The 2023–24 season was the 140th season in the history of Coventry City and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Pre-season and friendlies On 1 June, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Exeter City. A day later, a second pre-season trip was confirmed, to Milton Keynes Dons. A third friendly was also added to the schedule, against Forest Green Rovers. A week later, a fourth fixture was confirmed, against Shrewsbury Town.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The League fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023. Coventry's first fixture was an away fixture at King Power Stadium for a Sky Sports televised game against newly-relegated Leicester
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Coventry entered in the third round and were drawn at home against Oxford United. In the fourth round, they were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday. In the fifth round, they were drawn at home against Maidstone United. A trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers was confirmed in the quarter-finals. Coventry were knocked out of the competition at Wembley to eventual winner Manchester United in the semifinal losing on a penalty shootout following 3-3 draw after extra-time having fought back after United had taken a three goal lead inside 58 minutes.
EFL Cup
Coventry were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon in the first round.
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 Simon Moore GK Sandown 46 0 Sheffield United 3 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 13 Ben Wilson GK Stanley 93 1 Bradford City 1 July 2019 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 40 Bradley Collins GK Southampton 31 0 Barnsley 17 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 44 Cian Tyler GK Coventry 0 0 Academy 10 November 2016 30 June 2025 48 Luke Bell GK 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2024 Defenders2 Luis Binks CB Gillingham 28 0 Bologna 28 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 3 Jay Dasilva LB Luton 42 0 Bristol City 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 4 Bobby Thomas CB Chester 48 2 Burnley 22 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 15 Liam Kitching CB Harrogate 32 1 Barnsley 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 21 Jake Bidwell LB Southport 105 2 Swansea City 17 January 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 22 Joel Latibeaudiere CB Doncaster 44 3 Swansea City 18 July 2023 Compensation 30 June 2027 27 Milan van Ewijk RB Amsterdam 47 2 Heerenveen 27 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 41 Dermi Lusala RB Edmonton 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 Midfielders 6 Liam Kelly DM Newport Pagnell 180 3 Leyton Orient 1 July 2017 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto RW Tokyo 33 7 KV Oostende 10 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 8 Jamie Allen CM Rochdale 147 11 Burton Albion 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 10 Callum O'Hare AM Solihull 142 18 Aston Villa 15 July 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 14 Ben Sheaf DM Dartford 110 9 Arsenal 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 28 Josh Eccles CM Coventry 117 2 Academy 1 July 2018 30 June 2027 29 Victor Torp CM Lemvig 20 1 Sarpsborg 11 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 45 Kasey Palmer AM Lewisham 69 8 Bristol City 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 47 Evan Eghosa AM Linz 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2025 Forwards 9 Ellis Simms CF Oldham 53 19 Everton 7 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 11 Haji Wright FW Los Angeles 50 19 Antalyaspor 4 August 2023 £7,700,000 30 June 2027 24 Matt Godden CF Canterbury 156 50 Peterborough United 6 August 2019 £750,000 30 June 2025 30 Fábio Tavares FW Matosinhos 28 4 Rochdale 1 February 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 46 Bradley Stretton RW Coventry 0 0 Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2024 54 Kai Andrews FW 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 59 Aidan Dausch FW London 1 0 Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2025 Out on loan 32 Jack Burroughs RB Coventry 20 0 Academy 7 August 2017 30 June 2025 36 Ryan Howley CM Nuneaton 7 0 Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2025 43 Marco Rus MF Florești 0 0 Southampton 17 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 49 Justin Obikwu CF 0 0 Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2025 50 Riccardo Di Trolio CB 0 0 St Albans City 26 January 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 Ephron Mason-Clark LW Lambeth 0 0 Peterborough United 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 Left before the end of the season 5 Kyle McFadzean CB Sheffield 156 7 Burton Albion 1 July 2019 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 26 Yasin Ayari CM Solna 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 35 Danny Cashman FW Crawley 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 August 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 37 Tom Costello CF 0 0 Wigan Athletic 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 38 Gustavo Hamer CM Itajaí 130 19 PEC Zwolle 3 July 2020 £1,300,000 30 June 2024 * Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2023–24 season.
Appearances Correct as of 4 May 2024 Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total1 Simon Moore GK 2 Luis Binks DF 15+3 3+1 1 233 Jay Dasilva DF 25+12 2+3 424 Bobby Thomas DF 42+2 3+2 496 Liam Kelly MF 11+5 1+1 1 197 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF 20+9 2 1 328 Jamie Allen MF 14+8 0+3 259 Ellis Simms FW 30+16 5+1 0+1 5310 Callum O'Hare MF 18+13 3+2 3611 Haji Wright FW 31+13 4+1 1 5013 Ben Wilson GK 18 4 2214 Ben Sheaf MF 30+1 4 0+1 3615 Liam Kitching DF 25+3 4 3221 Jake Bidwell DF 24+9 4 1 3822 Joel Latibeaudiere DF 28+13 6 1 4824 Matt Godden FW 23+12 1+4 1 4127 Milan van Ewijk DF 34+8 4+2 1 4928 Josh Eccles MF 38+6 5+1 0+1 5129 Victor Torp MF 8+7 3+2 2030 Fábio Tavares FW 1+4 1+4 1032 Jack Burroughs DF 36 Ryan Howley MF 1 140 Bradley Collins GK 28 2 1 3141 Dermi Lusala DF 43 Marco Rus MF 44 Cian Tyler GK 45 Kasey Palmer MF 21+11 5 0+1 3846 Bradley Stretton FW 47 Evan Eghosa MF 48 Luke Bell GK 49 Justin Obikwu FW 50 Riccardo Di Trolio DF 54 Kai Andrews FW 0+2 259 Aidan Dausch FW 0+2 2 Ephron Mason-Clark MF Left before the end of the season5 Kyle McFadzean DF 15 1526 Yasin Ayari MF 6+7 1335 Danny Cashman FW 37 Tom Costello FW 38 Gustavo Hamer MF 1 1 2
Goalscorers Correct as of 4 May 2024 Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total9 Ellis Simms FW 13 6 0 1911 Haji Wright FW 16 3 0 1910 Callum O'Hare MF 6 4 0 1024 Matt Godden FW 6 2 1 97 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF 7 0 0 714 Ben Sheaf MF 3 1 0 445 Kasey Palmer MF 2 2 0 422 Joel Latibeaudiere DF 2 1 0 330 Fabio Tavares FW 1 2 0 34 Bobby Thomas DF 2 0 0 227 Milan van Ewijk DF 2 0 0 25 Kyle McFadzean DF 1 0 0 18 Jamie Allen MF 1 0 0 115 Liam Kitching DF 1 0 0 121 Jake Bidwell DF 1 0 0 126 Yasin Ayari MF 1 0 0 128 Josh Eccles MF 1 0 0 129 Victor Torp MF 0 1 0 1Own Goals 4 0 0 4Totals 70 22 1 93
Yellow cards Correct as of 4 May 2024 Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total28 Josh Eccles MF 12 0 0 1245 Kasey Palmer MF 9 2 0 114 Bobby Thomas DF 9 1 0 1014 Ben Sheaf MF 7 1 0 822 Joel Latibeaudiere DF 8 0 0 83 Jay Dasilva DF 4 2 0 621 Jake Bidwell DF 6 0 0 62 Luis Binks DF 4 0 0 45 Kyle McFadzean DF 4 0 0 415 Liam Kitching DF 3 1 0 427 Milan van Ewijk DF 4 0 0 440 Bradley Collins GK 3 1 0 47 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF 3 0 0 39 Ellis Simms FW 3 0 0 311 Haji Wright FW 3 0 0 324 Matt Godden FW 2 0 0 226 Yasin Ayari MF 2 0 0 26 Liam Kelly MF 1 0 0 18 Jamie Allen MF 1 0 0 110 Callum O'Hare MF 1 0 0 136 Ryan Howley MF 0 0 1 1Totals 89 8 1 98
Red cards Correct as of 27 April 2024 Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total15 Liam Kitching DF 3 0 0 3Totals 3 0 0 3
Captains Correct as of 4 May 2024 Number Nationality Player Position Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total14 Ben Sheaf MF 15 4 0 186 Liam Kelly MF 11 1 1 135 Kyle McFadzean DF 10 0 0 1022 Joel Latibeaudiere DF 5 1 0 624 Matt Godden FW 4 0 0 48 Jamie Allen MF 1 0 0 1Totals 46 6 1 53
Penalties awarded Number Nationality Player Position Date Opponents Ground Success24 Matt Godden FW 9 August 2023 AFC Wimbledon Plough Lane 24 Matt Godden FW 2 September 2023 Watford Coventry Building Society Arena 24 Matt Godden FW 2 December 2023 Ipswich Town Portman Road 10 Callum O'Hare MF 6 January 2024 Oxford United Coventry Building Society Arena 11 Haji Wright FW 11 February 2024 Millwall Coventry Building Society Arena 11 Haji Wright FW 1 March 2024 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns 11 Haji Wright FW 9 March 2024 Watford Vicarage Road 11 Haji Wright FW 9 April 2024 Southampton St Mary's Stadium 11 Haji Wright FW 21 April 2024 Manchester United Wembley Stadium
Hat-tricks Number Nationality Player Position Date Opponents Ground Result9 Ellis Simms FW 26 February 2024 Maidstone United Coventry Building Society Arena 5–09 Ellis Simms FW 5 March 2024 Rotherham United Coventry Building Society Arena 5–0
Suspensions served Number Nationality Player Position Date suspended Reason Matches missed15 Liam Kitching DF 26 December 2023 1 red card Swansea City (H)Middlesbrough (A)Oxford United (H)15 Liam Kitching DF 3 February 2024 1 red card Sheffield Wednesday (H)Millwall (H)45 Kasey Palmer MF 16 March 2024 2 yellow cards Manchester United (neutral)15 Liam Kitching DF 27 April 2024 1 red card Ipswich Town (H)Queens Park Rangers (H)+ 1 game TBC
Monthly & weekly awards Number Nationality Player Position Date Award Ref Mark Robins Manager 14 August 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 14 Ben Sheaf MF EFL Championship Team of the Week 24 Matt Godden FW 21 September 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 9 Ellis Simms FW 2 October 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 4 Bobby Thomas DF 5 October 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 28 Josh Eccles MF 9 October 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 14 Ben Sheaf MF 26 November 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 21 Jake Bidwell DF EFL Championship Team of the Week 28 Josh Eccles MF EFL Championship Team of the Week 40 Bradley Collins GK EFL Championship Team of the Week 27 Milan van Ewijk DF 30 November 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 40 Bradley Collins GK EFL Championship Team of the Week 10 Callum O'Hare MF 11 December 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 27 Milan van Ewijk DF EFL Championship Team of the Week 10 Callum O'Hare MF 14 December 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 4 Bobby Thomas DF 19 December 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week Mark Robins Manager 24 December 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF EFL Championship Team of the Week 10 Callum O'Hare MF EFL Championship Team of the Week 40 Bradley Collins GK EFL Championship Team of the Week 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF 27 December 2023 EFL Championship Team of the Week Mark Robins Manager 2 January 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF EFL Championship Team of the Week 10 Callum O'Hare MF 15 January 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week 14 Ben Sheaf MF 23 January 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week 11 Haji Wright FW 12 February 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week Mark Robins Manager 7 March 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week 9 Ellis Simms FW EFL Championship Team of the Week 22 Joel Latibeaudiere DF EFL Championship Team of the Week 9 Ellis Simms FW 30 March 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week 28 Josh Eccles MF 8 April 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week 40 Bradley Collins GK 30 April 2024 EFL Championship Team of the Week
End-of-season awards