Episode Details

This super-week is brought to you by Kellogg’s Football Camps - a brilliant solution for families looking to keep kids active, having fun, and building confidence this summer.

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Welcome to a very special Kellogg’s Football Camps Super-Week on Football For Kids with Darren Rees… and this one is a proper rollercoaster. 🎢⚽

We’re heading to Coventry City… a club born not on pristine pitches, but inside a bicycle factory in 1883. No PlayStations. No fancy kits. Just a group of workers, a ball, and a dream. 💭

From being called Singers F.C.… to losing games 9–0… to becoming a team for an entire city… this is a story of grit, growth, and never giving up.

You’ll hear how they built their first home at Highfield Road, suffered brutal defeats (we’re talking 11–2 😬), and somehow kept moving forward. Through wars, struggles, and seasons where goals simply refused to go in… Coventry kept fighting.

Then comes the magic. ✨

A goal-scoring team nicknamed The Old Five. A striker banging in 49 goals in one season. Promotions. Near misses. And a style of football that refused to play it safe.

And just when you think you’ve seen it all…

💥 The 1987 FA Cup Final.

Underdogs. Chaos. Extra time. And one of the most iconic diving headers in football history.

From factory workers… to FA Cup winners.

From losing streaks… to top-flight survivors.

From homelessness and heartbreak… to rising again.

This is the story of the Sky Blues… and trust me…

They ALWAYS find a way back. 💙⚽

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