Game #1981 | League game #1837
Season game #31 | Division One game #25
Noel Cantwell game #
Southampton 8th | Coventry City 21st (22)

A ninth one-goal defeat in 15 and another unlucky loss to Ted Bates’ men. Only 22 goals scored tells the story, and more chances are missed here. Jimmy Gabriel’s header from an unnecessary corner, conceded by Mick Coop, wins it. Cattlin and Paine are booked on a sticky surface.