- 39' Steve Whitton
Goalscorer data for this match may be incomplete.
Starting XI
Substitutes
- Mike Duxburyunused
Unused bench is source evidence only — it does not count as an appearance.
Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1652 to Coventry City’s 1563.
Previous head-to-head results
41 previous meetings with Coventry City · 39% win rate
This exact result, before
- 0–1v Coventry29/04/1989
First Division
- 0–1v Coventry31/01/1987
FA CupRound 4
- 0–1v Coventry12/01/1985
First Division
- 0–1v Coventry27/08/1980
League CupRound 21st
- 0–1v Coventry09/09/1972
First Division
- 0–1LvCoventryCoventryCoventry CityFirst Division·29 Apr 1989 · 1988-891988-89First DivisionFirst Division
- 0–1LvCoventryCoventryCoventry CityFA Cup·31 Jan 1987 · 1986-871986-87FA CupFA CupRound 4
- 0–1LvCoventryCoventryCoventry CityFirst Division·12 Jan 1985 · 1984-851984-85First DivisionFirst Division
- 0–1LvCoventryCoventryCoventry CityLeague Cup·27 Aug 1980 · 1980-811980-81League CupLeague CupRound 21st
- 0–1LvCoventryCoventryCoventry CityFirst Division·9 Sep 1972 · 1972-731972-73First DivisionFirst Division
Other home meetings with Coventry City that finished 0–1. Full head-to-head →
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