Frank Lampard has written his name into the Coventry City history books with a stunning last-gasp 3-2 win over Stoke City – and predecessor Mark Robins.

The victory over the Potters means the Sky Blues have now won nine of their last 10 league games – a feat they had only previously managed in September 1954.

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That, though, was in the Division 3 South, a tier below the Championship – meaning this is officially Coventry’s greatest-ever run of form.

Chelsea and England icon Lampard joined the Sky Blues at the end of November with the club 17th in the second division.

He replaced Robins, who was in the opposite dugout for the Potters, having taken his current job on New Year’s Day.

Since then, Lampard has managed 21 games and won 12 of those, losing just five.

And that run has seen them climb into the play-off places, currently sitting fifth after a dramatic finish at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Saturday.

Bobby Thomas was the hero for Coventry with a stunning lashed finish with just 30 seconds left on the clock.

It had looked like Sam Gallagher would walk away with the plaudits when he grabbed a second half brace to level the scores following Victor Torp’s early double.

And Thomas’ goal saw scenes of ecstasy as Lampard’s men celebrated his winning goal wildly.

Earlier in the game, Coventry full-back Milan van Ewijk launched a long throw into the penalty area for Torp to attack and his free header bounced beyond Vikor Johansson.

Meanwhile, his second saw him ghost into the box, collecting Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s pass across the area, and sweeping the ball home.

Coventry could have had a penalty at the end of the first half too but the referee chose not to penalise Stoke shot-stopper Johansson for taking out Ephron Mason-Clark, with the forward’s poke over him striking the post and going out of play.

Midway through the second-half, Gallagher reduced the arrears, tapping in from close range before then netting an equaliser.

But centre-back Thomas arrived right on time for Lampard’s men.

The win will come as no surprise as to chairman Doug King who, in midweek, waxed lyrical to talkSPORT about Lampard’s impact in the Midlands.

“I remember talking to you when we appointed Frank at the end of November. I didn’t really put any expectations out there, I felt that we needed to change it and Frank was the outstanding candidate,” King said.

“He came in and got on with it and in the last six weeks we’ve been on an amazing run to propel us up to fifth.

Coventry’s historic league run under Frank Lampard

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“I’ve always been consistent that I thought the squad of players was good enough to be in that position but that’s my view and reality is something different and was different at the end of November.

“He’s done a great job,” King added. “He’s been great around the place, positive, a really good people person and tactically we’ve ground out results in difficult moments when we didn’t have a full squad.

“I’m extremely pleased for him and pleased for the club.”

However, King insisted he never set Lampard a true target and just wanted to see the underperformers improve.

“No, I didn’t [set a target], they’re just words aren’t they?” King told talkSPORT. “He knew who was in our squad, of course he did. We also didn’t discuss anything in January actually.

“We felt there was enough there to work with and to get us motoring in the right direction and I thought we made a real positive transfer with Matt Grimes coming in who’s obviously a quality player at this level.

“There was no expectation. We needed to do everything well and move up the league.”

And up the league they have shot with promotion via the play-offs now a real possibility.

Although the 17-point gap to second-place Sheffield United means automatic promotion is not currently on the cards.