Game #2896 | League game #2623
Season game #16 | Division One game #13
John Sillett game #
Derby County 11th | Coventry City 12th (21)

Emerson returns after two operations and countless weeks at Lilleshall recuperating. Newly promoted Derby win their first home game since the opening day, while City have lost five in a row. Two Callaghan-led counter-attacks create Garner’s goals, the second after a 70-yard run.