Coventry Copsewood F.C. are a football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. In 2005, they changed their name from Coventry Marconi to their present name. Currently they are members of the Midland League Division One.
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| Full name | Coventry Copsewood Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Copses | ||
| Founded | 1922 (as Peel Connor) | ||
| Ground | Allard Way Coventry | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Craig Watson | ||
| Manager | Peta John Gordon | ||
| League | Midland League Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Midland League Division One, 11th of 20 | ||
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History
editName
editThe club was formed in 1922 by employees of Peel Connor, and was known as the 'Connor'. They played in the Coventry District League until 1926 when due to an amalgamation with Magnito Ltd, they were renamed Magnet FC. They continued playing under this name until 1934 when they changed again to GEC (Cov) FC. This name stuck for longer, lasting until the 1970s when they became GPT (Coventry) FC, and then changed again in 1999 to Marconi (Coventry) FC, and then when Marconi sold off their land in 2006, it became Coventry Copsewood FC.
On the pitch
editDuring its early years, the team played in the District and Works League, and had large success in the post war years, and then again in the 1970s when they won their league's internal cup four times, the Coventry Evening Telegraph Cup three years running and the Birmingham Junior Cup twice. In 1993 the club applied to join the Midland Football Combination. They finished 5th in each of their first five years in Division Two, but gained promotion due to their facilities. In the 1996–97 season they did the double in Division One, and were promoted to the Premier Division, where they currently play.
In the early part of the 21st century manager Paul Mills led the club to several finishes near the top of the table, and qualification for the later stages of their cup competitions, being runners-up in the Telegraph Cup twice, winning the Coventry Charity Cup three times and winning the Tony Allden Cup. Since then, with the departure of Mills, they underwent a rebuilding process and finished mid-table in 2005–06, but slipped to near the bottom of the division in 2006–07.
In 2008, Carl Nolan took over as manager. In a significant rebuilding process, the club finished 9th and reached the Telegraph Cup Final in his first full season.
The following season of 2009–10 saw further progression with a 5th-place finish and another Cup Final reached.
Season 2010–11 was another successful campaign, as the club attained 4th spot in the league, and reached both the League Cup Final and Telegraph Final.
In his final season in charge, Nolan led the club to 3rd place in the league and won the Coventry Charity Cup. This season also saw a league record feat achieved as the club went 24 consecutive games unbeaten, a record that still stands to this day.
They also have the 3rd highest number of teams entered in the Coventry minor league with 18 teams ranging from under-7 to under-16.
Ground
editThe team play their home games at Allard Way, which is often used for local cup finals. Although around the pitch there is one small stand and a small covered shelter behind one goal. The team do have a large (for their level of football) two storey club house which they share with the other sports clubs which together make up the Copsewood Sports and Social Club.
Seasons
edit| Year[1] | League | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Position | FA Cup |
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| 2006–07 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 78 | +39 | 35 | 20th of 21 | DNP |
| 2007–08 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 57 | 84 | +27 | 38 | 21st of 22 | DNP |
| 2008–09 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 56 | 9th of 21 | DNP |
| 2009–10 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 77 | 5th of 22 | DNP |
| 2010–11 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 67 | 4th of 19 | DNP |
| 2011–12 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 60 | 3rd of 17 | DNP |
| 2012–13 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 49 | 12th of 18 | DNP |
| 2013–14 | Midland Football Combination | 10 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 77 | -23 | 33 † | 16th of 18 † | DNP |
| 2014–15 | Midland League Div. One | 10 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 60 †† | 8th of 20 †† | DNP |
| 2015–16 | Midland League Div. One | 10 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 78 | -3 | 54 | 11th of 20 | DNP |
| 2016–17 | Midland League Div. One | 10 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 74 | 90 | -16 | 47 | 12th of 20 | DNP |
† Coventry Copsewood deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
†† Coventry Copsewood deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.[2]
Honours
edit- Midland Football Combination Premier Division Runners Up (1 time):
- 2002–03
- Midland Combination Division One Champions (1 time):
- 1996–97
- Best FA Vase run: 2nd round, 2001–02, 2010–11,2016–17
Sources
edit- GPT Coventry at the Football Club History Database
- Marconi Coventry at the Football Club History Database
- Coventry Marconi at the Football Club History Database
- Coventry Copsewood at the Football Club History Database
References
edit- ^ "Football Club History Database file". fchd.info. 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Points Deductions". Midland Football League. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.