Manchester United 2 v 1 Coventry City, League Division One, Matchday 41, 26th April 1980, Season 1979-1980, Venue: Old Trafford
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Coventry City football club, played on Saturday 26th April 1980 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1979-1980 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
Sammy McIlroy 5' (pen), 65'
Coventry City 1
Garry Thompson 63'
First MATCH (36) Last
Misc match information

The Managers Match details Head to head record
Sexton, Dave Milne, Gordon
Sexton, Dave Milne, Gordon
Saturday 26th April 1980
League Division One
1979-1980
Matchday 41
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 52154
Match 36 of 84 vs Coventry City
Coventry City


Coventry City
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 42 24 9 9 75 32 +43 57.14
A 41 19 8 14 62 48 +14 46.34
N 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0.00
  84 43 18 23 140 83 +57 51.19
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Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Bailey, Gary Bailey, Gary
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Nicholl, Jimmy Nicholl, Jimmy
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Albiston, Arthur Albiston, Arthur
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of McIlroy, Sammy McIlroy, Sammy 5' (pen), 65'
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Moran, Kevin Moran, Kevin
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Buchan, Martin Buchan, Martin
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Coppell, Steve Coppell, Steve
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Greenhoff, Jimmy Greenhoff, Jimmy
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Jordan, Joe Jordan, Joe
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Macari, Lou Macari, Lou
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Mickey
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Sloan, Thomas Sloan, Thomas ON for J.Greenhoff
Match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Coventry City played on Saturday 26th April 1980 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1979-1980 season.

EVERY GAME VS Coventry City

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 03/02/1912 W 5-1 FA Cup
2. 11/01/1913 D 1-1 FA Cup
3. 16/01/1913 W 2-1 FA Cup
4. 23/09/1922 L 0-2 Div 2
5. 30/09/1922 W 2-1 Div 2
6. 17/11/1923 D 1-1 Div 2
7. 02/01/1924 L 1-2 Div 2
8. 13/09/1924 W 5-1 Div 2
9. 17/01/1925 L 0-1 Div 2
10. 30/08/1937 L 0-1 Div 2
11. 08/09/1937 D 2-2 Div 2
12. 30/03/1963 W 3-1 FA Cup
13. 25/10/1967 W 4-0 Div 1
14. 16/03/1968 L 0-2 Div 1
15. 21/08/1968 W 1-0 Div 1
16. 08/04/1969 L 1-2 Div 1
17. 08/11/1969 W 2-1 Div 1
18. 30/03/1970 D 1-1 Div 1
19. 12/09/1970 W 2-0 Div 1
20. 13/04/1971 L 1-2 Div 1
21. 27/12/1971 D 2-2 Div 1
22. 01/04/1972 W 3-2 Div 1
23. 09/09/1972 L 0-1 Div 1
24. 27/01/1973 D 1-1 Div 1
25. 15/12/1973 L 2-3 Div 1
26. 02/02/1974 L 0-1 Div 1
27. 27/08/1975 D 1-1 Div 1
28. 07/02/1976 D 1-1 Div 1
29. 24/08/1976 W 2-0 Div 1
30. 15/01/1977 W 2-0 Div 1
31. 24/08/1977 W 2-1 Div 1
32. 31/12/1977 L 0-3 Div 1
33. 20/03/1979 L 3-4 Div 1
34. 16/04/1979 D 0-0 Div 1
35. 15/12/1979 W 2-1 Div 1
36. 26/04/1980 W 2-1 Div 1
37. 27/08/1980 L 0-1 League Cup
38. 02/09/1980 L 0-1 League Cup
39. 08/11/1980 D 0-0 Div 1
40. 11/04/1981 W 2-0 Div 1
41. 29/08/1981 L 1-2 Div 1
42. 17/03/1982 L 0-1 Div 1
43. 28/12/1982 L 0-3 Div 1
44. 02/04/1983 W 3-0 Div 1
45. 26/12/1983 D 1-1 Div 1
46. 21/04/1984 W 4-1 Div 1
47. 15/09/1984 W 3-0 Div 1
48. 12/01/1985 L 0-1 Div 1
49. 26/01/1985 W 2-1 FA Cup
50. 02/11/1985 W 2-0 Div 1
51. 05/04/1986 W 3-1 Div 1
52. 01/11/1986 D 1-1 Div 1
53. 31/01/1987 L 0-1 FA Cup
54. 06/05/1987 D 1-1 Div 1
55. 05/09/1987 D 0-0 Div 1
56. 06/02/1988 W 1-0 Div 1
57. 10/12/1988 L 0-1 Div 1
58. 29/04/1989 L 0-1 Div 1
59. 21/10/1989 W 4-1 Div 1
60. 31/03/1990 W 3-0 Div 1
61. 25/08/1990 W 2-0 Div 1
62. 15/12/1990 D 2-2 Div 1
63. 07/12/1991 W 4-0 Div 1
64. 29/02/1992 D 0-0 Div 1
65. 28/12/1992 W 5-0 Premiership
66. 12/04/1993 W 1-0 Premiership
67. 27/11/1993 W 1-0 Premiership
68. 08/05/1994 D 0-0 Premiership
69. 03/01/1995 W 2-0 Premiership
70. 01/05/1995 W 3-2 Premiership
71. 22/11/1995 W 4-0 Premiership
72. 08/04/1996 W 1-0 Premiership
73. 18/01/1997 W 2-0 Premiership
74. 01/03/1997 W 3-1 Premiership
75. 30/08/1997 W 3-0 Premiership
76. 28/12/1997 L 2-3 Premiership
77. 12/09/1998 W 2-0 Premiership
78. 20/02/1999 W 1-0 Premiership
79. 25/08/1999 W 2-1 Premiership
80. 05/02/2000 W 3-2 Premiership
81. 04/11/2000 W 2-1 Premiership
82. 14/04/2001 W 4-2 Premiership
83. 26/09/2007 L 0-2 League Cup
84. 21/04/2024 D 3-3 FA Cup

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