A Coventry crest plaque taken after a 4-3 win over Manchester City at Highfield Road in 2001 has returned to the club’s home city after a 22-year absence. The plaque travelled from Coventry to Manchester, then Norway and back, covering more than 1,200 miles. Coventry are now exploring whether it can feature in The Story, the permanent exhibition at the club’s arena.
The Norwegian detour
The plaque surfaced in a pub in Bergen, where Steve Walker rescued it from being thrown out. Speaking to BBC Sport, Walker said: "I met these two guys playing pool and they were chatting about this thing they had, with one saying: 'Please take it, if you don't I'm going to chuck it',"
He added: "The plaque has been sitting here in my house since then."
Walker said he promised his wife he would return the plaque to Coventry once the Sky Blues were back in the Premier League. That return has now happened, and the club can decide whether to place the plaque in its heritage display.
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