Game #1701 | League game #1588
Season game #47 | Division Three game #36
Highfield Road game # | Jimmy Hill game #
Coventry City 5th | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4th (24)

A stunning defeat in front of the biggest league gate for 11 years questions City’s pedigree. Cherries’ player-manager Bill McGarry recalls Crickmore, who is deadly in front of goal. Rees should have had a penalty but jaded City’s frenzied attacks founder on a rock-hard defence.