Micky Adams

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Date Of Birth
8 November 1961
Age
64
Games Played
108
-
Per Game
Games Started
103
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
9274
85.9
Per Game
Goals
10
0.1
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Bio
Stats
Matches
Gallery
Transfers
Internationals

Signed from Gillingham for £55,000 by Bobby Gould in 1983. A left back/left sided midfield player who scored on his home debut against Everton and was a regular in Gould’s and then Don Mackay’s teams. In January 1987, after losing his place to Nick Pickering he joined Leeds and three months later appeared against the Sky Blues in the FA Cup semi-final. Later played for Southampton, Stoke and Fulham. He achieved early success as a manager at Fulham and Brighton and led Leicester to the Premiership in 2003 but left in 2004 after the Foxes came straight back down. He was City’s manager from 2005 to 2007 and helped them to avoid relegation in his first season. Adams achieved notable promotions with Fulham, Brighton, and Port Vale. After a brief stint with Sligo Rovers in 2015, he retired from management and launched a football consultancy business.

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Penalties (1 - scored)
1985-86
28 September 1984 v West Bromwich Albion H, Division One, scored (keeper Tony Godden)

Own goals (1)
1984-85
17 November 1984 v Nottingham Forest H, Division One

First Division (England)
1986-1987
Coventry City
11
10
1
922′
2 (0)
1985-1986
Coventry City
31
29
2
2601′
3 (1)
1984-1985
Coventry City
31
30
1
2695′
1
3 (0)
1
1983-1984
Coventry City
17
16
1
1462′
1 (0)
90
85
5
7680′
1
0
0
9 (1)
0
1
League Cup (England)
1986-1987
Coventry City
4
4
304′
1 (0)
1985-1986
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
9
9
0
754′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1983-1984
Coventry City
4
4
390′
7
7
0
660′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Full Members' Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
2
2
0
180′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
108
103
5
9274′
2
0
0
10 (1)
0
1
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1986-1987
Football League First Division 1986-1987
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
22`
Littlewoods Cup 1986-1987
Littlewoods Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
88`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
W 2:1
36`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Football League First Division 1985-1986
Football League First Division 1985-1986
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
45`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:3
16`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
36`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
74`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1985-1986
FA Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:3
90`
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chester City
H
W 7:2
90`
Coventry City
Chester City
A
W 1:2
90`
Full Members' Cup 1985-1986
Full Members' Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Football League First Division 1984-1985
Football League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 0:1
74`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
11`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 6:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 1984-1985
FA Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Walsall
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 1:2
90`
Football League First Division 1983-1984
Football League First Division 1983-1984
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:1
67`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:4
45`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1983-1984
FA Cup 1983-1984
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
120`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 1:1
90`

4 England Youth caps with Gillingham before joining City