Editing Terry Butcher (section)

===Coventry City===
[[Leeds United A.F.C|Leeds United]] manager [[Howard Wilkinson]] was soon in talks with Graeme Souness about bringing Butcher back south of the border, but when Butcher did depart from Ibrox it was in a £400,000 deal to become player-manager of [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 15 November 1990.<ref name="sporting-heroes1"/> One of his first games as Coventry manager was against the Leeds side he had come close to signing for, holding them to a 1–1 league draw at [[Highfield Road]] on 24 November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-archive-sky-blues-3054205 |title=Coventry City archive: Sky Blues 1 Leeds United 1 – November 1990 – Coventry City history – Coventry City FC |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=22 November 2010 |access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref> Other promising early results included a thrilling 5–4 home win over cup holders [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in the [[Football League Cup]] fourth round on 28 November. However, their quest for the League Cup ended in the quarter-finals on 23 January 1991 when they were beaten 1–0 at home by eventual winners [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. Six days later their [[FA Cup]] was ended in a fourth round replay defeat by [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=120&teamno=164 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723171011/http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=120&teamno=164 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2012 |title=Results Fixtures 1990–1991 Coventry City – Coventry City FC |publisher=Coventry City MAD |access-date=26 May 2012 }}</ref>

Butcher made six league appearances for the Sky Blues as they finished 16th in the [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]] First Division and then retired as a player. In the [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92 season]], Coventry defeated [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] 5–0 in their second league game and achieved a surprise 2–1 away win over defending league champions [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], as well as a 1–0 home win over local rivals Aston Villa-<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=121&teamno=164 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802045957/http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=121&teamno=164 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |title=Results Fixtures 1991–1992 Coventry City |publisher=Coventry City MAD |access-date=26 May 2012 }}</ref> to occupy sixth place in the league by the end of September, putting them ahead of more fancied teams including [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and Everton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=28&month=Sep&ssnno=121&teamno=164 |title=Snapshot Tables 1991–1992 28 Sep Coventry City – Coventry City FC |publisher=Coventry City MAD |date=28 September 1991 |access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref> However, their form dropped  over the next two months, and by the end of November they had fallen to 13th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=30&month=Nov&ssnno=121&teamno=164 |title=Snapshot Tables 1991–1992 30 Nov Coventry City – Coventry City FC –  |publisher=Coventry City MAD |date=30 November 1991 |access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref> A 2–1 home defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on New Year's Day 1992 saw them enter the new year in 15th place, six points clear of the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=01&month=Jan&ssnno=121&teamno=164 |title=Snapshot Tables 1991–1992 1 Jan Coventry City |publisher=Coventry City MAD |date=1 January 1992 |access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>

Butcher was dismissed on 6 January 1992 after just over a year as Coventry City manager, being replaced by his recently appointed assistant [[Don Howe]].