2021–22 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Coventry City's 138th season in their history and the second consecutive season in the EFL Championship. It is also the first season back at the Coventry Building Society Arena after 2 seasons in Birmingham. Alongside the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Coventry City

2021–22 season
Chairman	Tim Fisher
Manager	Mark Robins
Stadium	Coventry Building Society Arena
Championship	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round vs Southampton
EFL Cup	First round vs Northampton Town
Top goalscorer	League: Viktor Gyökeres (17) All: Viktor Gyökeres (18)
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Peterborough United (Championship, 24 September 2021) 4–1 vs. Fulham (Championship, 2 October 2021) 4–1 vs. Peterborough United (Championship, 15 January 2022) 4–1 vs. Sheffield United (Championship, 12 March 2022)
Biggest defeat	5–0 vs. Luton Town (Championship, 29 September 2021)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2022.

The season covers the period from 7 August 2021 to 29 May 2022.

Pre-season

Coventry City announced they would play friendlies against Sevilla,^[1] Cheltenham Town,^[2] Mansfield Town,^[3] Norwich City,^[4] Gloucester City,^[5] Wolverhampton Wanderers^[6] and Nuneaton Borough^[7] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Sevilla v Coventry City

16 July 2021 Friendly	Sevilla	4–0	Coventry City	Murcia, Spain
19:00 CEST	Pask 5' (o.g.) Idrissi 50' Romero 67', 75'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

21 July 2021 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Coventry City	Barton-under-Needwood
BST	Bird ?' Twine ?' (pen.)	Report	Dinanga ?'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

21 July 2021 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	5–0	Coventry City	Barton-under-Needwood
BST	Bird ?' Watters ?' O'Riley ?', ?' (pen.) Darling ?'	Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Cheltenham Town v Coventry City

24 July 2021 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Coventry City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Williams 24', 86'	Report		Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium

Mansfield Town v Coventry City

27 July 2021 Friendly	Mansfield Town	1–0	Coventry City	Mansfield
19:00 BST	Lapslie 48'	Report		Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,539

Coventry City v Norwich City

28 July 2021 Friendly	Coventry City	Cancelled	Norwich City	Whittington Moor
18:00 BST				Stadium: Technique Stadium
Note: Match was cancelled due to positive COVID-19 cases amongst the Norwich squad.[8]

Gloucester City v Coventry City XI

31 July 2021 Friendly	Gloucester City	4–1	Coventry City XI	Hempsted
15:00 BST	Young ?', ?' Trialist ?' King ?'	Report	?'	Stadium: New Meadow Park Attendance: 694

Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 August 2021 Friendly	Coventry City	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Coventry
13:00 BST	Waghorn 57' (pen.)		Silva 7' Neves 55'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

Nuneaton Borough v Coventry City XI

3 August 2021 Friendly	Nuneaton Borough	0–5	Coventry City XI	Nuneaton
19:45 BST		Report	Reid Burroughs Tavares x2 McGrath	Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 902

Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Millwall	46	18	15	13	53	45	+8	69
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	18	13	15	52	45	+7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	19	9	18	60	59	+1	66
12	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	60	59	+1	64
13	Preston North End	46	16	16	14	52	56	−4	64
14	Stoke City	46	17	11	18	57	52	+5	62
15	Swansea City	46	16	13	17	58	68	−10	61

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) 12-point sending off offences^[9]

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
46	17	13	16	60	59	+1	64	10	5	8	32	26	+6	7	8	8	28	33	−5

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	D
Position	5	14	8	4	7	6	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	7	7	10	8	10	9	9	12	12	12	10	9	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	10	9	11	11	11	12

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Sky Blues fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.^[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

8 August 2021 1	Coventry City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Coventry
16:30 BST	Gyökeres 81' McFadzean 90+6',  49' Sheaf  34' Maatsen  55' Hamer  61'	Report	Taylor 36',  58'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 20,843 Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Barnsley v Coventry City

14 August 2021 2	Barnsley	1–0	Coventry City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Frieser 39',  71' Palmer  50' Sibbick  68' Styles  81' Woodrow  82' Collins  85' Benson  87' Kitching  88'	Report	Dabo  74' O'Hare  89' Gyökeres 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,961 Referee: John Busby

Blackpool v Coventry City

17 August 2021 3	Blackpool	0–1	Coventry City	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Lavery  6' Keogh  13' Connolly  59'	Report	O'Hare  45' Gyökeres 45+2' Maatsen  47' Clarke-Salter  70' Waghorn  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,608 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Reading

21 August 2021 4	Coventry City	2–1	Reading	Coventry
15:00 BST	Hyam  5' Maatsen  45+1' Allen 62' O'Hare  78' Sheaf  90+4' Hamer  90+5' Godden 90+8'	Report	Swift pen' (40) Dele-Bashiru  50' Rinomhota  75' Clarke  90+1'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,464 Referee: David Webb

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

28 August 2021 5	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Coventry City	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST	Johansen  35' Dykes 68' Barbet 76'	Report	Clarke-Salter  71'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 14,774 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

11 September 2021 6	Coventry City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Coventry
15:00 BST	Hamer  26' Gyökeres 71' Waghorn 90+1'	Report	Howson  32' Bamba  63' Hall  75'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 18,515 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Coventry City v Cardiff City

15 September 2021 7	Coventry City	1–0	Cardiff City	Coventry
19:45 BST	Gyökeres 15' Kane  73' Hamer  90+1' Dabo  90+2'	Report	Moore  69'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,372 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Millwall v Coventry City

18 September 2021 8	Millwall	1–1	Coventry City	Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST	Saville 21'  52' Wallace  62'	Report	Gyökeres 9'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,516 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Peterborough United

24 September 2021 9	Coventry City	3–0	Peterborough United	Coventry
19:45 BST	Hamer 57' Gyökeres 61', 64'	Report	Butler  44'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 20,652 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Luton Town v Coventry City

29 September 2021 10	Luton Town	5–0	Coventry City	Luton
19:45 BST	Adebayo 3' (pen.), 45+7' Cornick 18', 58' Berry 30'	Report	Hamer  17' Maatsen  62'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,805 Referee: Steve Martin

Coventry City v Fulham

2 October 2021 11	Coventry City	4–1	Fulham	Coventry
12:30 BST	Gyökeres 47', 70' Godden 51' (pen.) Maatsen 61',  63'	Report	McFadzean 17' (o.g.) Mitrović  66' Odoi  69' Robinson  85'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 18,497 Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City

16 October 2021 12	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Coventry City	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Buckley  28' Rothwell 39' Gallagher 45' van Hecke  73'	Report	Walker 62' Kaminski 68' (o.g.) Kane  79' Hamer  90+4'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,110 Referee: Matt Donohue

Preston North End v Coventry City

20 October 2021 13	Preston North End	2–1	Coventry City	Preston
19:45 BST	Hughes  23' Bauer  50' 61' Jakobsen 69'	Report	Walker 45' Kelly  51'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,837 Referee: Darren England

Coventry City v Derby County

23 October 2021 14	Coventry City	1–1	Derby County	Coventry
15:00 BST	Godden 20' (pen.) Maatsen  44'	Report	Davies  71' Shinnie 78' Morrison  88'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 23,829 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Hull City v Coventry City

30 October 2021 15	Hull City	0–1	Coventry City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Eaves  53' Cannon  65'	Report	Godden 9'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 11,901 Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Swansea City

2 November 2021 16	Coventry City	1–2	Swansea City	Coventry
19:45 BST	Hamer  7' McFadzean 27'	Report	Paterson 5' Piroe 12' Bennett  25' Downes  83'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,514 Referee: Andy Davies

Coventry City v Bristol City

6 November 2021 17	Coventry City	3–2	Bristol City	Coventry
15:00 BST	Maatsen  45' Godden 51' (pen.), 90+2' McFadzean  63' O'Hare 74'	Report	Scott  14' Martin 45+1' (pen.) Weimann 68' Kalas  81' Wells  90+1'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,855 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sheffield United v Coventry City

20 November 2021 18	Sheffield United	0–0	Coventry City	Sheffield
12:30 BST	Egan  22' Bogle  31' Hourihane  38'	Report	Hamer  30' O'Hare  51'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,075 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Coventry City v Birmingham City

23 November 2021 19	Coventry City	0–0	Birmingham City	Coventry
19:45 BST		Report	Sanderson  54' Roberts  76' Woods  82' Šunjić  90+2'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 22,676 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Bournemouth v Coventry City

27 November 2021 20	Bournemouth	2–2	Coventry City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Anthony 45' Cook  54' Billing 66' Lerma  68' Mepham  74'	Report	McFadzean  45+1' Godden 85' Kane 90+4'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,094 Referee: David Coote

Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion

4 December 2021 21	Coventry City	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Coventry
12:30 GMT	McFadzean 83'	Report	Grant 20' Mowatt  35' McFadzean 43' (o.g.) Johnstone  66' Kipré  74'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 23,755 Referee: Keith Stroud

Huddersfield Town v Coventry City

11 December 2021 22	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Coventry City	Huddersfield
12:30 GMT	Ward 18' Holmes  45+2' O'Brien  61'	Report	Kelly  45+1' Godden 90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 16,493 Referee: Josh Smith

Coventry City v Stoke City

18 December 2021	Coventry City	v	Stoke City	Coventry
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

Cardiff City v Coventry City

26 December 2021	Cardiff City	v	Coventry City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Coventry City v Millwall

29 December 2021 23	Coventry City	0–1	Millwall	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Kane  71'	Report	Bradshaw  56', 79'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Coventry City v Luton Town

1 January 2022	Coventry City	v	Luton Town	Coventry
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

Peterborough United v Coventry City

15 January 2022 24	Peterborough United	1–4	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Norburn  8' Grant 37' Mumba  41' Edwards  61'	Report	Hamer 15' Hyam  24' Godden 25', 90+1' Thompson 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 10,282 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers

22 January 2022 25	Coventry City	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Shipley 50' O'Hare  79' McFadzean  90+14'	Report	Gray 6' Dickie  66' Adomah 88'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 20,942 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Coventry City v Stoke City

25 January 2022 26	Coventry City	1–0	Stoke City	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sheaf  30' Clarke-Salter  53' Gyökeres 68'	Report	Jagielka  88'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,860 Referee: John Brooks

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

29 January 2022 27	Middlesbrough	1–0	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Šporar 58' Taylor  90+1' Lumley  90+3'	Report	Shipley  64'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,940 Referee: Matt Donohue

Coventry City v Blackpool

8 February 2022 28	Coventry City	1–1	Blackpool	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sheaf  14' Hyam  36' Gyökeres 42' Clarke-Salter  71' Hamer  79'	Report	Madine 24' James  46'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 15,752 Referee: Andre Marriner

Reading v Coventry City

12 February 2022 29	Reading	2–3	Coventry City	Reading
15:00 GMT	João 23' Yiadom 55' Hoilett  57'  63' Holmes  84'	Report	Bidwell  14' Hamer  29' Hyam  38', 45+2' Rose 47' Maatsen 65',  88' Sheaf  72'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: David Webb

Cardiff City v Coventry City

15 February 2022 30	Cardiff City	2–0	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Flint  59' Wintle  60' Bagan 72' Harris 87'	Report	McFadzean  78'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,660 Referee: John Busby

Coventry City v Barnsley

19 February 2022 31	Coventry City	1–0	Barnsley	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Hyam 90+3'	Report	Quina  69' Morris  90+9'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Josh Smith

Bristol City v Coventry City

22 February 2022 32	Bristol City	1–2	Coventry City	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Semenyo  59' Martin 63'	Report	Maatsen 25' O'Hare  39' Hyam  59' Dabo  82' Gyökeres 89'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 19,192 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Preston North End

26 February 2022 33	Coventry City	1–1	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Rose  32' Hamer  69' Dabo  86' Tavares 90+8'	Report	Earl  14' Lindsay  17'  84' Whiteman  74' Johnson pen' (89) Evans  90+2'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,743 Referee: Keith Stroud

Swansea City v Coventry City

5 March 2022 34	Swansea City	3–1	Coventry City	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Paterson 12' Naughton  17' Obafemi 40', 48' Cabango  69'	Report	Bidwell  8' Clarke-Salter  72' Hamer 84'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 18,405 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Coventry City v Luton Town

8 March 2022 35	Coventry City	0–1	Luton Town	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Allen  34' Clarke-Salter  45+1' McFadzean  87'	Report	Bell  8' Adebayo 38',  68' Cornick  60' Jerome  66' Burke  73'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,996 Referee: Oliver Langford

Coventry City v Sheffield United

12 March 2022 36	Coventry City	4–1	Sheffield United	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Gyökeres 20' O'Hare 52', 59' Godden 68'	Report	Berge 16'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 21,732 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Coventry City v Hull City

16 March 2022 37	Coventry City	0–2	Hull City	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Hamer  73' Maatsen  90+4'	Report	Smallwood 4' Longman 28'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 15,587 Referee: John Busby

Derby County v Coventry City

19 March 2022 38	Derby County	1–1	Coventry City	Derby
12:30 GMT	Byrne  57' Lawrence 66' (pen.)	Report	Bidwell  22' Godden 28' Dabo  54' Hamer  66'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,264 Referee: Darren Bond

Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers

2 April 2022 39	Coventry City	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Coventry
15:00 BST	Pickering 8' (o.g.) Maatsen  76' Gyökeres  78', 90+9'	Report	van Hecke  37' Dack 46' Gallagher  49' Brereton Díaz  63' Buckley  68' Wharton  78', 82'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,939 Referee: Peter Bankes

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

6 April 2022 40	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Coventry City	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Worrall  21' Johnson 25' Zinckernagel  54' Garner 61' Colback  90+2'	Report	Bidwell  39' Hyam  77' O'Hare  90+7'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,977 Referee: Tim Robinson

Fulham v Coventry City

10 April 2022 41	Fulham	1–3	Coventry City	Fulham
15:00 BST	Wilson  81' Reid 82'	Report	Ream 20' (o.g.) Gyökeres 24' Dabo  42' Sheaf  61' Moore  65' Hamer  80' O'Hare 90+3'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,401 Referee: Keith Stroud

Birmingham City v Coventry City

15 April 2022 42	Birmingham City	2–4	Coventry City	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Bacuna  4' Pedersen 12' Gardner 39' Roberts  40' Richards  90+3' Woods  90+5'	Report	Sheaf 40', 45+4' Rose 71' O’Hare 90'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Oliver Langford

Coventry City v Bournemouth

18 April 2022 43	Coventry City	0–3	Bournemouth	Coventry
15:00 BST		Report	Lowe 12' Solanke 45', 55'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 24,342 Referee: Matt Donohue

West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City

23 April 2022 44	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Coventry City	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	O'Shea  36'	Report	McFadzean  71'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,160 Referee: Steve Martin

Coventry City v Huddersfield Town

30 April 2022 45	Coventry City	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Coventry
15:00 BST	Kane  70' Gyökeres 90'	Report	Toffolo 45' Anjorin 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 23,828 Referee: Tony Harrington

Stoke City v Coventry City

7 May 2022 46	Stoke City	1–1	Coventry City	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST	Clucas 43'	Report	Gyökeres 14' Hyam  89'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,086 Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Coventry City were drawn at home to Derby County in the third round.^[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Coventry City v Derby County

8 January 2022 Third round	Coventry City	1–0	Derby County	Coventry
12:30 GMT	Hyam 42' Shipley  53'	Report	Jagielka  31' Ebosele  57'	Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 8,896 Referee: Andrew Madley

Southampton v Coventry City

5 February 2022 Fourth round	Southampton	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Coventry City	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 63' Walker-Peters 112'	Report	Gyökeres 22'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,512 Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Coventry City were drawn at home to Northampton Town in the first round.^[12][13]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Coventry City v Northampton Town

11 August 2021 First round	Coventry City	1–2	Northampton Town	Coventry
19:45 BST	Walker 13'	Report	Nelson  36' Etete 52', 70'	Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 5,284 Referee: Ben Speedie

Birmingham Senior Cup

Main article: Birmingham Senior Cup

Coventry City were drawn away to AFC Wulfrunians in the first round.^[14]

AFC Wulfrunians v Coventry City

before 23 October 2021 First round	AFC Wulfrunians	1–2	Coventry City	Castlecroft
19:45 BST	Bishop 44'		Jones 30' Nee 90' O’Brien  85'	Stadium: Castlecroft Stadium Attendance: 65

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	(1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 31)	0	0	Sheffield United	3 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
13	Ben Wilson	GK		Stanley	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 28)	35	0	Bradford City	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2023
31	Tom Billson	GK		Leicester	(2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 20)	1	0	Academy	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2023
44	Cian Tyler	GK		Coventry	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Academy	10 November 2016	Free	30 June 2023
Defenders
3	Jake Clarke-Salter	CB		Carshalton	(1997-08-22)22 August 1997 (aged 23)	0	0	Chelsea	13 August 2021	Loan	30 June 2022
4	Michael Rose	CB		Aberdeen	(1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 25)	58	2	Ayr United	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2023
5	Kyle McFadzean	CB		Sheffield	(1987-02-20)20 February 1987 (aged 34)	80	2	Burton Albion	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2023
15	Dominic Hyam	CB		Leuchars	(1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 25)	145	6	Reading	1 July 2017	Free	30 June 2024
16	Josh Pask	CB		Waltham Forest	(1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 23)	22	1	West Ham United	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2022
18	Ian Maatsen	LB		Vlaardingen	(2002-03-10)10 March 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Chelsea	30 July 2021	Loan	30 June 2022
20	Todd Kane	RB		Huntingdon	(1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 27)	0	0	Queens Park Rangers	31 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
22	Josh Reid	LB		Dingwall	(2002-05-03)3 May 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Ross County	28 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
23	Fankaty Dabo	RB		Southwark	(1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 25)	70	0	Chelsea	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2023
27	Jake Bidwell	LB		Southport	(1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 28)	0	0	Swansea City	17 January 2022	Free	30 June 2025
29	Julien Dacosta	RB		Marseille	(1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 25)	19	0	Chamois Niortais	6 July 2020	Free	30 June 2023
35	Declan Drysdale	CB		Birkenhead	(1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (aged 21)	5	0	Tranmere Rovers	4 January 2019	Compensation	30 June 2023
46	Blaine Rowe	RB		Coventry	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	30 June 2023
50	Jay McGrath	CB		Doncaster	(2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	Mickleover	17 July 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
	Abel Alabi	CB			(2003-09-28)28 September 2003 (aged 17)	0	0	Waterford	1 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Midfielders
6	Liam Kelly	DM		Newport Pagnell	(1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 31)	131	3	Leyton Orient	1 July 2017	Free	30 June 2023
7	Jodi Jones	RW		Bow	(1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 23)	85	8	Dagenham & Redbridge	10 May 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
8	Jamie Allen	CM		Rochdale	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 26)	39	2	Burton Albion	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
10	Callum O'Hare	AM		Solihull	(1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 23)	88	7	Aston Villa	15 July 2020	Free	30 June 2024
14	Ben Sheaf	DM		Dartford	(1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 23)	32	0	Arsenal	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
26	Jordan Shipley	CM		Leamington Spa	(1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 23)	149	19	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2023
28	Josh Eccles	CM		Coventry	(2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 21)	21	0	Academy	14 August 2016	Trainee	30 June 2023
32	Jack Burroughs	MF		Coventry	(2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 20)	6	0	Academy	7 August 2017	Trainee	30 June 2023
34	Ricardo Dinanga	LW		Cork	(2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 19)	0	0	Cork City	9 July 2021	Compensation	30 June 2023
36	Ryan Howley	CM		Nuneaton	(2003-11-23)23 November 2003 (aged 17)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2023
38	Gustavo Hamer	CM		Itajaí	(1997-06-24)24 June 1997 (aged 24)	44	5	PEC Zwolle	3 July 2020	£1,350,000	30 June 2024
43	Marco Rus	MF		Florești	(2003-01-23)23 January 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	Southampton	17 July 2021	Free	30 June 2023
45	Aidan Finnegan	CM		Birmingham	(2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	Birmingham City	5 October 2020	Free	30 June 2023
49	Aaron Evans-Harriott	MF		Evesham	(2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18)	0	0	Cheltenham Town	28 February 2020	Compensation	30 June 2022
	Marcel Hilßner	RW		Leipzig	(1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 26)	0	0	SC Paderborn	16 July 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
Forwards
9	Martyn Waghorn	CF		South Shields	(1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 31)	0	0	Derby County	2 July 2021	Free	30 June 2023
17	Viktor Gyökeres	CF		Bromölla	(1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23)	19	3	Brighton & Hove Albion	9 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Tyler Walker	CF		Nottingham	(1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 24)	33	8	Nottingham Forest	28 August 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
24	Matt Godden	CF		Canterbury	(1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 29)	57	21	Peterborough United	6 August 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
30	Fábio Tavares	FW		Porto	(2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 20)	0	0	Rochdale	1 February 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
40	Jonny Ngandu	FW		Redbridge	(2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 19)	1	0	Academy	7 August 2017	Trainee	30 June 2022
41	Will Bapaga	LW		Coventry	(2002-11-03)3 November 2002 (aged 18)	8	0	Academy	3 August 2019	Free	30 June 2023
	Danny Cashman	FW		Crawley	(2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 20)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	6 August 2021	Free	30 June 2024
Left before the end of the season
11	Bright Enobakhare	FW		Benin City	(1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 23)	18	6	East Bengal	12 July 2021	Free	30 June 2023
	Brandon Mason	LB		Westminster	(1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 23)	46	0	Watford	6 July 2018	Free	30 June 2022
	Wesley Jobello	RW		Gennevilliers	(1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 27)	14	1	Gazélec Ajaccio	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2022

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2021–22 season.

Appearances

Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1		Simon Moore	GK	41	1		42
3		Jake Clarke-Salter	DF	27+2	2		31
4		Michael Rose	DF	24+5	2	1	32
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	35+2			37
6		Liam Kelly	MF	8+8			16
7		Jodi Jones	MF	0+9	0+2	1	12
8		Jamie Allen	MF	29+9	1+1	1	41
9		Martyn Waghorn	FW	11+16	0+1	0+1	29
10		Callum O'Hare	MF	43+2	1+1		47
13		Ben Wilson	GK	5	1	1	7
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	33+2	2		37
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	42+1	2		45
16		Josh Pask	DF			0+1	1
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	41+4	1+1		47
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	35+5	1	0+1	42
19		Tyler Walker	FW	4+15		1	20
20		Todd Kane	DF	23+6	1+1		31
22		Josh Reid	DF			1	1
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	26+3	1		30
24		Matt Godden	FW	17+7	1		25
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	8+3	1+1	1	14
27		Jake Bidwell	DF	13+3	1		17
28		Josh Eccles	MF	3+2	1+1		7
29		Julien Dacosta	DF	2+2		1	5
30		Fábio Tavares	FW	0+7			7
31		Tom Billson	GK
32		Jack Burroughs	MF
34		Ricardo Dinanga	MF
35		Declan Drysdale	DF			1	1
36		Ryan Howley	MF	0+1		1	2
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	37+2	2		41
40		Jonny Ngandu	FW
41		Will Bapaga	FW
43		Marco Rus	MF
44		Cian Tyler	GK
45		Aidan Finnegan	MF
46		Blaine Rowe	DF
49		Aaron Evans-Harriott	MF
50		Jay McGrath	DF
		Marcel Hilßner	MF
		Danny Cashman	FW
		Abel Alabi	DF
Left before the end of the season
11		Bright Enobakhare	FW			1	1
		Brandon Mason	DF
		Wesley Jobello	MF

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	17	1	0	18
24		Matt Godden	FW	12	0	0	12
10		Callum O'Hare	MF	5	0	0	5
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	3	0	0	3
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	2	1	0	3
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	3	0	0	3
19		Tyler Walker	FW	2	0	1	3
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	3	0	0	3
4		Michael Rose	DF	2	0	0	2
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	2	0	0	2
8		Jamie Allen	MF	1	0	0	1
9		Martyn Waghorn	FW	1	0	0	1
20		Todd Kane	DF	1	0	0	1
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	1	0	0	1
30		Fábio Tavares	FW	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				4	0	0	4
Totals				60	2	1	63

Assists

Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	9	0	0	9
10		Callum O'Hare	MF	8	0	0	8
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	5	0	0	5
20		Todd Kane	DF	4	1	0	5
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	3	1	0	4
8		Jamie Allen	MF	2	0	1	3
4		Michael Rose	DF	2	0	0	2
9		Martyn Waghorn	FW	2	0	0	2
24		Matt Godden	FW	2	0	0	2
1		Simon Moore	GK	1	0	0	1
6		Liam Kelly	MF	1	0	0	1
7		Jodi Jones	MF	1	0	0	1
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	1	0	0	1
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	1	0	0	1
Totals				42	2	1	45

Yellow cards

Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	14	1	0	15
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	9	0	0	9
3		Jake Clarke-Salter	DF	6	1	0	7
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	7	0	0	7
10		Callum O'Hare	MF	7	0	0	7
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	6	1	0	7
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	7	0	0	7
20		Todd Kane	DF	4	1	0	5
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	4	0	0	4
27		Jake Bidwell	DF	4	0	0	4
6		Liam Kelly	MF	2	0	0	2
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	1	1	0	2
1		Simon Moore	GK	1	0	0	1
4		Michael Rose	DF	1	0	0	1
8		Jamie Allen	MF	1	0	0	1
9		Martyn Waghorn	FW	1	0	0	1
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	1	0	0	1
28		Josh Eccles	MF	0	1	0	1
Totals				76	6	0	82

Red cards

Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	2	0	0	2
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	1	0	0	1
Totals				3	0	0	3

Captains

Correct as of match played on 7 May 2022

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	27	0	0	27
6		Liam Kelly	MF	8	0	0	8
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	7	1	0	8
24		Matt Godden	FW	4	1	0	5
8		Jamie Allen	MF	0	0	1	1
Totals				46	2	1	49

Penalties awarded

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Opponents	Ground	Success
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	14 August 2021	Barnsley	Oakwell	N
24		Matt Godden	FW	2 October 2021	Fulham	Coventry Building Society Arena	Y
24		Matt Godden	FW	23 October 2021	Derby County	Coventry Building Society Arena	Y
24		Matt Godden	FW	6 November 2021	Bristol City	Coventry Building Society Arena	Y

Suspensions served

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date suspended	Reason	Matches missed
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	15 September 2021	1 red card	Millwall (A) Peterborough United (H) Luton Town (A)
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	28 October 2021	5 yellow cards	Fulham (H)
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	2 October 2021	5 yellow cards	Blackburn Rovers (A)
24		Matt Godden	FW	8 October 2021	Breach of FA Rule E3[15]	Blackburn Rovers (A) Preston North End (A)
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	6 November 2021	1 red card	Sheffield United (A)
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	12 February 2022	10 yellow cards	Cardiff City (A) Barnsley (H)
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	26 February 2022	1 red card	Swansea City (A) Luton Town (H)

International appearances

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Match	Stats	Caps
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	9 October 2021	Sweden 3–0 Kosovo	sub on (90+1)[16]	3
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	12 October 2021	Sweden 2–0 Greece	sub on (87)[17]	4
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	5 June 2022	Sweden 1–2 Norway	sub on (66)[18]	5
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	9 June 2022	Sweden 0–1 Serbia	sub on (86)[19]	6
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	12 June 2022	Norway 3–2 Sweden	sub on (59), goal (90+5)[20]	7

Monthly & weekly awards

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Award	Ref
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	9 August 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[21]
1		Simon Moore	GK	19 August 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[22]
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	23 August 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[23]
1		Simon Moore	GK	13 September 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[24]
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	13 September 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[24]
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	3 October 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[25]
		Mark Robins		7 November 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[26]
20		Todd Kane	DF	30 November 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[27]
24		Matt Godden	FW	16 January 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[28]
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	20 February 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[29]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	24 February 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[30]
		Dennis Lawrence		13 March 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[31]
10		Callum O'Hare	MF	13 March 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[31]
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	13 March 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[31]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	13 March 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[31]
		Mark Robins		13 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[32]
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	13 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[32]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	13 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[32]
4		Michael Rose	DF	16 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[33]
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	16 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[33]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	16 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[33]
13		Ben Wilson	GK	26 April 2022	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[34]

End-of-season awards

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Award	Ref
36		Ryan Howley	MF	24 April 2022	Championship Apprentice Award	[35]
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	7 May 2022	CCFC Top Goalscorer	[36]
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	7 May 2022	CCFC Family Zone Player of the Year	[36]
36		Ryan Howley	MF	7 May 2022	CCFC Academy Player of the Season	[36]
18		Ian Maatsen	DF	7 May 2022	CCFC Young Player of the Season	[36]
30		Fábio Tavares	FW	7 May 2022	CCFC Development Player of the Year	[36]
6		Liam Kelly	MF	7 May 2022	CCFC Community Player of the Year	[36]
6		Liam Kelly	MF	7 May 2022	PFA Community Champion of the Season	[36]
		Suzette Johnson		7 May 2022	CCFC Michelle Ridley Award	[36]
10		Callum O'Hare	MF	7 May 2022	CCFC JSB Player of the Year	[36]
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	7 May 2022	CCFC Goal of the Season	[36]
17		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	7 May 2022	CCFC Players' Player of the Season	[36]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	7 May 2022	CCFC Player of the Season	[36]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	DM		Ben Sheaf	Arsenal	Undisclosed	[37]
2 July 2021	CF		Martyn Waghorn	Derby County	Free transfer	[38]
3 July 2021	GK		Simon Moore	Sheffield United	Free transfer	[39]
9 July 2021	LW		Ricardo Dinanga	Cork City	Free transfer	[40]
9 July 2021	CF		Viktor Gyökeres	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[41]
13 July 2021	FW		Bright Enobakhare	SC East Bengal	Free transfer	[42]
17 July 2021	MF		Marco Rus	Southampton	Free transfer	[43]
6 August 2021	FW		Danny Cashman	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	[44]
31 August 2021	RB		Todd Kane	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[45]
1 January 2022	DF		Abel Alabi	Waterford	Undisclosed	[46]
17 January 2022	DF		Jake Bidwell	Swansea City	Free transfer	[47]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
30 July 2021	LB		Ian Maatsen	Chelsea	End of season	[48]
13 August 2021	CB		Jake Clarke-Salter	Chelsea	End of season	[49]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
26 July 2021	GK		Tom Billson	Scunthorpe United	11 January 2022[a]	[51]
6 August 2021	MF		Jack Burroughs	Ross County	End of season	[52]
6 August 2021	FW		Danny Cashman	Rochdale	End of season	[44]
12 August 2021	LW		Will Bapaga	Grimsby Town	End of season	[53]
11 January 2022	CB		Declan Drysdale	Ross County	End of season	[54]
11 January 2022	CB		Josh Pask	Newport County	End of season	[55]
18 January 2022	CF		Tyler Walker	Portsmouth	End of season	[56]
26 January 2022	RW		Marcel Hilßner	FSV Zwickau	End of season	[57]
31 January 2022	RB		Blaine Rowe	Ayr United	End of season	[58]
1 February 2022	RB		Julien Dacosta	Portimonense	End of season	[59]

1. On 11 January, Billson was recalled back from his loan spell at Scunthorpe.^[50]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
24 June 2021	GK		Marko Maroši	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[60]
29 June 2021	CF		David Bremang	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[61]
30 June 2021	CF		Amadou Bakayoko	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[62][63]
30 June 2021	CM		Daniel Bartlett	Poole Town	Released	[62]
30 June 2021	CF		Maxime Biamou	Dundee United	Released	[62]
30 June 2021	CM		Daniel Lafferty	Stratford Town	Released	[64][65]
30 June 2021	LB		Joe Newton	Havant & Waterlooville	Released	[62][66]
30 June 2021	CB		Jordon Thompson	Gloucester City	Released	[62][67]
30 June 2021	CB		Morgan Williams	Yeovil Town	Released	[62][68]
30 June 2021	MF		Jordan Young	Gloucester City	Released	[62][69]
6 July 2021	LW		Gervane Kastaneer	PEC Zwolle	Mutual Consent	[70][71]
31 August 2021	LB		Brandon Mason	Milton Keynes Dons	Mutual Consent	[72][73]
1 November 2021	FW		Bright Enobakhare	Hapoel Jerusalem	Mutual Consent	[74]
26 November 2021	DF		Thierry Katsukunya	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	[75]
13 January 2022	RW		Wesley Jobello	US Boulogne	Mutual Consent	[76]