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COVENTRY CITY - Home, Falmer Years: seasons 1 16 = 2
Prem 26/27 . . . 17/18 onwards - no Prem meetings . . . . C'ship 11/12 . . '18 FA Cup .
FY - Albion v Sky Blues PL/EFL record @ Amex from 11/12: Y16 P1 . W = 1 D = 0 L = 0 . W = 100%
BHA v Coventry Prem previous encounters H&A: Y10 P1 . W0 D0 L0 . W = 0% - see Coventry in Clubs via Archive.
Coventry manager: Frank Lampard (2024) . experience: Eng int'nal, ex-Chelsea player & coach.
formed: 1883 . CBS stad (Ricoh Arena) (previously share @ St Andrews B'ham) . . . nickname: Sky Blues . . . shirt: light blue.
nostalgia: in 2027 it was 30 years since BHA survived as a Football League club. 2026 had been our 125th anniversary and coincided with 25 years since first promotion within the EFL at Withdean. Coventry were a Prem club at turn of the century.
We first met for fixtures in 2002. And last in 2026 - after a 14yr gap. Cup tie played in '18.
Coventry PL/EFL record from - 11/12: 23 C, 15 18 17 8 23 L1 . . 17/18: 6 L2, 8 1 L1, 16 12 5 9 5 1 C, x P @ 21/8/26.
Prem: ? . . . C'ship: promo - '26 . relegated - '12 . . . L1: rel - '17 . promo - '20 . . . L2: promo - '18.
STATUS; City fell from great heights during this century and suffered much more than just playing problems on the pitch... becoming homeless.
Then things gradually got better... and even better.
Prem - Albion V Sky Blues (H) from 17/18: - < - x-x . . Y10 P1 - W = 0 D = 0 L = 0 . F0 A0 . W = 0%
scorers: 0 tba
memorable match: season16 tba
results: best = x-x seasonx . . worst = x-x seasonx
note: for Coventry away Falmer Years results & reports scroll further down.
season16, 10th Premier League (H) Sat 20/3/27 -
pre-match: just into the run-in now and we hosted a midlands outfit but had not met Coventry in any single previous Prem season since 2017. The last time Sky Blues were here was for an FA Cup R5 tie back in '18 during our first Prem season - see season7 (H) directly below. This was our 30th fixture & 15th home game, played in Mar '27. Apart from not playing here against City in the Prem we'd met for a first C'ship fixture during opening weeks of the brand-spanking new Amex in Nov 2011 when initially hosting 'em for an early level2 contest - see season1 (H) report below. During our C'ship campaigns from 2011 we'd entertained City just that once - w = 100% memorable match: season1. And also met three times throughout the Withdean era from 1999 - w = 0% memorable match: season4 - see full scroll below. Since then fortunes had gone in opposite directions for both clubs. Their current away form; w d l w = x%. The reverse Prem fixture was in Sept '26 - see (A) scroll below. At present BHA had xpts and were xth, while CC had xpts and were xth. Sky Blues: Q1 w = x%, Q2 w = x%, Q3 w = x%. EFLC/FAC in/out. Their boss Frank Lampard was tba. News this week was... tba
*** report:
stats: ht, goals, poss %-% on target, off target, corners, fouls, subs, shape
team:
subs:
bench:
squad: . injured: . rehab:
weather: . MoM:
Prem P30 . W D L . F A . W D L . F A . Pt Po = 1.xxpt/gm . W = % . L = %
Sky Blues:
Quatr: Pl . W D L . . . F A GD . . Pt Po pt/gm . W% L%
total:
3 qtr:
hfwy:
start: 00. 00 00 00 . 00 00 00 . 00 xx 1.xx . 00.0 00.0 - Frank Lampard @ 21/8/26
at start: W = % . odds: rel ? sack FL . aim: to stay in the div.
Nov: xth, xpt behind xth at end of start Q1. EFLC in/out
Jan: halfway Q2
Mar: three-quarters Q3. FAC in/out
forecast: xpt . actual = xpt . Po was xth . actual Po = xth
May: finish Q4
EFL Cup: R2
FA Cup: R3
Falmer Season8 (2nd Prem) (H) onwards - Coventry not Premier League
Season7 (H) 17/2/18 FA Cup 5th rnd - 3-1 ~ Locadia, Goldson, Ulloa.
Albion had advanced to the last 16 in the FA Cup knockout after beating Palace at the Amex in the 3rd round and then Middlesbrough away in the 4th rnd. Seagulls next managed to avoid all remaining Prem sides and drew the now League Two outfit to visit Falmer. Fortunes change in footy and BHA was the big club now (see below) compared to days of yore during that infamous Withdean era (see other tab/link). Chris Hughton had been putting out a second eleven in previous Cup competitions and was expected to continue this process, especially as strikers Leo Ulloa & Jurgen Locadia were now both on board following the January transfer window shutting.
*** match report: Albion went through to the quarter-final stage after going three goals up by the hour mark. Locadia got the first when booting in a cross by Knockaert (15min). Goldson then doubled the lead when heading in from Suttner's corner (34min). Maenpaa replaced injured Krul and Propper swapped with Stephens for tactical reasons at start of the second period. Albion secured their place in the draw when Bruno crossed and Ulloa headed home (61min). Visitors got a deserved consolation from a route one attack into the area (77min). Both sides hit woodwork twice at various intervals and away fans had a nice day out at Falmer as well. Chris Hughton said, 'we deserved it and I'm delighted for Jurgen. You want him to get off the mark as a new player. To do that so early was excellent.' That evening the draw for the last eight was made and Albion were going to Man Utd at the theatre of dreams. It sounded like plenty of Brighton fans would make the trip and live the dream alongside PL fixture excursions this season.
26 Krul (12 Maenpaa), 2 Bruno, 18 Goldson, 4 Huenemeier, 29 Suttner, 11 Knockaert, 6 Stephens (24 Propper), 7 Kayal, 20 March, 25 Locadia (9 Baldock), 16 Ulloa.
Stats; shape 442-442, ht 2-0, goals 15,34,61-77, poss 68%-32%, on target 6-2, off target 9-6, blocked 5-3, crosses 34-11, corners 5-2, o/s 3-6, tackles 9-7, fouls 13-8, yellows 0-0, subs 3-3 . Gate - 26,966 (away 4335).
Falmer Season7 (1st Prem) (H) - Coventry not Premier League.
note: since Y2k Coventry City were a Prem club during the noughties - see Coventry in Clubs scroll via Archive.
COVENTRY away; Prem.
Seasn . W D L . F A GD . . Pt Po pt/gm %Pt . W% L%
26/27 .
17/18-25/26 - not Premier League
COVENTRY CITY were one of the original 22 clubs in the new Premier League of 1992. They competed there throughout the nineties.
Coventry: Previous Prem
Prem points: - < - x
previous coach: tba .
Seasn . W D L . . . F A GD . . Pt Po pt/gm . W% L%
26/27 .
17/18-25/26 - not Premier League
knockouts: tba
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Falmer Years home . . . Championship 11/12 season1
Coventry EFL record from 11/12: 23 C, 15 18 17 8 23 L1
FY - BHA v CC EFL record H&A: Y1 P2 . W1 D0 L1 . W = 50%
C'ship - Albion v City (H) from 11/12 @ C: 2-1 - < - . . Y1 P1 . W = 1 D = 0 L = 0 . W = 100%
memorable match: Season1 (H) - problems both on and off the field in early days at Falmer.
results: best = 2-1 season1 . . worst = ? season n/a
for away Falmer Years results and reports scroll further below.
Falmer Season2 (H) onwards - Coventry not C'ship.
Season1 (H) Championship 26/11/11 - 2-1 ~ og, Vincelot.
Gus Poyet had been having a tough time leading up to this must-win fixture. He'd made remarks earlier about an ongoing football racism issue and got hammered in the press. His squad also performed below par and suffered several injuries along the way. Now the FL were bringing charges against BHA, concerning abuse of the Ref during disputed defeat at Southampton where Taricco saw red. Seagulls got only one win from eleven games previously and were struggling to hit the net from any position. Poyet hadn't many options to change the first eleven and even reserves were done five-nil at Crawley. It was our first 3pm Sat k-o for some time at the Amex and over 19k attended on a dry, cloudy but chilly afternoon.
*** match report: Brighton went at it from k-o and fortunately opened the scoring. CM-S chased through and his shot was beaten out by City's keeper. In the event it struck a defender and rolled into the net (7min). Very soon afterwards Albion fell asleep and conceded to a header aimed at the far post (9m). Poyet was annoyed because we'd done the self same thing at So'ton. Then Painter had to go off injured, to be replaced by Vincelot (13m). He duly bagged the winner with a wonderful header from a Bridcutt lofted free kick (37m). Coventry came at us throughout the second period but couldn't equalise again. Poyet put on Barnes around the hour in lieu of on-loan Paynter, who'd played further forward in 433. Late in the day, LuaLua took to field of battle but now as a fully signed up Seagull. Whatever shape B'ton used, everybody had plenty of defending to do while visitors pressed to level scores until final whistle. Gus was happy with three points and turned the page on an unsettling few weeks.
Ankergren, Calderon, Greer, Dunk, Painter (Vincelot), Harley (LuaLua), Bridcutt, Navarro, Noone, Paynter (Barnes), Mackail-Smith.
Champ's P18 . W7 D5 L6 . F21 A21 . Pt26 Po11 . W = 38.8% L = 33.3%
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Coventry Withdean Era (H): 12 seasons from 1999 to 2011 -
Seasons 4 02/3, 6 04/5, 7 05/6 - Championship . . Season7 7/1/06 (H) - FA Cup R3.
Withdean era H&A: BHA v CC . P6 . W0 D4 L2 . W = 0%
C'ship (H) - Albion V Sky Blues 0-0, 1-1, 2-2 . . . Y7 P3 . W = 0 D = 3 L = 0 . W = 0%
0-1 FA Cup.
memorable match: Season4 (H) - first home game in the C'ship and little did we know.
results: best = 2-2 season7 . . worst = 0-0 season4
see: Seasons 4, 6-7 for clubs & stadium info in the C'ship. Also Martin Hinshelwood & Mark McGhee.
COVENTRY Prem/EFL from 99/00: 14 19 P, 11 20 12 19 8 17 21 17 / 19 18 C
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COVENTRY CITY - Away, Falmer Years: seasons 1 16 = 2
Prem 26/27 . . 17/18 onwards - no Prem meetings . . . . C'ship 11/12.
CBS Stadium.
FY - Albion PL/EFL record @ City from 11/12 . . Y16 P1 W = 0 D = 0 L = 1 . W = 0%
Prem - Sky Blues V Albion (A) from 17/18: - < - x-x . . Y10 P1 - W = 0 D = 0 L = 0 . F0 A0 . W = 0%
scorers: 0 tba
memorable match: season16 tba
results: best = x-x seasonx . . worst = x-x seasonx
note: for Coventry home Falmer Years results & reports scroll further up.
season16, 10th Premier League (A) Sun 13/9/26 - 2pm
pre-match: we soon visited last term's C'ship winners at the CBS Stad on a Sunday lunchtime but had not met Coventry in any previous Prem season since 2017. In our 125th year this was the 4th fixture & 2nd Prem away game, played during mid Sept '26. We hadn't actually visited the former Ricoh Arena for well over a decade, with a journey into the midlands of around 160 miles from the south coast. In between we'd been on the up whilst Coventry had several ups & downs - see Clubs in Archive. For C'ship contests Albion had been entertained by City only once in six seasons from 2011 - w = 0% memorable match: season1. And also three times during the Withdean era since 1999 - w = 0% memorable match: season4 - see full scroll below. Their current home form; w d l w = x%. The reverse Prem fixture was during Mar '27. At present BHA had xpts and were xth, while CC had xpts and were xth. Sky Blues: Q1 w = x%. EFLC in/out. Their boss Frank Lampard was tba. News this week was... tba
*** report:
stats: ht, goals, poss %-% on target, off target, corners, fouls, subs, shape
team:
subs:
bench:
squad: . injured: . rehab:
weather: . MoM:
Prem P4 . W0 D0 L0 . F A . W0 D0 L0 . F A . Pt Po = 1.xxpt/gm . W = % . L = %
Season7 (1st Prem) (A) onwards - Coventry not Premier League.
note: since Y2k Coventry were a Prem club during the noughties - see Clubs scroll in Archive.
COVENTRY home; Prem.
Seasn . W D L . F A GD . . Pt Po pt/gm %Pt . W% L%
26/27 .
17/18-25/26 - not Premier League
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Falmer Years away . . . Championship 11/12 season1
C'ship - City v Albion (A) from 11/12 @ C: 2-0 - < - . . Y1 P1 . W = 0 D = 0 L = 1 . W = 0%
memorable match: Season1 (A) - back at the Richo since bad old days in the C'ship during that infamous Withdean era.
results: best = ? season n/a . . worst = 2-0 season1
for home Falmer Years results & reports scroll further up.
Falmer Season2 (A) onwards - Coventry not C'ship.
Season1 (A) Championship 31/12/11 - L 2-0.
This was the first reverse fixture for our initial campaign based at the Amex, now being back in the Championship again since 2006. Things could have been worse, although Gus Poyet certainly considered adding to a small and injury-plagued squad for end of Jan '12 transfer window. By the halfway stage most B'ton fans would agree it was infinitely better than struggling in level-two during the Withdean era. Talking about ups and downs, that whole prolonged Falmer saga developed and was ongoing throughout those three seasons. In 2002 a Public Inquiry was announced and convened in 2003. For 2004 we were choked to find a 'no' verdict from inspectors but John Prescott ordered PI2 variation in 2005. He said 'yes' then but Lewes District Council led court appeal proposals throughout 2006. BHA were playing in League1 once more, before finally the government gave a green light to Falmer. If you think about it, where did all those noughties years go anyway? Brighton lost a young generation of supporters, apart from older fans who died prior to opening of our community stadium. We obviously had a lotta catching up to do.
*** match report: A poor run of form continued to very end of 2011 with defeat by the division's bottom club. It wasn't that they were better than us but took two chances from four shots on target. Brighton contested equally for possession and had a handful of chances, however failed to score for four fixtures. City took the lead against run of play when breaking from an Albion attack and scoring solo (34min). In the second period Ankergren flapped at a cross and bang, we went two down (54m). Poyet double subbed for Buckley and LuaLua on the hour and shaped 334 going forward. Not long afterwards he put on U18 wonder-kid Caskey to get some experience in a pukka match. Albion took 1300 travelling support in a crowd of 14k, although many B'fans would say midnight couldn't come soon enough. It would all be different in 2012, er, wouldn't it?
Ankergren, El-Abd, Greer, Dunk, Taricco (Buckley), Harley (Forster-Caskey), Navarro, Sparrow, Noone (LuaLua), Paynter, Mackail-Smith.
Champ's P24 . W9 D5 L10 . F23 A28 . Pt32 Po16 . W = 37.5% L = 41.6%
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Coventry Withdean Era (A): 12 seasons from 1999 to 2011 -
Seasons 4 02/3, 6 04/5, 7 05/6 - Championship.
Highfield Road . . Ricoh Arena
Withdean era EFL (A): Sky Blues V Albion 0-0, 2-1, 2-0 . . . Y7 P3 . W = 0 D = 1 L = 2 . W = 0%
memorable match: Season4 (A) - Seagulls were in deep trouble and any point was a good point.
results: best = 0-0 season4 . . worst = 2-0 season7
Noughties last there - 4/2/06 (A) Championship.
Our last match of three with them this decade but first at their brand new Richo Arena.
2/4/05 (A) C'ship.
Our last game from two fixtures at their old Highfield Road ground.
see: Seasons 4, 6-7 for clubs & stadium info in the C'ship. Also Steve Coppell & Mark McGhee.
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