New Coventry City anthem penned for Wembley final

If Coventry City defeat Luton, they will return to the Premier League after an absence of more than 20 years

Coventry City fans travelling to Wembley for Saturday's Championship play-off final with Luton Town will have a new song to sing on the way.

Andy Hopkins, bass player with Coventry band The Enemy, has written an anthem to help cheer on the team.

He produced A Hymn for Something New with local musicians from Arthur and the Invincibles, featuring lyrics heralding "the city is Sky Blue".

The remaining allocation of match tickets for fans sold out earlier.

Mr Hopkins said: "I've been pretty much going down every week to every home game and we've been doing better and better.

"And then for some reason I picked up my acoustic guitar, started singing some Coventry City lyrics for a laugh, and I thought 'actually, it sounds pretty good'."

While the tune "got better and better", he said, the club also "just kept winning".

Andy Hopkins recorded a music video with Arthur and the Invincibles at the HMV Empire

Last week, when Coventry City defeated Middlesbrough to secure their Wembley final place, Mr Hopkins knew he had to act fast to get his anthem ready.

"We just rushed into the studio, recorded it," he explained. "We're trying to get it out as soon as possible."

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The group has been recording a music video at the HMV Empire in Coventry which the musician hopes to release on Thursday.

It is not the first time he has been involved with a Coventry City favourite, with The Enemy's We'll Live and Die in These Towns often sung before matches.

Arthur Burn said he was "buzzing" for Saturday

"I just think it's absolutely amazing," Mr Hopkins said of the pre-match chorus. "When we were playing Middlesbrough it was amazing to hear everyone singing it."

Unfortunately, Mr Hopkins cannot be at the final due to gig commitments with The Enemy, but Arthur Burn, lead singer with Arthur and the Invincibles, said he had a ticket and could not wait to be there.

"I'm buzzing for Saturday... apparently we're leaving at 10 in the morning though so I need lots of kip before and to eat my breakfast," he said.

Any profits from the track will be donated to a charity helping disadvantaged fans get to matches, Mr Hopkins said.

"I'm so gutted," he said. "Everyone's going but The Enemy have got a gig so we can't make it."