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FACTS
| Jimmy Hill introduced the famous Sky Blue kit.
Hill also penned the City anthem: Let's All Sing Together, which has the tune of the Eton Boating Song.
Coventry moved to Highfield Road in 1899.
The new stadium will be sited on the old Foleshill gas works on the outskirts of the city.
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 |  | For nine months the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum has encouraged the atmosphere of the terraces into its usually hushed exhibition rooms.
At the unique exhibition, football supporters can celebrate Coventry City Football Club and what it means to Coventry people today - as well as playing table football for free!
 This is a rare chance for people to see some of these things close-up that you'd otherwise never get to see. Some of the shirts, for example, have never been washed since they were worn - definitely worth seeing up-close!
 | Μύ | Hugh Jones, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
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The exhibition has collected a range of football memorabilia so for the first time fans can see them at close quarters.
On show there are football shirts, international caps, players personal possessions, scarves, badges and memorabilia.
The exhibits to really get fans going are items from the FA Cup and from championships in the 60s, including winners' medals, the actual football from the 1987 game and the club's own replica of the FA Cup.
There are also seats from the stadium visitors can sit in to watch games on a big screen in the gallery.
The idea for the football exhibition was created jointly by the gallery and the football club. Originally the show was intended to coincide with the opening of the new ground, but obviously that hope was dashed.
| Μύ |  | Coventry City memorabilia showcased in the exhibition.
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The football club and the gallery decided to go ahead with the exhibition, anyway, confident that fans would love it.
Hugh Jones from the gallery said:
"This is a rare chance for people to see some of these things close-up that you'd otherwise never get to see.
"Some of the shirts, for example, have never been washed since they were worn - definitely worth seeing up-close!"
Exhibition details
Sky Blue Heaven: Coventry City Focus is on at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery 1 June - 2 February 2003.
Entrance to the gallery and museum is free.
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