Sat, 4, Jan, 1969-3:15 pm
FA Cup 1968-1969 | 3rd Round
Half Time: 0-0
Coventry City
3
3 : 1
Blackpool
1
Full Time
65'
Goal
Ronnie Brown

Game #1980 | FA Cup game #147
Season game #30 | Cup game #6
Highfield Road game # | Noel Cantwell game #
Coventry City 21st in Division One | Blackpool 10th in Division Two

With seven minutes left it looked like another home defeat but for once City kept going. Machin equalises with a great shot from Carr’s free-kick. Curtis bangs home the second and Shepherd latches on to a back-pass and gives the scoreline a surreal look. Curtis is at fault for the goal.

Referee: P Baldwin
Line Ups
Formations
Commentary
Goals & Cards
Subs & Stats
Video
Coventry City
Substitutes
60'89'
Blackpool
1
player photo
Kevin Thomas
2
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Jimmy Armfield
3
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Tommy Thompson
4
player photo
John Craven
5
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Glyn James
6
player photo
John McPhee
7
player photo
Ronnie Brown
65'
8
player photo
Tony Green
9
player photo
Graham Rowe
10
player photo
Tommy White
46'
11
player photo
Alan Suddick
Substitutes
12
player photo
Gordon Milne
46'
Coach
Stan Mortensen
Coventry City
Blackpool
46' Substitute
In:Gordon Milne
Out:Tommy White
Substitute 60'
In:Trevor Shepherd
Out:Neil Martin
65' 0:1 Goal
Ronnie Brown
Goal 1:1 83'
Ernie Machin
George Curtis
Goal 2:1 88'
George Curtis
Goal 3:1 89'
Trevor Shepherd
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
65'
Goal
Ronnie Brown
Blackpool
46'
Out
Tommy White
In
Gordon Milne
Coventry City
Blackpool
3 Goals 1