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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

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Correct as of match on 4 May 2024.

Explanation of list

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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
Total appearances/goals

The figures for total appearances/goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:

Chronology of players

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  Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee[1][2]

Nationality Name Pos Coventry career League apps League goals Total apps Total goals Ref
  England Fred Chaplin MF 1907–1912 127 1 149 2 [3]
  England Harold Parkes FW 1907–1914 161 35 171 38 [4]
  Northern Ireland Harold Redmond Buckle MF 1908–1911 113 43 126 46 [5]
  England Dick Barnacle DF 1908–1915 129 1 139 1 [6]
  Wales Bob Evans GK 1909–1913 127 0 139 0 [7]
  England Albert Holmes FW 1911–1915 101 17 107 17 [8]
  England Alick Mercer FW 1919–1923 102 18 106 19 [9]
  Scotland Jimmy Dougall FW 1919–1926 226 14 236 14 [10]
  England Jerry Best GK 1920–1926 224 0 235 0 [11]
  England Fred Herbert FW 1922–1929 188 82 199 85 [12]
  England William Lake FW 1928–1939 226 113 245 123 [13]
  Wales Jimmy Baker MF 1929–1932, 1933–1935 182 11 196 15 [14]
  England Clarrie Bourton FW 1931–1937 228 173 241 182 [15]
  Scotland Jock Lauderdale FW 1931–1937 171 60 182 63 [16]
  England George Mason DF 1931–1952 330 7 350 9 [17]
  England Billy Frith MF 1932–1939, 1946–1947 163 4 171 4 [18]
  Wales Leslie Jones FW 1934–1937 139 69 145 73 [19]
  England Alf Wood GK 1935–1951, 1955–1959 234 0 246 0
  England Jack Astley DF 1936–1939 140 0 145 0 [20]
  England Ted Roberts FW 1936–1952 211 85 222 87 [21]
  England Harry Barratt DF 1937–1952 169 12 177 13 [22]
  England Dick Mason DF 1946–1954 252 1 262 1 [23]
  England Peter Murphy FW 1946–1950 113 36 118 36 [24]
  Northern Ireland Norman Lockhart FW 1947–1952 181 41 188 44 [25]
  England Peter Hill FW 1948–1962 285 75 303 77 [26]
  England Reg Matthews GK 1950–1956 111 0 116 0
  England Roy Kirk DF 1951–1960 330 6 345 7 [27]
  England Frank Austin DF 1950–1963 302 2 313 2 [28]
  England George Curtis DF 1955–1969 487 11 538 13 [29]
  England Frank Kletzenbauer DF 1956–1964 122 3 132 3 [30][31]
  Wales Brian Nicholas MF 1957–1962 113 0 121 0 [32]
  England Brian Hill DF 1957–1971 246 12 284 13 [33]
  England Ray Straw FW 1957–1961 143 79 152 85 [34]
  England Mick Kearns DF 1957–1968 344 14 382 16 [35]
  South Africa Arthur Lightening GK 1958–1963 153 0 163 0 [36]
  England Ron Farmer MF 1958–1968 281 47 311 52 [37]
  England Bob Wesson GK 1960–1966 133 0 156 0 [38]
  Germany Dietmar Bruck DF 1961–1970 189 7 217 8 [39]
  Northern Ireland Billy Humphries MF 1962–1965 109 23 126 24 [40]
  England George Hudson FW 1962–1966 113 62 129 75 [41]
  England Ken Hale FW 1962–1966 99 27 111 33 [42]
  England John Sillett DF 1962–1966 109 1 128 2 [43]
  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 [44]
  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 [45]
  Scotland Willie Carr MF 1967–1975 252 33 280 36
  Scotland Neil Martin FW 1968–1971 106 40 122 45 [46]
  England Jeff Blockley DF 1968–1972 146 6 161 8 [47]
  England Ernie Hunt FW 1968–1973 146 45 166 51
  England Chris Cattlin DF 1968–1976 217 0 237 0 [48]
  England Dennis Mortimer MF 1969–1975 193 10 215 10 [49]
  United States Alan Green FW 1970–1979 117 30 132 34
  Scotland Brian Alderson MF 1970–1975 127 29 153 41 [50]
  England Wilf Smith DF 1970–1975 135 1 153 2 [51]
  Republic of Ireland Jimmy Holmes DF 1970–1977 128 6 150 6 [52]
  England Mick Ferguson FW 1971–1981, 1984 134 54 141 57
  Scotland Jim Blyth GK 1972–1982 151 0 174 0 [53]
  Scotland Tommy Hutchison MF 1972–1981 314 24 355 30
  England David Cross FW 1973–1976 103 32 118 38 [54]
  England John Craven MF 1973–1977 89 8 108 8 [55]
  England Harry Roberts DF 1974–1984 215 1 249 2 [56]
  England Barry Powell MF 1975–1979 164 27 179 29 [57]
  Scotland Bobby McDonald DF 1976–1981 161 14 180 15 [58]
  Wales Terry Yorath MF 1976–1979 99 3 108 3 [59]
  England Les Sealey GK 1976–1983, 1992 160 0 179 0 [60]
  Scotland Ian Wallace FW 1976–1980 130 58 138 60
  England Garry Thompson FW 1977–1983 134 38 159 49 [61]
  Scotland Jim Holton DF 1977–1981 91 0 100 1 [62]
  Scotland Andy Blair MF 1978–1981 93 6 112 9 [63]
  England Steve Jacobs DF 1978–1984 101 0 115 0 [64]
  England Stephen Hunt MF 1978–1984 185 27 215 34 [65]
  England Paul Dyson DF 1978–1983 140 5 165 5 [66]
  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 [67]
  England Lloyd McGrath MF 1982–1994 214 4 253 5 [68]
  England Micky Gynn MF 1983–1993 241 32 285 43 [69]
  England Dave Bennett MF 1983–1989 172 25 201 33 [70]
  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 [14][71]
  England Cyrille Regis FW 1984–1991 238 47 283 62
  England Greg Downs DF 1985–1990 146 4 175 7 [72]
  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 [73]
  Scotland David Speedie FW 1987–1991 122 31 141 34 [74]
  Scotland Kevin Gallacher FW 1990–1993 100 28 115 35
  England Peter Atherton DF 1991–1994 114 0 120 0 [75]
  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 [76][77]
  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 [78][79]
  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 [80]
  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 [81]
  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[A] 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 [14]
  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 [82]
  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[B] 8[D]
  England Lee Burge GK 2011–2019 140 0 160[A] 0
  Scotland John Fleck MF 2012–2016 162 8 182 8
  Republic of Ireland Jordan Shipley MF 2016–2022 133 16 163[A] 20[D]
  Scotland Liam Kelly MF 2017–2024 155 3 180[C] 3
  Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 2017–2022 166 8 192[A] 9
  France Maxime Biamou FW 2017–2021 95 14 116[A] 26[E]
  England Josh Eccles MF 2018– 93 2 117[A] 2
  England Callum O'Hare MF 2019–2024 162 17 182 22
  England Kyle McFadzean DF 2019–2024 155 8 171[A] 8
  England Fankaty Dabo DF 2019–2023 116 0 131[B] 0
  Scotland Michael Rose DF 2019–2023 101 4 116 4
  England Jamie Allen MF 2019– 130 10 147[A] 11
  England Matt Godden FW 2019–2024 138 46 156[A] 50
  England Ben Wilson GK 2019– 93 1 111[A] 1
  Netherlands Gustavo Hamer MF 2020–2023 123 17 132[A] 19[E]
  England Ben Sheaf MF 2020– 131 7 143[B] 9
  Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 2021–2023 110 41 116[A] 43
  England Jake Bidwell DF 2022– 94 2 105[A] 2

Footnotes

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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

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Correct as of match on 4 May 2024.

Chronology of hat-trick players

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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[G] 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[F] 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[F] 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[F] (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[F] (2) FW Coventry City 5–1 Bristol Rovers 21 March 1931 1930–31 3
  England Clarrie Bourton[G] 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[F] (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[G] FW Gillingham 3–7 Coventry City 30 December 1933 1933–34 3
  England Arthur Bacon[F] (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[F] (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[F] (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[F] (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[F] (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[F] (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[F] (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[F] FW Carlisle United 1–6 Coventry City 14 February 1959 1958–59 4
  England Ken Satchwell[F] 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[F] (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[G] 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[F] 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

Summary of hat-trick players

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  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

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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.

References

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