| 1898 | Singer's (Coventry) changed name |
| 1908-09 | Joined Southern League, Division One |
| 1914 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1919-20 | Elected to Football League Division Two |
| 1925 | Relegated to Division Three North |
| 1926-27 | Switched to Division Three South |
| 1933-34 | Football League Division Three South runner-up |
| 1935-36 | Football League Division Three South Champions |
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| Promoted to Division Two |
| 1939-40 | Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war |
| 1952 | Relegated to Division Three South |
| 1958-59 | Placed in Division Four on League reorganisation |
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| Football League Division Four runner-up |
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| Promoted to Division Three |
| 1963-64 | Football League Division Three Champions (on goal average) |
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| Promoted to Division Two |
| 1966-67 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1980-81 | Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 1986-87 | F.A. Cup Winners |
| 1989-90 | Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 1992-93 | Founder members of FA Premiership |
| 1996 | Escaped relegation by goal difference |
| 2001 | Relegated to Football League Division One |
| 2004-05 | Division One renamed "Football League Championship" |
