# List of Coventry City F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Coventry City Football Club from the beginning of the club's official records in 1883 to the present day.
For a list of all Coventry City players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Coventry City F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Coventry City F.C. article.

## Players with 100 or more first-team appearances

Correct as of match on 4 May 2024.

### Explanation of list

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

#### League appearances/goals

* Southern League: (1908–09 to 1914–15)
* Football League / Premier League: (1919–20 to present)

#### Total appearances/goals

The figures for total appearances/goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
* FA Cup (1895–96 to present)
* Football League Cup (1960–61 to present)
* Football League Trophy (2012–13 to 2019–20)
* Football League Third Division South Cup (1933–34 to 1935–36)
* Full Members Cup (1985–86 to 1991–92)
* Fairs Cup (1970–71)
* Texaco Cup (1971–72 to 1973–74)
* FA Charity Shield (1987–88)
* English Football League play-offs (2017–18, 2022–23)

### Chronology of players

Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee
| Nationality | Name | Pos | Coventry career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals |
| England | Fred Chaplin | MF | 1907–1912 | 127 | 1 | 149 | 2 |
| England | Harold Parkes | FW | 1907–1914 | 161 | 35 | 171 | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | Harold Redmond Buckle | MF | 1908–1911 | 113 | 43 | 126 | 46 |
| England | Dick Barnacle | DF | 1908–1915 | 129 | 1 | 139 | 1 |
| Wales | Bob Evans | GK | 1909–1913 | 127 | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| England | Albert Holmes | FW | 1911–1915 | 101 | 17 | 107 | 17 |
| England | Alick Mercer | FW | 1919–1923 | 102 | 18 | 106 | 19 |
| Scotland | Jimmy Dougall | FW | 1919–1926 | 226 | 14 | 236 | 14 |
| England | Jerry Best | GK | 1920–1926 | 224 | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| England | Fred Herbert | FW | 1922–1929 | 188 | 82 | 199 | 85 |
| England | William Lake | FW | 1928–1939 | 226 | 113 | 245 | 123 |
| Wales | Jimmy Baker | MF | 1929–1932, 1933–1935 | 182 | 11 | 196 | 15 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton | FW | 1931–1937 | 228 | 173 | 241 | 182 |
| Scotland | Jock Lauderdale | FW | 1931–1937 | 171 | 60 | 182 | 63 |
| England | George Mason | DF | 1931–1952 | 330 | 7 | 350 | 9 |
| England | Billy Frith | MF | 1932–1939, 1946–1947 | 163 | 4 | 171 | 4 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones | FW | 1934–1937 | 139 | 69 | 145 | 73 |
| England | Alf Wood | GK | 1935–1951, 1955–1959 | 234 | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| England | Jack Astley | DF | 1936–1939 | 140 | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| England | Ted Roberts | FW | 1936–1952 | 211 | 85 | 222 | 87 |
| England | Harry Barratt | DF | 1937–1952 | 169 | 12 | 177 | 13 |
| England | Dick Mason | DF | 1946–1954 | 252 | 1 | 262 | 1 |
| England | Peter Murphy | FW | 1946–1950 | 113 | 36 | 118 | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | Norman Lockhart | FW | 1947–1952 | 181 | 41 | 188 | 44 |
| England | Peter Hill | FW | 1948–1962 | 285 | 75 | 303 | 77 |
| England | Reg Matthews | GK | 1950–1956 | 111 | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| England | Roy Kirk | DF | 1951–1960 | 330 | 6 | 345 | 7 |
| England | Frank Austin | DF | 1950–1963 | 302 | 2 | 313 | 2 |
| England | George Curtis | DF | 1955–1969 | 487 | 11 | 538 | 13 |
| England | Frank Kletzenbauer | DF | 1956–1964 | 122 | 3 | 132 | 3 |
| Wales | Brian Nicholas | MF | 1957–1962 | 113 | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| England | Brian Hill | DF | 1957–1971 | 246 | 12 | 284 | 13 |
| England | Ray Straw | FW | 1957–1961 | 143 | 79 | 152 | 85 |
| England | Mick Kearns | DF | 1957–1968 | 344 | 14 | 382 | 16 |
| South Africa | Arthur Lightening | GK | 1958–1963 | 153 | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| England | Ron Farmer | MF | 1958–1968 | 281 | 47 | 311 | 52 |
| England | Bob Wesson | GK | 1960–1966 | 133 | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| Germany | Dietmar Bruck | DF | 1961–1970 | 189 | 7 | 217 | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | Billy Humphries | MF | 1962–1965 | 109 | 23 | 126 | 24 |
| England | George Hudson | FW | 1962–1966 | 113 | 62 | 129 | 75 |
| England | Ken Hale | FW | 1962–1966 | 99 | 27 | 111 | 33 |
| England | John Sillett | DF | 1962–1966 | 109 | 1 | 128 | 2 |
| Wales | Ronnie Rees | MF | 1962–1968 | 230 | 42 | 262 | 52 |
| England | Ernie Machin | MF | 1963–1972 | 257 | 33 | 289 | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | Dave Clements | MF | 1964–1971 | 230 | 26 | 257 | 29 |
| England | Bill Glazier | GK | 1964–1975 | 346 | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| Scotland | Ian Gibson | MF | 1966–1970 | 93 | 13 | 101 | 14 |
| England | Mick Coop | DF | 1966–1981 | 425 | 18 | 492 | 22 |
| Scotland | Willie Carr | MF | 1967–1975 | 252 | 33 | 280 | 36 |
| Scotland | Neil Martin | FW | 1968–1971 | 106 | 40 | 122 | 45 |
| England | Jeff Blockley | DF | 1968–1972 | 146 | 6 | 161 | 8 |
| England | Ernie Hunt | FW | 1968–1973 | 146 | 45 | 166 | 51 |
| England | Chris Cattlin | DF | 1968–1976 | 217 | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| England | Dennis Mortimer | MF | 1969–1975 | 193 | 10 | 215 | 10 |
| United States | Alan Green | FW | 1970–1979 | 117 | 30 | 132 | 34 |
| Scotland | Brian Alderson | MF | 1970–1975 | 127 | 29 | 153 | 41 |
| England | Wilf Smith | DF | 1970–1975 | 135 | 1 | 153 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | Jimmy Holmes | DF | 1970–1977 | 128 | 6 | 150 | 6 |
| England | Mick Ferguson | FW | 1971–1981, 1984 | 134 | 54 | 141 | 57 |
| Scotland | Jim Blyth | GK | 1972–1982 | 151 | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| Scotland | Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1972–1981 | 314 | 24 | 355 | 30 |
| England | David Cross | FW | 1973–1976 | 103 | 32 | 118 | 38 |
| England | John Craven | MF | 1973–1977 | 89 | 8 | 108 | 8 |
| England | Harry Roberts | DF | 1974–1984 | 215 | 1 | 249 | 2 |
| England | Barry Powell | MF | 1975–1979 | 164 | 27 | 179 | 29 |
| Scotland | Bobby McDonald | DF | 1976–1981 | 161 | 14 | 180 | 15 |
| Wales | Terry Yorath | MF | 1976–1979 | 99 | 3 | 108 | 3 |
| England | Les Sealey | GK | 1976–1983, 1992 | 160 | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| Scotland | Ian Wallace | FW | 1976–1980 | 130 | 58 | 138 | 60 |
| England | Garry Thompson | FW | 1977–1983 | 134 | 38 | 159 | 49 |
| Scotland | Jim Holton | DF | 1977–1981 | 91 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| Scotland | Andy Blair | MF | 1978–1981 | 93 | 6 | 112 | 9 |
| England | Steve Jacobs | DF | 1978–1984 | 101 | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| England | Stephen Hunt | MF | 1978–1984 | 185 | 27 | 215 | 34 |
| England | Paul Dyson | DF | 1978–1983 | 140 | 5 | 165 | 5 |
| Scotland | Gary Gillespie | DF | 1978–1983, 1994–1997 | 175 | 6 | 205 | 6 |
| England | Mark Hateley | FW | 1978–1983 | 93 | 25 | 113 | 34 |
| England | Danny Thomas | DF | 1979–1983 | 98 | 4 | 123 | 6 |
| Republic of Ireland | Gerry Daly | MF | 1980–1984 | 84 | 19 | 101 | 22 |
| England | Lloyd McGrath | MF | 1982–1994 | 214 | 4 | 253 | 5 |
| England | Micky Gynn | MF | 1983–1993 | 241 | 32 | 285 | 43 |
| England | Dave Bennett | MF | 1983–1989 | 172 | 25 | 201 | 33 |
| England | Micky Adams | DF | 1983–1987 | 90 | 9 | 106 | 10 |
| England | Terry Gibson | FW | 1983–1986 | 98 | 43 | 113 | 52 |
| England | Trevor Peake | DF | 1983–1991 | 278 | 6 | 336 | 7 |
| England | Brian Kilcline | DF | 1984–1991 | 173 | 28 | 218 | 35 |
| England | Steve Ogrizovic | GK | 1984–2000 | 507 | 1 | 601 | 1 |
| England | Cyrille Regis | FW | 1984–1991 | 238 | 47 | 283 | 62 |
| England | Greg Downs | DF | 1985–1990 | 146 | 4 | 175 | 7 |
| England | Brian Borrows | DF | 1985–1997 | 409 | 11 | 477 | 13 |
| Wales | David Phillips | MF | 1986–1989 | 100 | 8 | 117 | 9 |
| England | David Smith | MF | 1986–1993 | 154 | 18 | 177 | 18 |
| England | Dean Emerson | MF | 1986–1992 | 114 | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| Scotland | David Speedie | FW | 1987–1991 | 122 | 31 | 141 | 34 |
| Scotland | Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1990–1993 | 100 | 28 | 115 | 35 |
| England | Peter Atherton | DF | 1991–1994 | 114 | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| England | Sean Flynn | MF | 1991–1995 | 97 | 9 | 105 | 10 |
| Zimbabwe | Peter Ndlovu | FW | 1991–1997 | 176 | 39 | 196 | 43 |
| England | Dion Dublin | FW | 1994–1998 | 145 | 61 | 170 | 72 |
| England | Marcus Hall | DF | 1994–2002, 2005–2010 | 270 | 2 | 308 | 4 |
| England | David Burrows | DF | 1995–2000 | 111 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| England | Richard Shaw | DF | 1995–2006 | 317 | 1 | 362 | 1 |
| Scotland | Paul Telfer | MF | 1995–2001 | 191 | 6 | 227 | 12 |
| England | Noel Whelan | FW | 1995–2000 | 133 | 31 | 155 | 39 |
| England | Paul Williams | DF | 1995–2001 | 169 | 5 | 199 | 6 |
| England | Darren Huckerby | FW | 1996–1999 | 94 | 28 | 109 | 34 |
| Scotland | Gary McAllister | MF | 1996–2000, 2002–2004 | 174 | 30 | 200 | 38 |
| Republic of Ireland | Gary Breen | DF | 1997–2002 | 146 | 2 | 171 | 2 |
| Sweden | Magnus Hedman | GK | 1997–2002 | 134 | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| England | Gary McSheffrey | FW | 1998–2006, 2010–2013 | 247 | 61 | 281 | 72 |
| Morocco | Youssef Chippo | MF | 1999–2003 | 122 | 6 | 132 | 10 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Muhamed Konjić | DF | 1999–2004 | 138 | 4 | 155 | 4 |
| Nigeria | Dele Adebola | FW | 2003–2008 | 163 | 31 | 182 | 36 |
| Republic of Ireland | Michael Doyle | MF | 2003–2011, 2017–2019 | 331 | 26 | 380 | 29 |
| England | Andy Morrell | FW | 2003–2006 | 98 | 17 | 111 | 19 |
| England | Isaac Osbourne | MF | 2003–2011 | 122 | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| England | Andy Whing | DF | 2003–2007 | 106 | 2 | 119 | 2 |
| England | Stephen Hughes | MF | 2004–2008 | 133 | 6 | 144 | 8 |
| Republic of Ireland | Jay Tabb | MF | 2006–2009 | 95 | 11 | 104 | 12 |
| England | Elliott Ward | DF | 2006–2010 | 116 | 14 | 126 | 16 |
| Republic of Ireland | Leon Best | FW | 2007–2010 | 92 | 19 | 104 | 23 |
| Wales | Freddy Eastwood | FW | 2008–2012 | 113 | 17 | 124 | 18 |
| Iceland | Aron Gunnarsson | MF | 2008–2011 | 122 | 6 | 133 | 7 |
| Republic of Ireland | Clinton Morrison | FW | 2008–2010 | 91 | 21 | 101 | 23 |
| Republic of Ireland | Keiren Westwood | GK | 2008–2011 | 131 | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| England | Jordan Clarke | DF | 2008–2015 | 125 | 4 | 144 | 4 |
| England | Martin Cranie | DF | 2009–2012 | 114 | 1 | 120 | 1 |
| England | Richard Wood | DF | 2009–2013 | 117 | 8 | 134 | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | Sammy Clingan | MF | 2009–2012 | 98 | 7 | 100 | 7 |
| England | Carl Baker | MF | 2010–2014, 2018 | 160 | 21 | 182 | 28 |
| England | Cyrus Christie | DF | 2010–2014 | 102 | 3 | 119 | 4 |
| England | Conor Thomas | MF | 2010–2016 | 99 | 1 | 116 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | Joe Murphy | GK | 2011–2014 | 137 | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| England | Jordan Willis | DF | 2011–2019 | 179 | 4 | 208 | 8 |
| England | Lee Burge | GK | 2011–2019 | 140 | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| Scotland | John Fleck | MF | 2012–2016 | 162 | 8 | 182 | 8 |
| Republic of Ireland | Jordan Shipley | MF | 2016–2022 | 133 | 16 | 163 | 20 |
| Scotland | Liam Kelly | MF | 2017–2024 | 155 | 3 | 180 | 3 |
| Scotland | Dominic Hyam | DF | 2017–2022 | 166 | 8 | 192 | 9 |
| France | Maxime Biamou | FW | 2017–2021 | 95 | 14 | 116 | 26 |
| England | Josh Eccles | MF | 2018– | 93 | 2 | 117 | 2 |
| England | Callum O'Hare | MF | 2019–2024 | 162 | 17 | 182 | 22 |
| England | Kyle McFadzean | DF | 2019–2024 | 155 | 8 | 171 | 8 |
| England | Fankaty Dabo | DF | 2019–2023 | 116 | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| Scotland | Michael Rose | DF | 2019–2023 | 101 | 4 | 116 | 4 |
| England | Jamie Allen | MF | 2019– | 130 | 10 | 147 | 11 |
| England | Matt Godden | FW | 2019–2024 | 138 | 46 | 156 | 50 |
| England | Ben Wilson | GK | 2019– | 93 | 1 | 111 | 1 |
| Netherlands | Gustavo Hamer | MF | 2020–2023 | 123 | 17 | 132 | 19 |
| England | Ben Sheaf | MF | 2020– | 131 | 7 | 143 | 9 |
| Sweden | Viktor Gyökeres | FW | 2021–2023 | 110 | 41 | 116 | 43 |
| England | Jake Bidwell | DF | 2022– | 94 | 2 | 105 | 2 |

### Footnotes

    A. ^ Doyle, Burge, Shipley, Hyam, Biamou, Eccles, McFadzean, Allen, Godden, Wilson, Hamer, Gyökeres, Bidwell's numbers include 3 appearances in English Football League play-offs matches.
    B. ^ Willis, Dabo, Sheaf's numbers include 2 appearances in English Football League play-offs matches.
    C. ^ Kelly's numbers include 6 appearances in English Football League play-offs matches.
    D. ^ Willis, Shipley's numbers include 1 goal in English Football League play-offs matches.
    E. ^ Biamou, Hamer's numbers include 2 goals in English Football League play-offs matches.

## Players who have scored hat-tricks for the club

Correct as of match on 15 March 2025.

### Chronology of hat-trick players

| Nationality | Name | Pos | Result | Date | Season | Tier/Cup |
| England | Albert E. Lewis | FW | Bishop Auckland 2–6 Coventry City | 21 September 1907 | 1907–08 | FA Cup |
| England | Albert E. Lewis (2) | FW | Coventry City 7–1 Bishop Auckland | 7 December 1907 | 1907–08 | FA Cup |
| Northern Ireland | Harold Redmond Buckle | MF | Coventry City 5–3 Portsmouth | 13 April 1909 | 1908–09 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | Harold Redmond Buckle (2) | MF | Coventry City 5–1 Southend United | 17 December 1910 | 1910–11 | 3 |
| England | Billy Smith | FW | Coventry City 9–0 Brentford | 27 December 1911 | 1911–12 | 3 |
| England | Fred Jones | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Plymouth Argyle | 2 March 1912 | 1911–12 | 3 |
| England | Harold Parkes | FW | Coventry City 4–1 West Ham United | 28 December 1912 | 1912–13 | 3 |
| England | Albert Holmes | FW | Coventry City 4–4 Northampton Town | 29 March 1913 | 1912–13 | 3 |
| England | George A. Davison | FW | Coventry City 3–1 Watford | 18 April 1914 | 1913–14 | 3 |
| England | John Allan | MF | Coventry City 6–0 Ebbw Vale | 14 November 1914 | 1914–15 | 4 |
| England | John Allan (2) | MF | Coventry City 10–1 Newport County | 28 November 1914 | 1914–15 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | Joe Enright | FW | Coventry City 10–1 Newport County | 28 November 1914 | 1914–15 | 4 |
| England | John Allan (3) | MF | Coventry City 7–2 Ton Pentre | 13 February 1915 | 1914–15 | 4 |
| England | Alick Mercer | FW | Coventry City 3–0 Bury | 7 October 1922 | 1922–23 | 2 |
| England | William Toms | FW | Coventry City 7–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 December 1922 | 1922–23 | 2 |
| England | Arthur Wood | MF | Coventry City 3–0 Barnsley | 7 April 1923 | 1922–23 | 2 |
| Scotland | Hugh Richmond | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Nelson | 10 November 1923 | 1923–24 | 2 |
| England | Albert Pynegar | FW | Coventry City 5–2 Oldham Athletic | 5 April 1924 | 1923–24 | 2 |
| England | Albert Pynegar (2) | FW | Coventry City 3–1 Stoke | 31 January 1925 | 1924–25 | 2 |
| Scotland | Bill Paterson | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Doncaster Rovers | 12 September 1925 | 1925–26 | 3 |
| England | Fred Herbert | FW | Coventry City 7–0 Rotherham United | 7 November 1925 | 1925–26 | 3 |
| England | Jimmy Heathcote | FW | Coventry City 6–2 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 25 September 1926 | 1926–27 | 3 |
| England | Fred Herbert (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Watford | 1 January 1927 | 1926–27 | 3 |
| England | Jimmy Heathcote (2) | FW | Coventry City 3–1 Brentford | 12 March 1927 | 1926–27 | 3 |
| England | Norman Dinsdale | DF | Queens Park Rangers 1–5 Coventry City | 26 April 1928 | 1927–28 | 3 |
| Scotland | Walter Johnstone | FW | Coventry City 6–1 Merthyr Town | 22 September 1928 | 1928–29 | 3 |
| England | William Lake | FW | Coventry City 3–1 Norwich City | 9 November 1929 | 1929–30 | 3 |
| England | William Lake (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Bristol Rovers | 21 March 1931 | 1930–31 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton | FW | Coventry City 6–1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 17 October 1931 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (2) | FW | Coventry City 4–2 Leyton Orient | 14 November 1931 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (3) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Mansfield Town | 12 December 1931 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (4) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Reading | 25 December 1931 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | William Lake (3) | FW | Coventry City 5–5 Fulham | 2 January 1932 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (5) | FW | Coventry City 8–0 Crystal Palace | 6 February 1932 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Harold Holmes | MF | Coventry City 6–4 Gillingham | 13 February 1932 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (6) | FW | Mansfield Town 3–3 Coventry City | 23 April 1932 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (7) | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Watford | 30 April 1932 | 1931–32 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (8) | FW | Coventry City 6–0 Bristol City | 27 December 1932 | 1932–33 | 3 |
| England | Harold Holmes (2) | MF | Coventry City 5–0 Torquay United | 31 December 1932 | 1932–33 | 3 |
| England | William Lake (4) | FW | Coventry City 7–0 Queens Park Rangers | 4 March 1933 | 1932–33 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (9) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Swindon Town | 23 September 1933 | 1933–34 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (10) | FW | Torquay United 1–3 Coventry City | 18 November 1933 | 1933–34 | 3 |
| England | Arthur Bacon | FW | Gillingham 3–7 Coventry City | 30 December 1933 | 1933–34 | 3 |
| England | Arthur Bacon (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Crystal Palace | 6 January 1934 | 1933–34 | 3 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 3 April 1934 | 1933–34 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (11) | FW | Coventry City 9–0 Bristol City | 28 April 1934 | 1933–34 | 3 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones (2) | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Leyton Orient | 3 September 1934 | 1934–35 | 3 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones (3) | FW | Coventry City 6–3 Southend United | 15 December 1934 | 1934–35 | 3 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones (4) | FW | Gillingham 2–5 Coventry City | 26 December 1934 | 1934–35 | 3 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones (5) | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Newport County | 26 January 1935 | 1934–35 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (12) | FW | Coventry City 7–1 Newport County | 7 September 1935 | 1935–36 | 3 |
| England | Clarrie Bourton (13) | FW | Coventry City 8–1 Crystal Palace | 9 November 1935 | 1935–36 | 3 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones (6) | FW | Coventry City 6–1 Queens Park Rangers | 1 February 1936 | 1935–36 | 3 |
| England | George McNestry | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Cardiff City | 22 February 1936 | 1935–36 | 3 |
| Scotland | Tony McPhee | FW | Fulham 3–4 Coventry City | 11 December 1937 | 1937–38 | 2 |
| England | William Lake (5) | FW | Luton Town 1–4 Coventry City | 19 February 1938 | 1937–38 | 2 |
| Scotland | Tom Crawley | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Nottingham Forest | 28 January 1939 | 1938–39 | 2 |
| England | George Ashall | MF | Millwall 3–5 Coventry City | 2 November 1946 | 1946–47 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie | FW | Coventry City 5–2 Newport County | 11 January 1947 | 1946–47 | FA Cup |
| Wales | George Lowrie (2) | FW | Coventry City 6–0 Newport County | 18 January 1947 | 1946–47 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (3) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Sheffield Wednesday | 5 April 1947 | 1947–48 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (4) | FW | Coventry City 3–2 Swansea Town | 8 April 1947 | 1946–47 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (5) | FW | Coventry City 3–1 Bury | 19 April 1947 | 1946–47 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (6) | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Luton Town | 23 August 1947 | 1947–48 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (7) | FW | Brentford 1–4 Coventry City | 30 August 1947 | 1947–48 | 2 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (8) | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Bradford Park Avenue | 8 November 1947 | 1947–48 | 2 |
| England | Jack Marsh | FW | Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Coventry City | 9 April 1949 | 1948–49 | 2 |
| England | Peter Murphy | FW | Coventry City 3–0 Chesterfield | 3 December 1949 | 1949–50 | 2 |
| England | Peter Murphy (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 West Ham United | 11 April 1950 | 1949–50 | 2 |
| Scotland | Ken Chisholm | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Luton Town | 9 December 1950 | 1950–51 | 2 |
| England | Ted Roberts | FW | Coventry City 3–3 Nottingham Forest | 27 October 1951 | 1951–52 | 2 |
| England | Don Dorman | MF | Coventry City 4–2 Crystal Palace | 29 November 1952 | 1952–53 | 3 |
| England | Eddy Brown | FW | Coventry City 7–2 Torquay United | 13 December 1952 | 1952–53 | 3 |
| England | Don Dorman (2) | MF | Coventry City 7–2 Torquay United | 13 December 1952 | 1952–53 | 3 |
| Wales | George Lowrie (9) | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Millwall | 14 February 1953 | 1952–53 | 3 |
| England | Eddy Brown (2) | FW | Colchester United 0–3 Coventry City | 10 October 1953 | 1953–54 | 3 |
| England | Eddy Brown (3) | FW | Brentford 2–3 Coventry City | 28 August 1954 | 1954–55 | 3 |
| England | Barry Hawkings | FW | Coventry City 6–0 Swindon Town | 1 October 1955 | 1955–56 | 3 |
| England | Ken McPherson | FW | Coventry City 4–2 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 23 April 1957 | 1956–57 | 3 |
| Scotland | Bill Patrick | FW | Coventry City 6–1 Exeter City | 9 November 1957 | 1957–58 | 3 |
| England | Jimmy Rogers | FW | Coventry City 6–0 Aldershot | 17 March 1958 | 1957–58 | 3 |
| England | Ray Straw | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Walsall | 24 March 1958 | 1957–58 | 3 |
| England | Ray Straw (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Shrewsbury Town | 8 April 1958 | 1957–58 | 3 |
| England | Jimmy Rogers (2) | FW | Coventry City 7–1 Aldershot | 22 September 1958 | 1958–59 | 4 |
| England | Ray Straw (3) | FW | Coventry City 7–1 Aldershot | 22 September 1958 | 1958–59 | 4 |
| England | Jimmy Rogers (3) | FW | Aldershot 0–4 Coventry City | 1 October 1958 | 1958–59 | 4 |
| Scotland | George Stewart | FW | Carlisle United 1–6 Coventry City | 14 February 1959 | 1958–59 | 4 |
| England | Ken Satchwell | FW | Coventry City 5–3 Wrexham | 25 December 1959 | 1959–60 | 3 |
| England | Ray Straw (4) | FW | Mansfield Town 2–4 Coventry City | 4 April 1960 | 1959–60 | 3 |
| England | Bill Myerscough | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Newport County | 27 August 1960 | 1960–61 | 3 |
| Wales | Ron Hewitt | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Hull City | 4 February 1961 | 1960–61 | 3 |
| Wales | Ron Hewitt (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Torquay United | 20 February 1961 | 1960–61 | 3 |
| England | Terry Bly | FW | Coventry City 3–4 Southend United | 1 September 1962 | 1962–63 | 3 |
| England | Terry Bly (2) | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Queens Park Rangers | 9 March 1963 | 1962–63 | 3 |
| England | George Hudson | FW | Coventry City 5–4 Halifax Town | 6 April 1963 | 1962–63 | 3 |
| England | Ron Farmer | MF | Coventry City 5–1 Crystal Palace | 24 August 1963 | 1963–64 | 3 |
| Wales | Ronnie Rees | MF | Coventry City 8–1 Shrewsbury Town | 22 October 1963 | 1963–64 | 3 |
| England | George Hudson (2) | FW | Trowbridge Town 1–6 Coventry City | 16 November 1963 | 1963–64 | FA Cup |
| England | George Hudson (3) | FW | Queens Park Rangers 3–6 Coventry City | 30 November 1963 | 1963–64 | 3 |
| England | George Kirby | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Oldham Athletic | 28 March 1964 | 1963–64 | 3 |
| England | George Hudson (4) | FW | Leyton Orient 1–3 Coventry City | 28 April 1965 | 1964–65 | 2 |
| England | Ray Pointer | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Preston North End | 1 January 1966 | 1965–66 | 2 |
| England | Bobby Gould | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Ipswich Town | 9 December 1966 | 1966–67 | 2 |
| England | Bobby Gould (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Burnley | 16 December 1967 | 1967–68 | 1 |
| Scotland | Neil Martin | FW | Coventry City 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday | 24 February 1968 | 1967–68 | 1 |
| England | Ernie Hunt | FW | Coventry City 4–2 West Bromwich Albion | 27 August 1968 | 1968–69 | 1 |
| Scotland | Willie Carr | MF | Coventry City 3–1 West Bromwich Albion | 12 August 1969 | 1969–70 | 1 |
| England | John O'Rourke | FW | Trakia Plovdiv 1–4 Coventry City | 16 September 1970 | 1970–71 | Fairs Cup |
| Scotland | Colin Stein | FW | Coventry City 5–1 Darlington | 8 October 1973 | 1973–74 | League Cup |
| England | David Cross | FW | Everton 1–4 Coventry City | 16 August 1975 | 1975–76 | 1 |
| United States | Alan Green | FW | Coventry City 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 April 1976 | 1975–76 | 1 |
| England | David Cross (2) | FW | Burnley 1–3 Coventry City | 24 April 1976 | 1975–76 | 1 |
| Scotland | Ian Wallace | FW | Coventry City 5–2 Stoke City | 30 April 1977 | 1976–77 | 1 |
| England | Mick Ferguson | FW | Coventry City 4–2 Manchester City | 4 October 1977 | 1977–78 | 1 |
| England | Mick Ferguson (2) | FW | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Coventry City | 29 October 1977 | 1977–78 | 1 |
| England | Mick Ferguson (3) | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Birmingham City | 4 March 1978 | 1977–78 | 1 |
| Scotland | Ian Wallace (2) | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Southampton | 21 April 1979 | 1978–79 | 1 |
| England | Mick Ferguson (4) | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Ipswich Town | 1 December 1979 | 1979–80 | 1 |
| England | Tommy English | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Leicester City | 14 March 1981 | 1980–81 | 1 |
| England | Mark Hateley | FW | Southampton 5–5 Coventry City | 4 May 1982 | 1981–82 | 1 |
| England | Steve Whitton | FW | Manchester City 1–3 Coventry City | 8 May 1982 | 1981–82 | 1 |
| Scotland | Jim Melrose | FW | Coventry City 4–2 Everton | 25 September 1982 | 1982–83 | 1 |
| England | Terry Gibson | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Liverpool | 10 December 1983 | 1983–84 | 1 |
| England | Cyrille Regis | FW | Coventry City 7–0 Chester City | 8 October 1985 | 1985–86 | League Cup |
| Scotland | David Speedie | FW | Coventry City 3–4 Middlesbrough | 1 October 1988 | 1988–89 | 1 |
| Scotland | David Speedie (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday | 2 January 1989 | 1988–89 | 1 |
| England | Steve Livingstone | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Sunderland | 24 January 1990 | 1989–90 | League Cup |
| Scotland | Kevin Gallacher | FW | Coventry City 5–4 Nottingham Forest | 28 November 1990 | 1990–91 | League Cup |
| England | Micky Quinn | FW | Arsenal 0–3 Coventry City | 14 August 1993 | 1993–94 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | Peter Ndlovu | FW | Liverpool 2–3 Coventry City | 14 March 1995 | 1994–95 | 1 |
| England | Dion Dublin | FW | Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 Coventry City | 4 December 1995 | 1995–96 | 1 |
| England | Dion Dublin (2) | FW | Coventry City 3–2 Chelsea | 9 August 1997 | 1997–98 | 1 |
| England | Darren Huckerby | FW | Leeds United 3–3 Coventry City | 25 April 1998 | 1997–98 | 1 |
| England | Darren Huckerby (2) | FW | Coventry City 7–0 Macclesfield Town | 2 January 1999 | 1998–99 | FA Cup |
| England | Darren Huckerby (3) | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Nottingham Forest | 9 January 1999 | 1998–99 | 1 |
| Australia | John Aloisi | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Preston North End | 27 September 2000 | 2000–01 | League Cup |
| England | Lee Hughes | FW | Crewe Alexandra 1–6 Coventry City | 9 February 2002 | 2001–02 | 2 |
| England | Gary McSheffrey | FW | Coventry City 8–0 Rushden & Diamonds | 2 October 2002 | 2002–03 | League Cup |
| Wales | Freddy Eastwood | FW | Coventry City 3–2 Peterborough United | 12 December 2009 | 2009–10 | 2 |
| England | Jacob Murphy | FW | Coventry City 4–1 Gillingham | 21 November 2015 | 2015–16 | 3 |
| England | Adam Armstrong | FW | Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Coventry City | 2 January 2016 | 2015–16 | 3 |
| England | Jodi Jones | MF | Coventry City 3–0 Notts County | 5 August 2017 | 2017–18 | 4 |
| Scotland | Marc McNulty | FW | Coventry City 4–0 Grimsby Town | 24 March 2018 | 2017–18 | 4 |
| Scotland | Marc McNulty (2) | FW | Cheltenham Town 1–6 Coventry City | 28 April 2018 | 2017–18 | 4 |
| France | Maxime Biamou | FW | Coventry City 3–2 Southampton U21 | 5 November 2019 | 2019–20 | EFL Trophy |
| England | Matt Godden | FW | Wycombe Wanderers 1–4 Coventry City | 29 December 2019 | 2019–20 | 3 |
| England | Matt Godden (2) | FW | Tranmere Rovers 1–4 Coventry City | 1 January 2020 | 2019–20 | 3 |
| England | Ellis Simms | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Maidstone United | 26 February 2024 | 2023–24 | FA Cup |
| England | Ellis Simms (2) | FW | Coventry City 5–0 Rotherham United | 5 March 2024 | 2023–24 | 2 |
| United States | Haji Wright | FW | Coventry City 3–0 Sunderland | 15 March 2025 | 2024–25 | 2 |

### Summary of hat-trick players

Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee
| Nationality | Name | Pos | Hat-tricks | Coventry career | Total apps | Total goals |
| England | Clarrie Bourton | FW | 13 | 1931–1937 | 241 | 182 |
| Wales | George Lowrie | FW | 9 | 1939–1948, 1952–1953 | 85 | 59 |
| Wales | Leslie Jones | FW | 6 | 1934–1937 | 145 | 73 |
| England | William Lake | FW | 5 | 1928–1939 | 245 | 123 |
| England | Mick Ferguson | FW | 4 | 1971–1981, 1984 | 141 | 57 |
| England | George Hudson | FW | 4 | 1962–1966 | 129 | 75 |
| England | Ray Straw | FW | 4 | 1957–1961 | 152 | 85 |
| England | John Allan | MF | 3 | 1914–1919 | 30 | 21 |
| England | Eddy Brown | FW | 3 | 1952–1954 | 89 | 51 |
| England | Darren Huckerby | FW | 3 | 1996–1999 | 109 | 34 |
| England | Jimmy Rogers | FW | 3 | 1956–1958 | 80 | 27 |
| England | Arthur Bacon | FW | 2 | 1933–1935 | 16 | 17 |
| England | Terry Bly | FW | 2 | 1962–1963 | 42 | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | Harold Redmond Buckle | MF | 2 | 1908–1911 | 126 | 46 |
| England | David Cross | FW | 2 | 1973–1976 | 118 | 38 |
| England | Don Dorman | MF | 2 | 1951–1954 | 94 | 31 |
| England | Dion Dublin | FW | 2 | 1994–1998 | 170 | 72 |
| England | Matt Godden | FW | 2 | 2019–2024 | 156 | 50 |
| England | Bobby Gould | FW | 2 | 1963–1968 | 89 | 42 |
| England | Jimmy Heathcote | FW | 2 | 1926–1928 | 65 | 37 |
| England | Fred Herbert | FW | 2 | 1922–1929 | 199 | 85 |
| Wales | Ron Hewitt | FW | 2 | 1960–1962 | 63 | 24 |
| England | Harold Holmes | MF | 2 | 1931–1933 | 22 | 12 |
| England | Albert E. Lewis | FW | 2 | 1907–1908 | 8 | 8 |
| Scotland | Marc McNulty | FW | 2 | 2017–2018 | 52 | 28 |
| England | Peter Murphy | FW | 2 | 1946–1950 | 118 | 36 |
| England | Albert Pynegar | FW | 2 | 1924–1925 | 55 | 26 |
| England | Ellis Simms | FW | 2 | 2023– | 53 | 19 |
| Scotland | David Speedie | FW | 2 | 1987–1991 | 141 | 34 |
| Scotland | Ian Wallace | FW | 2 | 1976–1980 | 138 | 60 |

### Footnotes

    F. ^ Four goals scored: Enright against Newport County; Paterson against Doncaster Rovers; Herbert against Watford; Bourton against Bristol City and Mansfield Town; Lake against Bristol Rovers and Luton Town; Bacon against Crystal Palace; Lowrie against Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town and Bradford PA; Rogers against Aldershot; Stewart against Carlisle; Satchwell against Wrexham; Ferguson against Ipswich Town; and Livingstone against Sunderland.
    G. ^ Five goals scored: Smith against Brentford; Bourton against Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic; Bacon against Gillingham; Regis against Chester City.