The Giant Killers
Coventry City
Founded: 1883 {As Singers} 1898: Coventry City
F A Cup debut: 1895
First Round debut: 1907
Football Pyramid
4th tier debut: 1958 [Most recent: 2018]
3rd tier debut: 1925 [Currently]
2nd tier debut: 1919 [Most recent: 2012]
1st tier debut: 1967 [Best finish: 6th] [Most recent: 2001]
Honours:
F A Cup Winners: 1987
Third Round, Saturday, January 6th 2017
City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 14,199
Ranked at the time: 124
Team: 13:Liam O'Brien.....2:Jack Grimmer.....4:Jordan Willis.....12:Tom Davies.....17:Jordan Maguire-Drew {replaced by 31:Ben Stevenson-63}.....30:Tom Bayliss.....8:Michael Doyle.....26:Jordan Shipley {Replaced by 24:Ryan Haynes-85}.....9:Maxime Biamou.....10:Marc McNulty. Manager:Mark Robins
2-1 @ Preston North End
First round: 15th January 1910
Attendance: 6,000
Scorers: Harry Buckle, Patsy Hendren
Ranked at the time: 25
Today: Outside the top 200
1910
3-1 vs Nottingham Forest
Third round: 19th February 1910
Attendance: 14,000
Scorers: Archie Smith, George Warren
Ranked at the time: 34
Today: Outside the top 100
2-1 @ Sheffield Wednesday
First round: 14th January 1911
Attendance: 18,000
Scorers: Harry Buckle, Archie Smith
Ranked at the time: 10
Today: Outside the top 100
Team Included: Bob Evans, Harry Buckle, Archie Smith
2-0 vs Charlton Athletic
Third round: Saturday January 16th 1937
Attendance: 29,118
Scorer: Billy Lake {2}
Ranked at the time: 29
Today: Outside the top 100
Team: 1:Morgan, 2:Astley, 3:Bernard Smith, 4:Billy Frith, 5:Mason, 6:Archer, 7:Brown, 8:McDonald, 9:Billy Lake, 10:Leslie Jones, 11:Liddle