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The 2016–17 season is Coventry City's 133rd season in their existence and fifth consecutive in the English third tier, League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will participate in three cup competitions, FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Contents
- July
- Pre season friendlies
- Results summary
- Results by matchday
- Results
- EFL Cup
- EFL Trophy
- Squad details
- Appearances
- Goalscorers
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
- References
The season covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.
July
Réda Johnson, Marc-Antoine Fortuné, Conor Thomas, Aaron Martin, Martin Lorentzson, Jim O'Brien, Aaron Phillips, Peter Ramage, Stephen Hunt and Darius Henderson are all released following the end of their contracts.
Pre-season friendlies
On 24 May 2016, Coventry City announced they will visit National League North side Nuneaton Town on July 9. Three days later, the Sky Blues announced they will face Championship side Norwich City on July 26. On 24 June, Coventry announced their full pre-season schedule.
On 10 July 2016, Coventry City confirmed they will play Ettifaq on Saturday 16, July. Three days later, the club announced a change to the friendly against the Saudi Arabian side and instead will now play Sturm Graz.
Results summary
Last updated: 26 February 2017.
Source:
Results by matchday
Last updated: 26 February 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced.
EFL Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 22 June 2016, via a live stream on Facebook. Coventry City were drawn at home to League Two side Portsmouth.
EFL Trophy
The 2016–17 EFL Trophy group stage draw was made on 27 July 2016. Coventry City faced Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and West Ham United Academy during this phase of the competition.
Squad details
* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2016–17 season.