Game #2153 | League Cup game #32
Season game #8 | Cup game #1
Highfield Road game # | Joe Mercer game #
Coventry City 16th in Division One | Hartlepool 13th in Division Four

An unconvincing display against plucky opponents who cost £1,000. Alan Goad stretched a leg and Mortimer fell over it for a dubious penalty. Len Ashurst’s men have Coyne’s goal ruled out for offside. City’s lowest League Cup gate since 1960. Wilf Smith and Quintin Young booked.