FORMER Coventry City manager Mark Robins will return to the city to collect an Honorary Doctorate from Coventry University this week.
Coventry sacked Robins earlier this month, bringing an end to his near eight-year tenure with the Sky Blues.
The Honorary Doctorate will recognise Robins’ impact on the club and the city after he secured promotion from League Two and then won the League One title.
Robins will become an Honorary Doctor of Administration at a ceremony at Coventry Cathedral.
He also took the club to within a penalty kick of promotion the Premier League following an agonising defeat in the Championship play-off final in 2022/23.
Robins also lifted the EFL Trophy with Coventry in 2017 and guided the club to a first FA Cup semi-final since 1987.
Coventry University’s vice-chancellor, Professor John Latham CBE, said: “Mark Robins has played a crucial role in helping Coventry City come out of a dark few years and helped restore pride and belief among the fan base.
“His outstanding leadership and dedication to Coventry stretches further than just on the football pitch and we are proud to bestow this honour upon him for his contribution both on and off the field over the past near decade.
“It is said that all good things come to an end but it is right that we acknowledge the enormous and positive impact Mark has made here in Coventry.”
