# 2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Coventry City's 92nd season in The Football League and their 11th consecutive season in the Football League Championship, giving them the longest consecutive run out of all the teams in the division. In addition to the Championship, The Sky Blues also entered the League Cup in the first round and will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

## Review and events
### Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2011–12 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
June:
* 16 – Coventry City draw Bury away in the League Cup First Round.
* 17 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2011–12 Championship season are announced
* 19 – Defender Jordan Clarke signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2014.
* 19 – Strikers Callum Wilson and Shaun Jeffers sign new two-year contract extensions running until June 2013.
* 21 – Sammy Clingan is named new club captain for the 2011–12 season, taking over from Lee Carsley.
* 27 – Goalkeeper Danny Ireland signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2012.
* 27 – Defender Nathan Cameron signs a new two-year contract extension running until June 2013.
July:
* 20 – Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.
* 22 – Coventry City appoint former captain Lee Carsley as Under-18s coach.
August
* 4 – Defender James McPake signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2013.
* 4 – Midfielder David Bell signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2015.
* 8 – Midfielder Gaël Bigirimana signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2014.
* 22 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Watford.
* 23- An official takeover bid is made for Coventry City by a consortium fronted by former Vice-Chairman Gary Hoffman.
* 27- The official takeover bid fronted by former Vice-Chairman Gary Hoffman is withdrawn due to possible rule breach.
September
* 2 – Goalkeeper Lee Burge signs a new two-year contract extension running until June 2014.
* 12 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Derby County.
October
* 18 – Joe Murphy and Chris Hussey are named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following their performances against Nottingham Forest.
* 18 – Midfielder Carl Baker signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2015.
November
* 8 – Midfielder Gary McSheffrey signs a one-year contract extension running until June 2013.
* 15 – Director Leonard Brody stands down from his position with immediate effect.
* 26 – Coventry City set up a link with Norwegian club IF Helle.
December
* 2 – Ken Dulieu stands down as Coventry City Chairman and take up Head Of Football Operations role.
* 4 – Coventry City draw Southampton away in the FA Cup Third Round.
* 20 – Former Coventry City chairman Ken Dulieu resigns as Head of Football Operations.
February
* 13 – Jordan Willis is called up to the England Under-18 squad for the first time for the match against Poland Under-19.
* 15 – Coventry City played Kettering Town in a fundraising friendly match to raise money for the Blue Square Bet Premier club. The match raised over £6,000l.
* 27 – Richard Keogh is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Barnsley.
March
* 2 – Coventry City have a transfer embargo placed on them for not filing their annual accounts.
* 7 – Jordan Willis wins first cap for England Under-18 in friendly against Poland Under-19.
* 11 – Gaël Bigirimana wins Championship Apprentice Of The Year Award for 2011/2012.
* 19 – Joe Murphy is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Watford.
* 26 – Chris Hussey is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Portsmouth.
April
* 2 – Richard Keogh is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Hull City.
* 16 – Richard Keogh wins Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 17 – Richard Keogh wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 18 – Richard Keogh wins London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 21 – Coventry City are relegated from the Football League Championship and will play in the Football League One next season.
* 21 – Richard Keogh wins Coventry City Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 21 – Gaël Bigirimana wins Community Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 21 – Cyrus Christie wins Young Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 21 – Jordan Clarke wins Goal of the Season Award for 2011/2012 for his strike against Cardiff City.
* 21 – Gary McSheffrey wins Top Scorer Award for 2011/2012.
* 21 – Richard Keogh wins Players' Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 21 – Richard Keogh wins Fans' Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.
* 26 – Academy player Joe Henderson was handed a first team squad number, He has been given the number 39 shirt.

## Squad details
### Players info

    As of 30 April 2012
| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Contract end | Fee |
| 1 | Joe Murphy | Dublin | 21 August 1981 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2014 | Free |
| 2 | Richard Keogh | Harlow | 11 August 1986 | 91 | 1 | – | – | Carlisle United | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2013 | Undisclosed |
| 3 | Chris Hussey | Hammersmith | 2 January 1989 | 48 | 0 | – | – | AFC Wimbledon | 1 January 2010 | 30 June 2013 | Undisclosed |
| 4 | Sammy Clingan | Belfast | 13 January 1984 | 98 | 7 | 28 | 0 | Norwich City | 24 July 2009 | 30 June 2012 | £700,000 |
| 5 | Hermann Hreiðarsson | Reykjavík | 11 July 1974 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 5 | Portsmouth | 16 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| 6 | James McPake | Bellshill | 24 June 1984 | 38 | 1 | – | – | Livingston | 2 February 2009 | 30 June 2013 | Undisclosed |
| 7 | David Bell | Kettering | 21 January 1984 | 87 | 5 | – | – | Norwich City | 30 January 2009 | 30 June 2015 | £500,000 |
| 8 | Carl Baker | Whiston | 26 December 1982 | 78 | 2 | – | – | Stockport County | 8 January 2010 | 30 June 2015 | Undisclosed |
| 10 | Freddy Eastwood | Basildon | 29 October 1983 | 113 | 17 | 11 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 July 2008 | 30 June 2012 | £1,200,000 |
| 11 | Gary McSheffrey | Coventry | 13 August 1982 | 213 | 60 | – | – | Birmingham City | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2013 | Free |
| 12 | Gary Deegan | Dublin | 28 September 1987 | 42 | 5 | – | – | Bohemians | 4 January 2010 | 30 June 2013 | €90,000 |
| 13 | Chris Dunn | Brentwood | 23 October 1987 | 2 | 0 | – | – | Northampton Town | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 14 | Cody McDonald | Chelmsford | 30 May 1986 | 21 | 4 | – | – | Norwich City | 31 August 2011 | 30 June 2014 | £500,000 |
| 15 | Martin Cranie | Yeovil | 23 September 1986 | 112 | 1 | – | – | Portsmouth | 13 August 2009 | 30 June 2012 | £500,000 |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood | Burnley | 12 April 1991 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Manchester United | 31 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | Loan |
| 18 | Alex Nimely | Monrovia | 11 May 1991 | 17 | 1 | – | – | Manchester City | 12 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | Loan |
| 19 | Roy O'Donovan | Cork | 10 August 1985 | 13 | 0 | – | – | Sunderland | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2013 | Free |
| 22 | Clive Platt | Wolverhampton | 27 October 1977 | 66 | 6 | – | – | Colchester United | 28 July 2010 | 30 June 2012 | Nominal |
| 23 | Danny Ireland | Sydney | 30 September 1990 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2012 | Trainee |
| 24 | Richard Wood | Ossett | 5 July 1985 | 81 | 5 | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 January 2010 | 30 June 2013 | Undisclosed |
| 26 | Jordan Clarke | Coventry | 19 November 1991 | 50 | 2 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2008 | 30 June 2014 | Trainee |
| 27 | Shaun Jeffers | Bedford | 14 April 1992 | 5 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2009 | 30 June 2013 | Trainee |
| 28 | Callum Wilson | Coventry | 27 February 1992 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2009 | 30 June 2013 | Trainee |
| 29 | Billy Daniels | Bristol | 3 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 16 April 2012 | N/A | Trainee |
| 30 | Nathan Cameron | Birmingham | 21 November 1991 | 39 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2009 | 30 June 2013 | Trainee |
| 31 | Cyrus Christie | Coventry | 30 September 1992 | 37 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2012 | Trainee |
| 32 | Conor Thomas | Coventry | 29 October 1993 | 25 | 1 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2014 | Trainee |
| 33 | Lee Burge | Hereford | 9 January 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2014 | Trainee |
| 34 | Gaël Bigirimana | Bujumbura | 22 October 1993 | 24 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2014 | Trainee |
| 35 | Josh Ruffels | Oxford | 23 October 1993 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | 30 June 2012 | Trainee |
| 36 | Aaron Phillips | Warwick | 20 November 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Trainee |
| 37 | Jordan Willis | Coventry | 24 August 1994 | 2 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Trainee |
| 38 | Will Roberts | Rhuddlan | 24 April 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2011 | 30 June 2013 | Trainee |
| 39 | Joe Henderson | Banbury | 2 November 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2011 | 30 June 2013 | Trainee |
| Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends: |||||||||||||
| 9 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Southampton | 28 March 1989 | 67 | 18 | – | – | Everton | 26 July 2010 | 23 January 2012 | £100,000 |
| 25 | Gary Gardner | Solihull | 29 June 1992 | 4 | 1 | – | – | Aston Villa | 24 November 2011 | 21 December 2011 | Loan |

## Championship data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 20 | Bristol City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 49 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 48 | |
| 22 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
| 23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 36 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.'"`UNIQ--ref-000001D3-QINU`"'

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2012. Source: CCFC Championship Results

### Round by round

| Round | 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

## Season statistics
### Starts and goals

    As of 27 April 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | EIR | Joe Murphy | 47 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | EIR | Richard Keogh | 47 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Hussey | 31 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NIR | Sammy Clingan | 36 | 2 | 34+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | James McPake (On loan to Hibernian) | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | EIR | David Bell | 29 | 0 | 19+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Carl Baker | 27 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Freddy Eastwood (On loan to Southend United) | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Gary McSheffrey | 41 | 9 | 37+2 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | EIR | Gary Deegan | 25 | 3 | 19+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Chris Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Cody McDonald | 23 | 4 | 16+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Martin Cranie | 40 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NIR | Oliver Norwood (On loan from Manchester United) | 18 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Alex Nimely (On loan from Manchester City) | 17 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | EIR | Roy O'Donovan (On loan to Hibernian) | 13 | 1 | 6+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Clive Platt | 33 | 4 | 23+10 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | AUS | Danny Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood | 19 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jordan Clarke | 19 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Shaun Jeffers | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Callum Wilson (On loan to Tamworth) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Billy Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Nathan Cameron | 14 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Cyrus Christie | 39 | 0 | 27+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Conor Thomas | 29 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Lee Burge | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | COD | Gaël Bigirimana | 28 | 0 | 16+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Josh Ruffels | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Aaron Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Jordan Willis | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | WAL | Will Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Joe Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lukas Jutkiewicz (On loan to Middlesbrough) | 26 | 9 | 25+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Gary Gardner (On loan from Aston Villa) | 4 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Player substitutions are not included.

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 9 | FW | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | FW | Cody McDonald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | FW | Clive Platt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | MF | Gary Deegan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | Own Goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Oliver Norwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Alex Nimely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Roy O'Donovan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Gary Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Jordan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Conor Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Assists

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 11 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | DF | Cyrus Christie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Chris Hussey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | David Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | Richard Keogh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Oliver Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Alex Nimely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Roy O'Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | Clive Platt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Jordan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Yellow cards

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 11 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | DF | Cyrus Christie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | MF | Gary Deegan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Chris Hussey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | Richard Keogh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | GK | Joe Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | David Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | MF | Gaël Bigirimana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | DF | Jordan Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | FW | Alex Nimely | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | FW | Clive Platt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | DF | Nathan Cameron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | Martin Cranie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | Gary Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Roy O'Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Conor Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Red cards

| No. | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | Gaël Bigirimana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Richard Keogh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Captains

| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
| 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 34 |
| 2 | DF | Richard Keogh | 12 |
| 15 | DF | Martin Cranie | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 1 |

### Penalties Awarded

| Date | Success? | Penalty Taker | Opponent | Competition |
| 2011-09-10 | Y | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Derby County | Championship |
| 2011-09-24 | N | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Reading | Championship |
| 2012-02-04 | Y | Sammy Clingan | Ipswich Town | Championship |
| 2012-02-14 | Y | Gary McSheffrey | Leeds United | Championship |
| 2012-02-14 | Y | Gary McSheffrey | Leeds United | Championship |
| 2012-03-03 | N | Sammy Clingan | Leicester City | Championship |
| 2012-03-21 | N | Gary McSheffrey | Cardiff City | Championship |
| 2012-04-07 | Y | Gary McSheffrey | Peterborough United | Championship |
| 2012-04-18 | N | Gary McSheffrey | Millwall | Championship |

### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches Missed | Suspended Player | Reason | Missed Opponents |
| 9 August 2011 | 3 | Carl Baker | vs. Leicester City | Bury (A), Birmingham City (A), Crystal Palace (A) |
| 29 October 2011 | 3 | Gaël Bigirimana | vs. Burnley | Doncaster Rovers (A), Millwall (A), Southampton (H) |
| 28 April 2012 | 1 | Richard Keogh | vs. Doncaster Rovers | Southampton (A) |

### Monthly & Weekly Awards

| Award | Date | Player |
| Championship Team of the Week | 22 August 2011 | Cyrus Christie |
| Championship Team of the Week | 12 September 2011 | Cyrus Christie |
| Championship Team of the Week | 18 October 2011 | Joe Murphy |
| Championship Team of the Week | 18 October 2011 | Chris Hussey |
| Championship Team of the Week | 27 February 2012 | Richard Keogh |
| Championship Team of the Week | 19 March 2012 | Joe Murphy |
| Championship Team of the Week | 25 March 2012 | Chris Hussey |
| Championship Team of the Week | 2 April 2012 | Richard Keogh |

### End of Season Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of The Season Award | Richard Keogh |
| Young Player of the Season Award | Cyrus Christie |
| Players' Player of The Season Award | Richard Keogh |
| Top Scorer Award | Gary McSheffrey |
| Goal of The Season Award | Jordan Clarke |
| Community Player of The Season Award | Gaël Bigirimana |
| Coventry Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Richard Keogh |
| London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Richard Keogh |
| Welsh Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Richard Keogh |
| Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Richard Keogh |
| Championship Apprentice Award | Gaël Bigirimana |
| Coventry City U18's Player of the Year Award | Jordan Willis |

### International Appearances

| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | Match | Stats | Caps |
| 10 August 2011 | 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | Northern Ireland 4 – 0 Faroe Islands | 90 Minutes | 26 |
| 6 September 2011 | 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | Estonia 4 – 1 Northern Ireland | 90 Minutes | 27 |
| 7 October 2011 | 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | Northern Ireland 1 – 2 Estonia | 32 Minutes | 28 |
| 29 February 2012 | 4 | MF | Sammy Clingan | Northern Ireland 0 – 3 Norway | 90 Minutes | 29 |
| 8 March 2012 | 37 | DF | Jordan Willis | England Under-18 3 – 0 Poland Under-18 | 45 Minutes | 1 |

### Overall

| Games played | 48 (46 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 9 (9 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 26 (24 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 43 (41 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 70 (65 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | −27 |
| Yellow cards | 60 (58 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Red cards | 3 (3 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Worst discipline | Richard Keogh (4 , 1 ) |
| Best result | W 2–0 (H) v Derby County – Championship – 10 September 2011 |
| | W 2–0 (H) v Brighton & Hove Albion – Championship – 31 December 2011 |
| | W 3–1 (H) v Middlesbrough – Championship – 21 January 2012 |
| | W 2–0 (H) v Portsmouth – Championship – 24 March 2012 |
| | W 2–0 (A) v Hull City – Championship – 31 March 2012 |
| Worst result | L 4–0 (A) v Southampton – Championship – 27 April 2012 |
| Most appearances | Richard Keogh (47 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Lukas Jutkiewicz (9 goals) |
| | Gary McSheffrey (9 goals) |
| Points | 40 / 138 (28.99%) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Chris Dunn | Northampton Town | 1 July 2011 | Undisclosed |
| Joe Murphy | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Cody McDonald | Norwich City | 31 August 2011 | £500,000 |
| Hermann Hreiðarsson | Portsmouth | 16 January 2012 | Free |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Conor Grogan | Released | 30 June 2011 | Free |
| Luke Adams | Released | 30 June 2011 | Free |
| Michael Quirke | Coalville Town | 30 June 2011 | Free |
| Michael McIndoe | Retired | 30 June 2011 | Free |
| Connor Gudger | Hinckley United | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Marlon King | Birmingham City | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Keiren Westwood | Sunderland | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Stephen O'Halloran | Carlisle United | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Isaac Osbourne | Aberdeen | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Alistair Worby | St Johnstone | 1 July 2011 | Free |
| Aron Gunnarsson | Cardiff City | 8 July 2011 | Undisclosed |
| Lee Carsley | Coach: Coventry City U18s | 22 July 2011 | Retired |
| Ben Turner | Cardiff City | 31 August 2011 | £750,000 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | Middlesbrough | 16 January 2012 | £1,300,000 |

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date from | Date until |
| Gary Gardner | Aston Villa | 24 November 2011 | 21 December 2011 |
| Alex Nimely | Manchester City | 12 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 |
| Oliver Norwood | Manchester United | 31 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date from | Date until |
| Jamel Wiseman | Nuneaton Town | 15 November 2011 | 3 January 2011 |
| Callum Wilson | Tamworth | 29 December 2011 | 31 January 2012 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | Middlesbrough | 14 January 2012 | 16 January 2012 |
| James McPake | Hibernian | 23 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 |
| Roy O'Donovan | Hibernian | 31 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 |
| Freddy Eastwood | Southend United | 22 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 |

### Trials

| Player | From | Trial Date | Signed |
| Killian Brennan | Bohemians | July 2011 | N |
| Marvin Hasselbaink | Almere City | November 2011 | N |
| Mariusz Kisiel | Chasetown | January 2012 | N |
| Kjartan Finnbogason | KR Reykjavik | January 2012 | N |