Sat, 17, Aug, 1985-3:00 pm
Football League First Division 1985-1986 | Matchweek 1
Half Time: 1-1
Coventry City
1
1 : 1
Manchester City
1
Full Time
Highfield Road
(14,521)
10'
Goal
Sammy McIlroy
Goal (own)
Neil McNab
22'

Game #2777 | League game #2527
Season game #1 | Division One game #1
Highfield Road # | Don Mackay game #
Coventry City 8th | Manchester City 10th (22)

Promoted Man C grab a deserved point in the sun. Coventry sport new full-backs, Borrows £80,000 from Bolton and Greg Downs, £40,000 from Norwich, though new skipper Wayne Turner from Luton is unfit. Free transfer McIlroy hits a 20-yarder; McNab heads an own-goal.

Referee: AN Buksh
Line Ups
Formations
Commentary
Goals & Cards
Subs & Stats
Video
Coventry City
1
g
player photo
Steve Ogrizovic
2
d
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Brian Borrows
3
d
player photo
Greg Downs
4
m
player photo
Dave Bowman
5
d
player photo
Brian Kilcline
6
d
player photo
Trevor Peake
7
m
player photo
Dave Bennett
8
m
player photo
Micky Gynn
9
f
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Cyrille Regis
69'
10
f
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Terry Gibson
11
d
player photo
Micky Adams
Substitutes
12
m
player photo
Ken Hibbitt
69'
Coach
Don Mackay
Manchester City
1
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Alex Williams
2
player photo
David Phillips
3
player photo
Paul Power
4
player photo
Kenny Clements
5
player photo
Nigel Johnson
6
player photo
Clive Wilson
7
player photo
Mark Lillis
8
player photo
Neil McNab
22'
9
player photo
Steve Kinsey
10
player photo
Sammy McIlroy
10'
11
player photo
Paul Simpson
Substitutes
12
player photo
Earl Barrett
Coach
Billy McNeill
Coventry City
Manchester City
10' 0:1 Goal
Sammy McIlroy
Goal (own) 1:1 22'
Neil McNab
Ken Hibbitt
Substitute 69'
In:Ken Hibbitt
Out:Cyrille Regis
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
10'
Goal
Sammy McIlroy
Goal (own)
Neil McNab
22'
Out
Cyrille Regis
In
Ken Hibbitt
69'
Coventry City
Coventry City
Manchester City
1 Goals 1