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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Coventry City
1883. The club were formed as Singers FC, but changed their name to Coventry City in 1898.
Binley Road. The club played at Binley Road between 1892-97, followed by Stoke Road until 1899, when they moved into Highfield Road.
H R Buckle. Buckle managed the club in the 1909-10 season, and made way for Wallace (1910-13), followed by Scott-Walford between 1913-15, and Clayton for nine months of 1919, after World War I had interrupted the League schedule.
1919-20. Coventry finished 20th out of 22 in Division Two, just two points ahead of relegation.
Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs took the lead in the 2nd minute through Clive Allen, but Dave Bennett equalised for Coventry seven minutes later. Five minutes before half-time, Gary Mabbutt put Tottenham ahead 2-1, and in the 63rd minute, Keith Houchen levelled the score with a fantastic diving header. The game went into extra-time, and in the 96th minute, Mabbutt went from Spurs' hero to villain, as he was credited with an own goal, which gave Coventry the FA Cup with a 3-2 win.
Oldham Athletic. 'Killer' Kilcline started his career at Notts County, and played there between 1980-84, until moving to Coventry, where he stayed until 1991. After his Coventry career, he had spells at Oldham, Newcastle, Swindon and Mansfield Town, before hanging up his boots in 1998 with Halifax Town.
| Going into the last game of the 1996-97 season, Coventry were sitting in the final relegation spot of the Premiership. However, they managed to stay up. Who was the team that were relegated instead of them? | Coventry City FC History
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Sunderland. Coventry won 2-1 away to Spurs, while Sunderland were beaten 1-0 at Wimbledon, which relegated them instead of the Sky Blues.
| Coventry won a Division Three (South) match 9-0 in 1934, to set the record for their biggest League victory. Who were they playing that day? | Coventry City FC History
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Bristol City. The game took place on 28th April, 1934.
Middlesbrough. O'Neill began his career with Norwich City, and played for the club between 1994-99, before signing for Middlesbrough, and then Coventry.
1st. Coventry City won 2 - 0 at home to Sunderland in their first game of the season. There was no greater margin than two goals in any other match for that round.
1 - 1. Coventry City managed to salvage a controversial goal in the dying stages of the game to record a vital point at the New Den.
Wales. Robert Page played for Wales as a regular starter for defence.
Rushden & Diamonds. He was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds midway through the season following Luke Steele's arrival.
Newcastle United. Coventry City were beaten 3 - 1 by Newcastle United at St. James' Park in late January, and were therefore knocked out of the FA Cup.
0. Dele did not score any goals. Stephen Hughes, Andy Morrell, Patrick Suffo, and Michael Doyle, were the only scorers in the three League Cup games played during the season. Each only scored once.
4. Coventry City picked up a draw at Derby County on the 4th, and defeated Watford 1-0 at Highfield Road on the 18th.
| What was strange about the goalkeeping in Coventry City's 0 - 0 draw at home to Stoke City in February? | Coventry City 2004-05
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Coventry were forced to use an in field player following a red card to the goal keeper (Ian Bennett) after the manager decided against having a reserve keeper on the bench. Ian Bennett was red carded for a handball outside the area, which forced Micky Adams to use midfielder Stephen Hughes after deciding earlier that he didn't need a reserve keeper.
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