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2016–17 Coventry City F.C. Season
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 participated in three cup competitions: FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. Review and events 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. Competitions Preseason friendlies On 24 May 2016, Coventry City announced they will visit National League North side Nuneaton Town on 9 July. Three days later, the ''Sky Blues'' announced they will face Championship side Norwich City on 26 July. 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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. The city is governed by Coventry City Council, and the West Midlands Combined Authority. Historic counties of England, Formerly part of Warwickshire until 1451, and again from 1842 to 1974, Coventry had a population of 345,324 at the 2021 census, making it the tenth largest city in England and the 13th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, after Birmingham, from which it is separated by an area of Green belt (United Kingdom), green belt known as the Meriden Gap; it is the third largest in the wider Midlands after Birmingham and Leicester. The city is part of a larger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wider borough. Rochdale is in the foothills of the South Pennines and lies in the Dale (landform), dale (valley) of the River Roch, north-west of Oldham and north-east of Manchester. Rochdale's recorded history begins with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Recedham Manor'', but can be traced back to the 9th century. The Rochdale (ancient parish), ancient parish of Rochdale was a division of the Salford Hundred and one of the larger ecclesiastical parishes in England, comprising several Township (England), townships. By 1251, the town had become of such importance that it was granted a royal charter. The town became a centre of northern England's woollen trade and, by the early 18th century, was described as being "remarkable for i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Martin (footballer, Born 1989)
Aaron Martin (born 29 September 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He began his career with non-League club Eastleigh before turning professional with Southampton in November 2009. He spent time on loan at Conference Premier club Salisbury City towards the end of the 2009–10 campaign and then played 18 league games across the course of two successive promotions that took Southampton from League One into the Premier League. He spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Crystal Palace and Coventry City, and after missing the first half of the 2013–14 season through injury, his Southampton contract was ended by mutual consent in January 2014. He signed with Birmingham City and played eight Championship games before joining Yeovil Town in June 2014. He rejoined Coventry City on loan in October 2014 and signed permanently with the club three months later. Released by Coventry, he signed with Oxford United in June 2016, where he would re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Thomas
Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Crewe Alexandra. He has previously played for Coventry City, Swindon Town, former Indian Super League club ATK and Cheltenham Town. Club career Coventry City Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC. He was approached by scouts from the likes of Aston Villa and Birmingham too, but decided to start his career with the Sky Blues. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, coming on to replace Gary McSheffrey after 72 minutes and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, against Birmingham City. He joined Premier League club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool initially on loan on 31 January 2011, with a view to a permanent move but after playing and training with Liverpool's reserves and training with the first team on seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
