England’s Number One: How Carl Rushworth became a Coventry City Hero
18.07.26, 16:00 Updated 22.07.26, 19:16 4 Minute Read
Rich Chamberlain
Coventry City scored 97 goals on their way to the Championship title. Yet the player who swept the club’s end-of-season awards wasn’t a striker, creator or winger.
It was goalkeeper Carl Rushworth. But how did the on-loan goalkeeper become the key man in Frank Lampard’s team?
Rushworth arrived at the CBS Arena in the summer of 2025 as a goalkeeper with bags of potential. By the time we reached the end of the season, he would be one fully realising his potential. By Christmas, Rushworth had proved himself as arguably the finest goalkeeper in the division.
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Rich Chamberlain Rich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.