Game #2338 | League game #2142
Season game #41 | Division One game #36
Highfield Road game # | Gordon Milne game #
Coventry City 17th | Newcastle United 13th (22)

The hardcore home following is down to about 13,000 and it’s no wonder with such poor quality fare. Newcastle suffer a Cup hangover after losing in the quarter-finals to Derby, but City haven’t beaten them in four games this season. Blyth is impeded as Bird scores. Murphy levels.