Jack Grimmer may have only been at Coventry City for a few months but he has already established himself as a fans' favourite with the Sky Blues faithful.

The 23-year-old has been impressive at the back for Coventry this season, contributing towards the best defence statistically in League Two. With Grimmer playing alongside solid duo Jordan Willis and Rod McDonald, the Sky Blues have only shipped 19 league goals in 27 matches.

And Grimmer firmly cemented his place in Coventry folklore by sealing an FA Cup upset in the Third Round. His long range strike caught out England international Jack Butland to give Coventry a 2-1 win over Premier League side Stoke City.

Here, FLW's Jay Williams catches up with the Scottish defender to discuss moving to England, FA Cup goals, promotion and more.

Sum up the season so far at Coventry...

“It’s been very up and down, you just need to look at the last two results. Stoke at home was incredible for everyone and I think it gave some sort of payback to the fans after all those rollercoaster years. But then to go to Exeter and lose, that was just a sign of our season so far. Hopefully with a bit more consistency, we’ll start drifting towards the top three and that’s where we should be.”

The defence has been a big positive this season - are you enjoying being a part of it?

“I’ve never felt as solid at the back as I have here. It’s something we’ve worked on and hopefully we can keep it up going forward.”

But the problem has been the attack - how can this be addressed?

“Losing Tony Andreu and Jodi Jones for the season has been the difficult thing. I don’t think there’s many teams – if any – even Luton, who would not struggle if they lost such important players to injury like us. Unfortunately, it’s worked out for us that we’ve lost big players for large chunks of the season. Hopefully we can get in a few reinforcements in January and kick on.”

What made you move down to England when you joined Fulham from Aberdeen?

"Moving to London at such a young age and branching out in my personal life was a big reason. A lot of people look at it from just a footballing perspective whereas I looked at it from all angles and branching out was the best thing to mature me from a younger age.”

You had three loan spells at Shrewsbury, you must have enjoyed it there...

“Yeah, I did, although I think I went back one too many times. But I went back a couple of extra times because I enjoyed my stay there, I enjoyed living in the area and it worked out well.”

Have you been impressed by Shrewsbury this season?

“I think they’ve been brilliant this season. I’ve watched them, they’ve got their own way of playing and they have a really good team down there. It’s no surprise that they’ve done so well. I’ll be watching their replay with West Ham, for sure. It wasn’t a surprise that they did so well against West Ham, I actually thought they were going to cause an upset but hopefully they can cause one in the replay.”

On the subject of the FA Cup, talk me through your goal against Stoke?

“I’d tried some crosses and they’d gone out and I hadn’t really connected a pass so literally at the last minute I thought to touch and shoot. And that last minute decision seemed to catch out Jack Butland as well. We knew the way they were playing in the league, they were struggling for confidence and if we just played our own game, hopefully that would be enough. I’ve played Premier League opposition before but something I’ve always wanted to do was to say I’ve knocked a Premier League team out of the cup.”

MK Dons in the next round - was that the tie you were hoping for?

“We were all hoping for a big name but that never happened. It’s a great chance for us to go there and get through to the next round. But for now, we just need to focus on the league and a cup run is just a bonus.”

Coventry are set to take over 7,000 fans to MK Dons - how important have they been this season?

“Yeah, massive. I think sometimes we don't appreciate just how big they’ve been. Sometimes we play away from home and turn it into a home game because we bring so many fans. Long may that continue and hopefully we can repay them with the results.”

If the Stoke goal was the best moment of your career, what was the worst moment?

“Not necessarily playing but the atmosphere after a game. I made my home debut for Fulham on a Friday night against Watford in the year they ended up getting promoted and we lost 5-0. Afterwards that was definitely one of the lows.”

Did you have any idols growing up?

“I was a big Man United fan as a kid so there was David Beckham, Roy Keane and Paul Scholes. But also defenders like Alex McLeish at Aberdeen.”

Who is the best dressed at Coventry?

“There’s not many to be fair! I’ll go for Jodi Jones. He always comes in looking sharp with the best gear on.”

And the worst dressed?

“The worst dressed, I’ll go for Tom Davies. That’s a certainty, he always looks like he’s just rolled out of bed.”

Who is the joker in the dressing room?

"I’ll say Tom Davies again or Marc McNulty probably.”