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In Pictures: Relive Coventry City's promotion party

PA Media Thousands of people crowd around a bus surrounded on all sides by police officers in high-vis jackets. many of the people are carrying flares giving off lots of blue smoke. Many are also carrying light blue Coventry City flags. At the centre is the open top bus with the team at the top. At thr front is a sign, reading: "We are back"PA Media

More than 50,000 people turned out to celebrate in Coventry's War Memorial Park as the Sky Blues celebrated winning the Championship title.

Thousands more lined the streets as the team showed off the trophy having claimed the top spot 11 points ahead of Ipswich.

It means the club will return to the Premier League next season after a 25-year absence.

Fans standing on make-do platforms to get a better view. One is carrying a Coventry City flag
PA Media The bus leaving the CBS Arena with a large crowd behind fencing on the rightPA Media
PA Media Fans lining the street as the bus approaches, with police in front of it in high-vis jackets. One young fan in the foreground on the left is on an adult's shouldersPA Media
PA Media Coventry City owner Doug King holding Frank Lampard's arm aloft, while holding a microphone on stage. Several members of the team are behind them, with a giant screen in the backgroundPA Media

Speaking to BBC Radio CWR, club chairman Doug King said Monday's celebrations summed up why he had bought the club

"This was my day today... this is why I did it. It was massive," he said.

"It's been bigger than I thought it would be."

PA Media Jamie Allen is on a team-mate's shoulders, holding the Championship trophy aloft on stage. Lots of other players are in the background, smilingPA Media
PA Media A players view from the stage at War Memorial Park. Thousands of fans are behind barriers, looking towards the stagePA Media
Tom Grennan is wearing a light brown jacket and holding a red BBC CWR microphone. He is speaking to radio presenter Lorna Bailey, who is in a denim jacket and holding two microphones. there is a TV camera on the right and yellow demountables and white marquees in background

Singer Tom Grennan said he "fell in love" with Coventry City when he first went to watch them 10 years ago.

"This city has taken me in and called me one of their own, and it doesn't ever get better than that. Every time I'm down here I feel like I'm from Cov," he said.

BBC CWR sports presenter Rob Gurney has his right arm around Brandon Thomas-Asante. Both are sporting light blue bucket hats
PA Media Frank Lampard is on stage with his hands on the shoulders of midfielder Josh EcclesPA Media

Addressing the crowd at a raucous War Memorial Park, Sky Blues coach Frank Lampard said the turnout and the fans' response had been "amazing" and it had meant a lot to him and all the players.

Band The Enemy are on stage performing. One is holding a green guitar singing into a microphone, while another in a red t-shirt is playing a bass. In the background is a screen reading: The Enemy. Monitor speakers are in the foreground on the front of the stage
A member of the The Enemy holding a bass guitar and wearing a bright red t-shirt and blue jeans grinning on stage
Coventry City Council A sea of fans dressed in sky blue can be seen from the stage as the team holds the Championship cup Coventry City Council
Coventry City Council Blue fireworks go off behind the stage at the Memorial Park eventCoventry City Council

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