Coventry City celebrated their Championship title with over 50,000 fans in War Memorial Park. The team will return to the Premier League next season after a 25-year absence.
Key points
Coventry City won the Championship title
Over 50,000 fans celebrated in War Memorial Park
The team finished 11 points ahead of Ipswich
Coventry will return to the Premier League next season
25-year absence from the top flight
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Thousands of people crowd around a bus surrounded on all sides by police officers in high-vis jackets. many of the people are carrying flares giving off lots of blue smoke. Many are also carrying light blue Coventry City flags. At the centre is the open top bus with the team at the top. At thr front is a sign, reading: "We are back"
[PA Media]
More than 50,000 people turned out to celebrate in Coventry's War Memorial Park as the Sky Blues celebrated winning the Championship title.
Thousands more lined the streets as the team showed off the trophy having claimed the top spot 11 points ahead of Ipswich.
It means the club will return to the Premier League next season after a 25-year absence.
Fans standing on make-do platforms to get a better view. One is carrying a Coventry City flag
[BBC]
The bus leaving the CBS Arena with a large crowd behind fencing on the right
[PA Media]
Q&A
How many fans attended Coventry City's promotion celebration?
Over 50,000 fans attended the celebration in Coventry's War Memorial Park.
What title did Coventry City win to secure their Premier League return?
Coventry City won the Championship title, finishing 11 points ahead of Ipswich.
How long has it been since Coventry City was in the Premier League?
Coventry City has been absent from the Premier League for 25 years.
Where did Coventry City hold their promotion celebration?
The promotion celebration took place in War Memorial Park, Coventry.
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Fans lining the street as the bus approaches, with police in front of it in high-vis jackets. One young fan in the foreground on the left is on an adult's shoulders
[PA Media]
Coventry City owner Doug King holding Frank Lampard's arm aloft, while holding a microphone on stage. Several members of the team are behind them, with a giant screen in the background
[PA Media]
Speaking to BBC Radio CWR, club chairman Doug King said Monday's celebrations summed up why he had bought the club
"This was my day today... this is why I did it. It was massive," he said.
"It's been bigger than I thought it would be."
Jamie Allen is on a team-mate's shoulders, holding the Championship trophy aloft on stage. Lots of other players are in the background, smiling
[PA Media]
A players view from the stage at War Memorial Park. Thousands of fans are behind barriers, looking towards the stage
[PA Media]
Tom Grennan is wearing a light brown jacket and holding a red BBC CWR microphone. He is speaking to radio presenter Lorna Bailey, who is in a denim jacket and holding two microphones. there is a TV camera on the right and yellow demountables and white marquees in background
[BBC]
Singer Tom Grennan said he "fell in love" with Coventry City when he first went to watch them 10 years ago.
"This city has taken me in and called me one of their own, and it doesn't ever get better than that. Every time I'm down here I feel like I'm from Cov," he said.
BBC CWR sports presenter Rob Gurney has his right arm around Brandon Thomas-Asante. Both are sporting light blue bucket hats
[BBC]
Frank Lampard is on stage with his hands on the shoulders of midfielder Josh Eccles
[PA Media]
Addressing the crowd at a raucous War Memorial Park, Sky Blues coach Frank Lampard said the turnout and the fans' response had been "amazing" and it had meant a lot to him and all the players.
Band The Enemy are on stage performing. One is holding a green guitar singing into a microphone, while another in a red t-shirt is playing a bass. In the background is a screen reading: The Enemy. Monitor speakers are in the foreground on the front of the stage
[BBC]
A member of the The Enemy holding a bass guitar and wearing a bright red t-shirt and blue jeans grinning on stage
