Coventry City Football Club

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Club: Burnley
Formed: 1883
Nickname: Sky Blues
Colours: Sky Blue
Stadium: Highfield Road (32,000)
Address: Highfield Road King Richard Street Coventry CV2 4FW
Official Website: www.ccfc.premiumtv.co.uk

The colour of their strip is sky blue in honour of the sky blue cloth traditionally made in the city of coventry.

The club was originally founded in 1883 by employees of a bicycle company, the club was known by the name of that company, Singers . 10 years after, the club turned professional after a very successful season in which 3 separate cups were won. In 1898, the club was renamed to Coventry City just prior to a move to new playing fields on the site of their present day stadium on Highfield Road.