COVENTRY CITY
League Position History
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Premier League
Championship
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OUTCOMES
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Relegated
Relegated (play-offs)
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Mid-table
Coventry City
— Coventry City's Football League history
| Season | Competition | Position | Outcome |
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| 2025/26 | Championship | Champions | |
| 2024/25 | Championship | Missed promotion (play-offs) | |
| 2023/24 | Championship | ||
| 2022/23 | Championship | Missed promotion (play-offs) | |
| 2021/22 | Championship | ||
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Moved from St Andrews to City of Coventry Stadium 1 Jul 2021
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| 2020/21 | Championship | ||
| 2019/20 | League One | Champions | |
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Moved from City of Coventry Stadium to St Andrews 1 Jul 2019
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| 2018/19 | League One | ||
| 2017/18 | League Two | Promoted (play-offs) | |
| 2016/17 | League One | Relegated | |
| 2015/16 | League One | ||
| 2014/15 | League One | ||
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Moved from Sixfields Stadium to City of Coventry Stadium 4 Sep 2014
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| 2013/14 | League One | ||
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Moved from City of Coventry Stadium to Sixfields Stadium 1 Jul 2013
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| 2012/13 | League One | ||
| 2011/12 | Championship | Relegated | |
| 2010/11 | Championship | ||
| 2009/10 | Championship | ||
| 2008/09 | Championship | ||
| 2007/08 | Championship | ||
| 2006/07 | Championship | ||
| 2005/06 | Championship | ||
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Moved from Highfield Road to City of Coventry Stadium 20 Aug 2005
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| 2004/05 | Championship | ||
| â–¸ Championship era begins | |||
| 2003/04 | Division One | ||
| 2002/03 | Division One | ||
| 2001/02 | Division One | ||
| 2000/01 | Premier League | Relegated | |
| 1999/00 | Premier League | ||
| 1998/99 | Premier League | ||
| 1997/98 | Premier League | ||
| 1996/97 | Premier League | ||
| 1995/96 | Premier League | ||
| 1994/95 | Premier League | ||
| 1993/94 | Premier League | ||
| 1992/93 | Premier League | ||
| 1991/92 | Premier League | ||
| â–¸ Premier League era begins | |||
| 1990/91 | First Division | ||
| 1989/90 | First Division | ||
| 1988/89 | First Division | ||
| 1987/88 | First Division | ||
| 1986/87 | First Division | ||
| 1985/86 | First Division | ||
| 1984/85 | First Division | ||
| 1983/84 | First Division | ||
| 1982/83 | First Division | ||
| 1981/82 | First Division | ||
| 1980/81 | First Division | ||
| 1979/80 | First Division | ||
| 1978/79 | First Division | ||
| 1977/78 | First Division | ||
| 1976/77 | First Division | ||
| 1975/76 | First Division | ||
| 1974/75 | First Division | ||
| 1973/74 | First Division | ||
| 1972/73 | First Division | ||
| 1971/72 | First Division | ||
| 1970/71 | First Division | ||
| 1969/70 | First Division | ||
| 1968/69 | First Division | ||
| 1967/68 | First Division | ||
| 1966/67 | Second Division | Champions | |
| 1965/66 | Second Division | ||
| 1964/65 | Second Division | ||
| 1963/64 | Third Division | Champions | |
| 1962/63 | Third Division | ||
| 1961/62 | Third Division | ||
| 1960/61 | Third Division | ||
| 1959/60 | Third Division | ||
| 1958/59 | Fourth Division | Promoted | |
| 1957/58 | Third Division | League restructure | |
| â–¸ Third Division era begins | |||
| 1956/57 | Third Division South | ||
| 1955/56 | Third Division South | ||
| 1954/55 | Third Division South | ||
| 1953/54 | Third Division South | ||
| 1952/53 | Third Division South | ||
| 1951/52 | Second Division | Relegated | |
| 1950/51 | Second Division | ||
| 1949/50 | Second Division | ||
| 1948/49 | Second Division | ||
| 1947/48 | Second Division | ||
| 1946/47 | Second Division | ||
| 1939/40 | Second Division | ||
| 1938/39 | Second Division | ||
| 1937/38 | Second Division | ||
| 1936/37 | Second Division | ||
| 1935/36 | Third Division South | Champions | |
| 1934/35 | Third Division South | ||
| 1933/34 | Third Division South | ||
| 1932/33 | Third Division South | ||
| 1931/32 | Third Division South | ||
| 1930/31 | Third Division South | ||
| 1929/30 | Third Division South | ||
| 1928/29 | Third Division South | ||
| 1927/28 | Third Division South | ||
| 1926/27 | Third Division South | ||
| 1925/26 | Third Division North | Division switch | |
| 1924/25 | Second Division | Relegated | |
| 1923/24 | Second Division | ||
| 1922/23 | Second Division | ||
| 1921/22 | Second Division | ||
| 1920/21 | Second Division | Relegated | |
| 1919/20 | Second Division | ||
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Joined Division 2 when it was expanded 1 Jul 1919
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| 1883 | Coventry City founded | ||