 Despite a last-minute objection from Coventry Rugby Club, who felt that the name was too similar to their own, the name change to Coventry City Football Club was approved by the Football Association (FA) on 12 August 1898.The club's first season as Coventry City was not a very successful one, with the opening game lost 5–0 to Wellington Town and no victory recorded until six games into the campaign.This was the last season at Stoke Road, as the land was earmarked for a housing development to accommodate Coventry's rising population.