Thommo joined City as a youngster in 1976 and made his first team against Aston Villa in 1978. He had six seasons at Highfield Road, scoring 49 goals in over 150 appearances.
He was transferred to West Brom in 1983 after forming a good partnership with Tommy English and went onto play for Q.P.R, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Watford, Crystal Palace, Cardiff and Northampton before he retired in 1997.
He had coaching and assistant manager roles at a number of clubs including Northampton, Bristol Rovers, Brentford, Farnborough Town and Hucknall Town and is currently working as a football scout, amongst other projects.
Thompson will be in the Corporate areas before kick off and will be introduced to the crowd at half-time. Former Sky Blues Bob Wesson, Paul Culpin and Kevin Gallacher are also expected to attend the game.