Caroline Rann, a field archaeologist with Warwickshire County Council’s Archaeology Projects Group, discovered a copper badge emblazoned with the three lions.
The badge, which has been in the ground for at least 700 years, clearly shows the three lions, the emblem close to the hearts of all England football fans.
Let's hope Caroline is right this his means we can win the World Cup in South Africa… and not that it will be 700 years before we are champions again.
"This has been hidden for hundreds of years and for it to appear now has to be a sign that England will go all the way in the World Cup!"
The badge, which may have originally come from a horse harness, is believed to be from the 13th century.
The three lions of the arms of England was first used by Henry II (1154-89) who added a third lion to the previous coat of arms, which only had two.
This continued up until 1340, when the royal coat of arms was quartered with those of France in order to back up Edward III claim to the French throne.
The archaeologists were working on behalf of Provision for the Christian Life Ministries at Parkside in Coventry, as part of the planning process.