929–1932, 1933–19351821119615FW1931–1937228173241182FW1931–19371716018263DF1931–195233073509MF1932–1939, 1946–194716341714FW1934–19371396914573GK1935–1951, 1955–195923402460DF1936–193914001450FW1936–19522118522287DF1937–19521691217713DF1946–195425212621FW1946–19501133611836FW1947–19521814118844FW1948–19622857530377DF1949–195523202450GK1950–195611101160DF1951–196033063457DF1950–196330223132DF1955–19694871153813DF1956–196412231323MF1957–196211301210DF1957–19712461228413FW1957–19611437915285DF1957–19683441438216GK1958–196315301630MF1958–19682814731152GK1960–196613301560DF1961–197018972178MF1962–19651092312624FW1962–19661136212975FW1962–1966992711133DF1962–196610911282MF1962–19682304226252MF1963–19722573328939MF1964–19712302625729GK1964–197534603950MF1966–1970931310114DF1966–19814251849222MF1967–19752523328036FW1968–19711064012245DF1968–197214661618FW1968–19731464516651DF1968–197621702370MF1969–19751931021510FW1970–19791173013234MF1970–19751272915341DF1970–197513511532DF1970–197712861506FW1971–1981, 19841345414157GK1972–198215101740MF1972–19813142435530FW1973–19761033211838MF1973–19778981088DF1974–198421512492MF1975–19791642717929DF1976–19811611418015MF1976–19799931083GK1976–1983, 199216001790FW1976–19801305813860FW1977–19831343815949DF1977–19819101001MF1978–19819361129DF1978–198410101150MF1978–19841852721534DF1978–198314051655DF1978–1983, 1994–199717562056FW1978–1983932511334DF1979–19839841236MF1980–1984841910122DF1981–19859001010MF1982–199421442535MF1983–19932413228543MF1983–19891722520133DF1983–198790910610FW1983–1986984311352DF1983–199127863367DF1984–19911732821835GK1984–200050716011FW1984–19912384728362DF1985–199014641757DF1985–19974091147713MF1986–198910081179MF1986–19931541817718MF1986–199211401280FW1987–19911223114134FW1990–19931002811535DF1991–199411401200MF1991–199597910510FW1991–19971763919643FW1994–19981456117072DF1994–2002, 2005–201027023084DF1995–200011101300DF1995–200631713621MF1995–2001191622712FW1995–20001333115539DF1995–200116951996FW1996–1999942810934MF1996–2000, 2002–20041743020038DF1997–200214621712GK1997–200213401510FW1998–2006, 2010–20132476128172MF1999–2003122613210DF1999–200413841554FW2003–20081633118236MF2003–2011, 2017–20193312638029FW2003–2006981711119MF2003–201112201350DF2003–200710621192MF2004–200813361448MF2006–2009951110412DF2006–20101161412616FW2007–2010921910423FW2008–20121131712418MF2008–201112261337FW2008–2010912110123GK2008–201113101380DF2008–201512541444DF2009–201211411201DF2009–201311781349MF2009–20129871007MF2010–2014, 20181602118228DF2010–201410231194MF2010–20169911161GK2011–201413701560DF2011–201917942088GK2011–201914001600MF2012–201616281828MF2016–20221331616320MF2017–202415531803DF2017–202216681929FW2017–2021951411626MF2018–16691979MF2019–20241621718222DF2019–202415581718DF2019–202311601310DF2019–202310141164MF2019–20261741120012FW2019–20241384615650GK2019–9711231MF2020–2023, 2026–1231713219MF2020–202516171779FW2021–20231104111643DF2022–13431503DF2023–13141454FW2023–1323214540DF2023–1151012910DF2023–11001220FW2023–1114512449MF2023–1061811718DF2023–9331064DF2023–8921004MF2024–901610217
Note regarding play-off appearances and goals A. The following players' numbers include appearances in English Football League play-offs matches (only listing players with 100+ total appearances): Player(s) Play-off apps Kelly 6 Allen, Wilson 5 Eccles, Sheaf 4 Doyle, Burge, Shipley, Hyam, Biamou, McFadzean, Godden, Hamer, Gyökeres, Bidwell 3 Willis, Dabo, van Ewijk, Thomas, Dasilva, Wright, Sakamoto, Kitching 2 B. The following players' numbers include goals in English Football League play-offs matches (only listing players with 100+ total appearances): Player(s) Play-off goals Biamou, Hamer 2 Willis, Shipley 1
Players who have scored hat-tricks for the club Correct as of match on 2 May 2026.
Chronology of hat-trick players