Dave Boddy has announced his departure from Coventry City after what he describes as an “incredible” seven years at the club. The chief executive is to leave the Sky Blues at the end of January, having been at City since February 2017, and presided over promotion from League Two up to the Championship as well as success in the Checkatrade Trophy at Wembley.

Boddy has also steered the club through some pretty choppy waters including a groundshare, a pandemic and the administration of the stadium it rents. Announcing his decision, he said: “I have decided to call time on my part in the incredible journey that we have been on together over the last seven years. I am leaving the Club on excellent terms, which is my decision, and am taking a break to recharge my batteries.

“Doug King has a vision of the way he wants to take the Club forward towards the Premier League, and I sincerely hope that he can deliver it. I decided back in the summer to leave, but agreed to stay on while Doug undertook his restructuring process, which he has now nearly completed.

“Under extremely difficult circumstances, our achievements have been quite incredible, and I am really proud of the part that I have played in that success. Through the brilliance of Mark Robins, who I have a wonderful relationship with, and Adi Viveash we have restored the Club from the depths of League Two to Championship play-off finalists.

“We have achieved all of this against the odds, with many challenges and obstacles along the way. Being forced out of the Arena by Wasps in 2019 and having to groundshare with Birmingham City at St Andrew’s, closely followed by the pandemic, was very difficult. In March 2021 we managed to achieve an excellent ten-year agreement with Wasps to return to the Arena, only for them to go bankrupt and fold in November 2022.