Coventry City
Training Ground
Sky Blue Lodge, Leamington Rd, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3FL
02476 991987
Academy
The Alan Higgs Centre, Allard Way, Pinley, Coventry, CV3 1HW
Dan Bolas
02476 308920
Academy Info
Academy Category: Two
Academy Manager: Dan Bolas
Position in 2024/25 Academy Productivity Rankings: 30th
Under-21s Head Coach: Mark Delaney
Coaching
English
Frank Lampard
Head Coach
Took charge in November 2024 and led Coventry back to the Premier League in 2026. The former England international previously managed Derby, Chelsea (two spells) and Everton. He won 106 caps for his country, playing in three World Cups and one Euros, while making more than 400 appearances for Chelsea and also representing West Ham, Manchester City and New York City.
English
Joe Edwards
Assistant Head Coach
Joined in November 2024 to work with Lampard for the fourth time. Was his assistant in two spells at Chelsea and also at Everton. Also had a three-month spell as Head Coach of Millwall.
English
John Dempster
First Team Coach
Joined the club in February 2020 as Lead Professional Development Phase (PDP) Coach and became Senior PDP coach in 2022 – leading the Under-21s to the Professional Development League title. Had a seven-month spell in charge of Mansfield in 2019 after working in their Academy and finishing his playing career there. Also represented Rushden & Diamonds, Oxford United, Kettering and Crawley.
English
Chris Jones
First Team Coach
Jones is working with Lampard for the fifth time in his career following two spells at Chelsea and one each at Derby and Everton. He first joined Chelsea as a fitness coach for the reserve and youth teams in 2006 but moved on to work with the first team alongside the likes of Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. He has also worked as Performance Coach with the England senior team, as well as with the Under-21 and Under-19 sides.
Welsh
Aled Williams
Goalkeeping Coach
Joined Coventry in the summer of 2019 from Wolves, where he had been the Under-23s Goalkeeping Coach. Also coached at Cardiff City and New York Red Bulls before joining Wolves in 2015 and while at Molineux, also spent three years as the FA of Wales’ Under-17s Goalkeeper Coach.
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