2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
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| Chairman | Tim Fisher | ||
| Manager |
Tony Mowbray (until 29 September 2016) Russell Slade (21 Dec 2016 to 5 Mar 2017) Mark Robins (from 6 March 2017) |
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| Stadium | Ricoh Arena | ||
| League One | 23rd (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: George Thomas 5 All: George Thomas 9 |
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| Highest home attendance |
11,946 vs Bristol Rovers (25 March 2017) |
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| Lowest home attendance |
7,466 vs Southend United (14 March 2017) |
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| Average home league attendance | 9,111 | ||
| Biggest win |
2–0 vs Port Vale (1 October 2016) 2–0 vs Rochdale (22 October 2016) 2–0 vs Chesterfield (1 November 2016) |
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| Biggest defeat |
3–0 vs Charlton Athletic (15 October 2016) 4–1 vs Oxford United (19 November 2016) 4–1 vs Bristol Rovers (26 December 2016) 3–0 vs Northampton Town (28 January 2017) |
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| All statistics correct as of 30 April 2017. | |||
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.
The season covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.
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.
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.
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