What happened to Highfield Road Coventry?
What happened to Highfield Road Coventry?
Coventry City’s homes Coventry have had three ‘homes’ since 2005, when they left Highfield Road, their home ground for 106 years, after it was sold for housing redevelopment. Since then, they have not owned their own stadium.
Is Highfield Road still standing?
Highfield Road was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England….Highfield Road.
| Construction | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1899 |
| Closed | 30 April 2005 (last game) |
| Demolished | 2006 |
| Tenants |
When did Coventry move from Highfield Road?
1899
The club as a result was known as Singers FC until 1898 when the name was changed to Coventry City. Early matches were played at Dowells Field, off Binley Road until a move to Stoke Road in 1887 before the move to the Highfield Road site in 1899.
Why was Highfield Road demolished?
The stadium move wouldn’t happen until 2005 by which time relegation from the Premier League meant circumstances had markedly changed. “The reason they decided to knock Highfield Road down and build the Ricoh was because they recognised the limitations of Highfield Road.
Are Coventry City building a new stadium?
Coventry’s chief executive, Dave Boddy, has confirmed the club will continue with plans to build a new stadium, despite announcing a return to the Ricoh Arena. The Sky Blues revealed on Wednesday they will play their home matches from next season after agreeing a 10-year deal with the stadium owners Wasps Rugby.
What was Coventry ground called?
Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry City F.C./Arenas/Stadiums
The Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly known as the Ricoh Arena) is a complex in Coventry, England. It includes a 32,609-seater stadium, home to Championship club Coventry City F.C. and rugby club Wasps, a 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) exhibition hall, a hotel and a casino.
What happened to Coventry City Ground?
Following a protracted rent dispute between Coventry City and ACL, the football club left the arena in 2013; playing their home matches in Northampton for over a year before returning in September 2014. A further dispute with Wasps prior to the 2019–20 season saw Coventry City leave the Ricoh for a further two seasons.
Where do Coventry play now?
The club play at the 32,609 capacity Coventry Building Society Arena (or CBS Arena). The club is nicknamed the Sky Blues because of the colour of their home strip….Coventry City F.C.
| Full name | Coventry City Football Club |
|---|---|
| 2020–21 | EFL Championship, 16th of 24 |
| Website | Club website |
| Away colours | |
| Current season |
Why do Coventry not have a ground?
Why do Coventry not play at the Ricoh?
When was the last game played at Highfield Road Coventry?
History. It was built in 1899 in the Hillfields district, close to the city centre, and staged its final game on 30 April 2005 when Coventry City beat Derby County 6-2 in the Football League Championship with the last ever goal appropriately being scored by Andrew Whing, a product of Coventry City’s youth academy.
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What was the name of the Football Stadium in Coventry?
Highfield Road was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England.
When did Leeds United get all seaters at Highfield Road?
The all-seater policy introduced by Jimmy Hill was later abandoned when Leeds United fans tore-out several hundred seats after losing their First Division game to Coventry City 4–0 in 1981, only months after the seats had been installed.