Game #2583 | League game #2356
Season game #53 | Division One game #40
Gordon Milne game #
Middlesbrough 14th | Coventry City 17th (22)

Boro had won nine in a row at home, and lost only once, but City upset the odds with a vital win. They miss several chances and are also foiled by Platt before Dyson creates Gerry Daly’s goal. The desperation and tension of the last few weeks disappears and the team show real fight.