Wed, 27, Aug, 1975-7:30 pm
Football League First Division 1975-1976 | Matchweek 4
Half Time: 1-0
Manchester United
1
1 : 1
Coventry City
1
Full Time
Old Trafford
(52,169)
Goal
Stuart Pearson
23'
68'
Goal
Alan Green

Game #2301 | League game #2110
Season game #4 | Division One game #4
Gordon Milne game #
Manchester United 1st | Coventry City 3rd (22)

Ice cool City end newly promoted United’s 100% record and almost snatch a win. Lloyd limps off early on and Stuart Pearson’s stunning shot makes it an uphill struggle in a red-hot atmosphere. Green fires wide. Mortimer hits the bar. Green scores after Cross intercepts a back-pass.

Referee: P Partridge
Line Ups
Formations
Commentary
Goals & Cards
Subs & Stats
Video
Manchester United
1
player photo
Alex Stepney
2
player photo
Alex Forsyth
3
player photo
Stewart Houston
4
player photo
Tommy Jackson
5
player photo
Brian Greenhoff
6
player photo
Martin Buchan
7
player photo
Steve Coppell
8
player photo
Sammy McIlroy
9
player photo
Stuart Pearson
23'
10
player photo
Lou Macari
11
player photo
Gerry Daly
Substitutes
12
player photo
Jimmy Nicholl
Coach
Tommy Docherty
Coventry City
1
g
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Bryan King
2
d
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Graham Oakey
3
d
player photo
Jim Brogan
4
m
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John Craven
5
d
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Larry Lloyd
40'
6
d
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Jimmy Holmes
7
d
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Mick Coop
8
m
player photo
Dennis Mortimer
9
f
player photo
David Cross
10
f
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Alan Green
68'
11
m
player photo
Tommy Hutchison
Substitutes
12
f
player photo
Mick Ferguson
40'
Coach
Gordon Milne
Manchester United
Coventry City
Goal 1:0 23'
Stuart Pearson
40' Substitute
In:Mick Ferguson
Out:Larry Lloyd
Mick Ferguson
68' 1:1 Goal
Alan Green
Alan Green
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
Goal
Stuart Pearson
23'
68'
Goal
Alan Green
Coventry City
40'
Out
Larry Lloyd
In
Mick Ferguson
Manchester United
Coventry City
1 Goals 1