Game #1645 | League game #1543
Season game #40 | Division Three game #37
Highfield Road game # | Jimmy Hill game #
Coventry City 11th | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2nd (24)

City are made to pay for bad misses by Grice and Dwight when Bennett’s pile-driver seals the points as the Cherries fight for promotion. After the break City pummel the visitors’ goal to no avail as more chances go begging. The final Friday night game as the experiment is reviewed.