Game #2385 | League game #2184
Season game #41 | Division One game #36
Highfield Road game # | Gordon Milne game #
Coventry City 18th | Derby County 17th (22)

A vital victory in the relegation fight and City’s best performance for weeks. Mick Coop’s penalty, after McFarland climbs over Ferguson for the umpteenth time, is reward for a sparkling first half. Ferguson’s header from John Beck’s cross seals it against Colin Murphy’s strugglers.