Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip, are a football team based in Coventry, England. They currently play in the Football League Championship.
History
When originally founded in 1883 by the employees of a bicycle company, the club was known by the name of that company, Singers. Ten years later, the club turned professional after a very successfull season in which three separate cups were won. In 1898, the club was renamed to Coventry City just prior to a move to new playing fields on the site of their present day stadium on Highfield Road.
Coventry City were elected into the Second Division of the Football League in 1919. They were never a notable team until a golden period in the club's history beginning in the early 1960s, symbolically beginning when a new sky blue coloured strip was introduced. In 1987 they won the F.A. Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the final, after extra time (2-2 at full time). After several relegation battles they had one too many and were relegated from the Premiership in the 2000-01 season.
They are the only team in English football to have played in the Premier League, the old Division One, old Division Two, old Division three, Division three North, Division three South and the old Division Four.
Stadium
Coventry City began playing at the site of their current stadium in 1899, although they didn't buy the freehold to the site until 1937. Their football ground has an interesting history. In 1940 it was bombed. In 1968, the main stand burnt down. The club will be moving to the new 32000-seat Jaguar Arena in the Foleshill area of the city at the start of the 2005-2006 season.
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