Playoff despair culminated the 2022/23 season for Coventry City, losing on penalties to Luton Town, who completed their fairy-tale story and made their way to England’s top-flight yet again. It would have been easy for those in the club to hang their heads, wondering what more they could do to enter the promised land after being in touching distance. The start of this season saw the Sky Blues hit with some serious setbacks but that hasn’t stopped them, they look to push on and make it successive playoff campaigns, hopefully seeing success this time round. 

The Rise from League Two

Coventry were Premier League regulars, applying their trade in the top-flight between 1967 and 2001, which saw them finish 19th and end their Premier League story for the time being.  The next ten years saw City be a Championship side, finishing mid-table for most of the seasons with the highest finish being 8th place in 05/06 under then manager Micky Adams.

Much like their Premier League status, the time in the Championship came to an end after 11 seasons in the second tier, dropping to League One and immediately struggling to gain stability with 18th and 17th place finishes coming in their first two seasons.