Cyrille Regis

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Maripasoula
Date Of Birth
February 9, 1958
Age
67
Height (cm)
183
Games Played
280
-
Per Game
Games Started
274
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
24599
87.9
Per Game
Goals
62
0.2
Per Game
Assists
39
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

FA Cup winner 1987

Cyrille started his league career with West Brom who paid Hayes £5000 for him in 1977. In his seven years at the Hawthorns he built a formidable reputation as a goalscorer winning four England caps and narrowly missed going to the 1982 World Cup finals. His career was in a lull when Bobby Gould paid £300,000 for him in October 1984 but the signing was still seen as a major coup. His first two seasons at Coventry were disappointing as first Gould, and then Don Mackay used him as target man. Under John Sillett a more thoughtful approach was adopted, Regis got the ball more on the ground and the successful partnership with Dave Bennett was formed. He played a lion’s part in City’s 1987 FA Cup campaign, so much so that he returned to the England side to gain the last of his five caps. Critics said he did not score enough goals but he made many for others purely with his physical presence. In a decade that did not produce a fans hero comparable with Hutchison in the 1970’s or Hudson in the 1960’s, Cyrille comes closest to being the man of the 1980’s. He was given a free transfer by Terry Butcher in the summer of 1991, much to the displeasure of the fans, and it turned out to be a premature decision. In May 1992 Cyrille scored a goal against City at Villa Park that, but for Notts County’s late winner, would have sent his old club down. After two years at Villa he joined Wolves on a free transfer and later played for Wycombe Wanderers and Chester. He later took up a coaching role at West Brom and was awarded an MBE in 2008. He died from a heart attack in January 2018 at the tragically young age of 59.

Hat tricks (1)
1985-86
8 October 1985 v Chester City H, five goals scored

Football League First Division (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
32
31
1
2793′
4 (0)
3
1989-1990
Coventry City
34
32
2
2842′
1
4 (0)
4
1988-1989
Coventry City
34
34
3014′
7 (0)
5
1987-1988
Coventry City
31
30
1
2663′
1
10 (0)
3
1986-1987
Coventry City
40
40
3600′
1
12 (0)
6
1985-1986
Coventry City
34
34
2991′
1
5 (0)
5
1984-1985
Coventry City
31
30
1
2702′
1
5 (0)
3
236
231
5
20605′
5
0
0
47 (0)
29
0
FA Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
0
1
26′
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
68′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
1986-1987
Coventry City
6
6
600′
2 (0)
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1984-1985
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
16
15
1
1414′
0
0
0
3 (0)
2
0
League Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
5
5
450′
3 (0)
2
1989-1990
Coventry City
7
7
630′
1 (0)
2
1988-1989
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1
3
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
1986-1987
Coventry City
5
5
450′
2 (0)
1
1985-1986
Coventry City
2
2
180′
5 (0)
24
24
0
2160′
1
0
0
12 (0)
8
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
1
120′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
210′
4
4
0
420′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
280
274
6
24599′
6
0
0
62 (0)
39
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 1:1
83`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 3:1
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
10`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
FA Cup 1990-1991
FA Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 5:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 2:3
90`
2
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1990-1991
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:6
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 1:1
79`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 1:4
69`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
14`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 4:1
22`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:1
76`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
62`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 5:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 3:0
90`
FA Cup 1989-1990
FA Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 1:0
26`
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989-1990
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
L 1:3
120`
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 0:0
57`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
86`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
81`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:3
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 3:4
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
FA Cup 1988-1989
FA Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Sutton United
A
L 2:1
68`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
A
W 0:4
90`
1
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:0
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
45`
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 0:0
26`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:1
72`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:1
90`
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 1:1
120`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1987-1988
FA Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Cambridge United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
W 0:1
90`
FA Cup 1986-1987
FA Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 3:2
120`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 3:2
120`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 3:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 4:3
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 1:0
90`
1
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
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1986-1987
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Canon 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
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
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
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 4:4
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
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`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 5:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:2
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
80`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
31`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 5:2
90`
1
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`
5
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
2
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`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
74`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
45`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
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`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 6:2
63`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1984-1985
FA Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Aston Villa
Tue, 02 Jul, 1991
Free
Coventry City
Aston Villa
Tue, 02 Jul, 1991
Free
West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City
Thu, 11 Oct, 1984
£250,000
West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City
Thu, 11 Oct, 1984
£250,000

England, 1 cap
1987-88
14 October 1987 England v Turkey, Wembley, UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying Group 4, 8-0, substitute

4 previous caps with West Bromwich Albion (total 5 caps)

Cyrille Regis played for an England XI in the game commemorating the reopening of Valley Parade in December 1986.