Talented Footballers from Coventry (1 Viewer)

[AVWskyblue]

Also Kirk Steven's played for Cauldon then went from cov boys to play for Luton, returning to play for CCFC for the last few years of his career

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[harvey098]

Peter Whittingham

 

[Nick]

Lad from Villa on loan at port vale. Right back

 

[Johhny Blue]

Tim Smithers played for Oxford against City (Late 70’s?) in a cup game at Highfield rd Tim played locally for Bubbenhall

 

[Skybluefaz]

Peter Whittingham

Treacle Town boy isn't he?

 

[the rumpo kid]

Mate of mine Steve Norris, won the European golden boot award while playing for chesterfield, absolute legend there.

 

[covboy1987]

Paul Sugrue played locally for Cov sporting before been picked up by Man City - Went onto play for a number of league clubs including Middlesbrough

 

[covboy1987]

Somebody mentioned Reg Matthews - This guy arguably is the most successful Cov lad so far to make it big time - He was picked for the full England side 5 times when Cov were a third division side

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

Danielle Nardiello, Luke McCormick

 

[Magwitch]

Nuneaton isn't it? A ginnelly

Well known Nuneaton name, wonder if his dad is Jimmy been a local footie manager for years.

 

[Magwitch]

Somebody mentioned Reg Matthews - This guy arguably is the most successful Cov lad so far to make it big time - He was picked for the full England side 5 times when Cov were a third division side

Went to my school Barkers Butts also worked at Masseys in their paint shop, top fella

 

[Skybluefaz]

Danielle Nardiello, Luke McCormick

Wasn't there also a Micheal Nardiello at Man United for a little while, possibly a Shane Nardiello too who played.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Wasn't there also a Micheal Nardiello at Man United for a little while, possibly a Shane Nardiello too who played.

Daniel was at Man Utd. Shane Nardiello was his cousin I think, he was ok. Daniel's father was former City player Don.

 

[Winny the Bish]

Daniel was at Man Utd. Shane Nardiello was his cousin I think, he was ok. Daniel's father was former City player Don.

I went to school with Jack Nardiello. He played for Stoke's academy and U23s then Nuneaton for a bit after getting released. I wonder why he didn't play for the CCFC academy.

 

[Adge]

I went to school with Jack Nardiello. He played for Stoke's academy and U23s then Nuneaton for a bit after getting released. I wonder why he didn't play for the CCFC academy.

Think it was his brother Phil Nardiello who was my PE teacher at Wiseman in the 90’s? Always seemed to be in and around the schoolboys teams and academics etc.

 

[Adge]

Tony Dobson was from the area (Coventry) I think aswell.

 

[Gazolba]

Trevor Peake was born in Nuneaton.
Brian Hill was born in Bedworth.

Also see:
Coventry-born players who slipped through the Sky Blues net
and:
Look: Ten Coventry and Warwickshire sportsmen who played for England
which identifies Arthur Brown as the first Coventry-born player to play for England (in 1882).

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Nuneaton isn't it? A ginnelly

Any relation to local managerial nonleague legend Jimmy?

 

[fernandopartridge]

Think it was his brother Phil Nardiello who was my PE teacher at Wiseman in the 90’s? Always seemed to be in and around the schoolboys teams and academics etc.

Phil was Don's brother, he was involved in Cov Boys.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Mate of mine Steve Norris, won the European golden boot award while playing for chesterfield, absolute legend there.

Still beloved in Rugby for his time there, goal machine in the Jimmy Knox era.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I didn't know Port Vale's pound shop Jodi Jones is a cov lad.

 

[Nick]

Any relation to local managerial nonleague legend Jimmy?

I think so but not sure how.

 

[harvey098]

Treacle Town boy isn't he?

Well I was at school with him in Cov (King Henry viii)

 

[covcity4life]

Higuain

 

[Skybluefaz]

Well I was at school with him in Cov (King Henry viii)

Great stuff, but how does that mean he was born in Coventry?

 

[Malaka]

Peter Hormantstuk

 

[skyblueeyesrevisited]

Marty Blair Warwick

 

[skyblueeyesrevisited]

Greg Abbott

 

[Joy Division]

Great stuff, but how does that mean he was born in Coventry?

From and born in are two different things.

 

[Nick]

From and born in are two different things.

So are from and go to school in

 

[bulko]

Andy Blair Howard Clark

 

[Skybluefaz]

From and born in are two different things.

Define it for me then. Can I have Matty Blair who was born in Warwick but his dad had shops in Cov?

 

[Nick]

Define it for me then. Can I have Matty Blair who was born in Warwick but his dad had shops in Cov?

Still has.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Still has.

He's down to just the one now isn't he? Around Coundon, I remember the one he had in Cannon Park too. Got a pair of boots from there once.

 

[Nick]

I think he owns that and the school uniform shop across the road.

The sports shop at Cannon Park used to be there but they have opened a sports direct inside so probably did him in.