Manchester United vs Coventry City - 16 Apr 1979
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| Monday 16 April 1979 | ||
| League Division One | ||
| Old Trafford (46,035) | ||
| Man Utd | 0 - 0 | Coventry C |
| Starting XI | ||
| Gary Bailey Jimmy Nicholl Arthur Albiston Sammy McIlroy Gordon McQueen Martin Buchan Steve Coppell Andy Ritchie Joe Jordan Brian Greenhoff Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| David McCreery | ||
| Managers | ||
| Dave Sexton | Gordon Milne | |
| Gary Bailey | 21 | 28 | |
| Jimmy Nicholl | 22 | 150 | |
| Arthur Albiston | 22 | 102 | |
| Sammy McIlroy | 25 | 316 | |
| Gordon McQueen | 27 | 54 | |
| Martin Buchan | 30 | 337 | |
| Steve Coppell | 24 | 211 | |
| Andy Ritchie | 18 | 22 | |
| Joe Jordan | 27 | 45 | |
| Brian Greenhoff | 26 | 267 | |
| Mickey Thomas | 25 | 25 | |
| David McCreery | 21 | 105 | |
| average age | 24 | - | |
| 1 | Sat 19 Aug 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City | Old Trafford | |
| 2 | Wed 23 Aug 1978 | League Division One | Leeds United | 2 - 3 | MU | Elland Road | |
| 3 | Sat 26 Aug 1978 | League Division One | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | MU | Portman Road | |
| 4 | Wed 30 Aug 1978 | League Cup | Stockport County | 2 - 3 | MU | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Sat 2 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 6 | Sat 9 Sep 1978 | League Division One | Queens Park Rangers | 1 - 1 | MU | Loftus Road | |
| 7 | Sat 16 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 23 Sep 1978 | League Division One | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | MU | Highbury | |
| 9 | Sat 30 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | |
| 10 | Wed 4 Oct 1978 | League Cup | MU | 1 - 2 | Watford | Old Trafford | |
| 11 | Sat 7 Oct 1978 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Sat 14 Oct 1978 | League Division One | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 13 | Sat 21 Oct 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Sat 28 Oct 1978 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 4 | MU | Molineux | |
| 15 | Sat 4 Nov 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Southampton | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Sat 11 Nov 1978 | League Division One | Birmingham City | 5 - 1 | MU | St Andrews | |
| 17 | Sat 18 Nov 1978 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Tue 21 Nov 1978 | League Division One | Everton | 3 - 0 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 19 | Sat 25 Nov 1978 | League Division One | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 20 | Sat 9 Dec 1978 | League Division One | Derby County | 1 - 3 | MU | The Baseball Ground | |
| 21 | Sat 16 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Fri 22 Dec 1978 | League Division One | Bolton Wanderers | 3 - 0 | MU | Burnden Park | |
| 23 | Tue 26 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 30 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 5 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 25 | Mon 15 Jan 1979 | FA Cup | MU | 3 - 0 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Wed 31 Jan 1979 | FA Cup | Fulham | 1 - 1 | MU | Craven Cottage | |
| 27 | Sat 3 Feb 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 28 | Sat 10 Feb 1979 | League Division One | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | MU | Maine Road | |
| 29 | Mon 12 Feb 1979 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | Fulham | Old Trafford | |
| 30 | Tue 20 Feb 1979 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 0 - 1 | MU | Layer Road | |
| 31 | Sat 24 Feb 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Wed 28 Feb 1979 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sat 3 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | MU | Ashton Gate | |
| 34 | Sat 10 Mar 1979 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 35 | Wed 14 Mar 1979 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Tue 20 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Coventry City | 4 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 37 | Sat 24 Mar 1979 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Tue 27 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | MU | Ayresome Park | |
| 39 | Sat 31 Mar 1979 | FA Cup | MU * | 2 - 2 | Liverpool | Maine Road | |
| 40 | Wed 4 Apr 1979 | FA Cup | MU * | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | Goodison Park | |
| 41 | Sat 7 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | MU | Carrow Road | |
| 42 | Wed 11 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sat 14 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | MU | Anfield | |
| 44 | Mon 16 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Wed 18 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 46 | Sat 21 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 47 | Wed 25 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | Old Trafford | |
| 48 | Sat 28 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Derby County | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Mon 30 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Southampton | 1 - 1 | MU | The Dell | |
| 50 | Sat 5 May 1979 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 51 | Mon 7 May 1979 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 52 | Sat 12 May 1979 | FA Cup | MU * | 2 - 3 | Arsenal | Wembley | |
| 53 | Wed 16 May 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Sat 3 Feb 1912 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 1 - 5 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 2 | Sat 11 Jan 1913 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 3 | Thu 16 Jan 1913 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 4 | Sat 23 Sep 1922 | League Division Two | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 5 | Sat 30 Sep 1922 | League Division Two | MU | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 6 | Sat 17 Nov 1923 | League Division Two | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 7 | Wed 2 Jan 1924 | League Division Two | MU | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 13 Sep 1924 | League Division Two | MU | 5 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 9 | Sat 17 Jan 1925 | League Division Two | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 10 | Mon 30 Aug 1937 | League Division Two | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 11 | Wed 8 Sep 1937 | League Division Two | MU | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Sat 30 Mar 1963 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 1 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 13 | Wed 25 Oct 1967 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Sat 16 Mar 1968 | League Division One | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 15 | Wed 21 Aug 1968 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Tue 8 Apr 1969 | League Division One | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 17 | Sat 8 Nov 1969 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 18 | Mon 30 Mar 1970 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 19 | Sat 12 Sep 1970 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 20 | Tue 13 Apr 1971 | League Division One | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 21 | Mon 27 Dec 1971 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Sat 1 Apr 1972 | League Division One | Coventry City | 2 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 23 | Sat 9 Sep 1972 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 27 Jan 1973 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 25 | Sat 15 Dec 1973 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 3 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Sat 2 Feb 1974 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 27 | Wed 27 Aug 1975 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 28 | Sat 7 Feb 1976 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 29 | Tue 24 Aug 1976 | League Division One | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 30 | Sat 15 Jan 1977 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 31 | Wed 24 Aug 1977 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Sat 31 Dec 1977 | League Division One | Coventry City | 3 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 33 | Tue 20 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Coventry City | 4 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 34 | Mon 16 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 35 | Sat 22 Dec 1979 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 36 | Sat 26 Apr 1980 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 37 | Wed 27 Aug 1980 | League Cup | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Tue 2 Sep 1980 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 39 | Sat 8 Nov 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 40 | Sat 11 Apr 1981 | League Division One | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 41 | Sat 29 Aug 1981 | League Division One | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 42 | Wed 17 Mar 1982 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Tue 28 Dec 1982 | League Division One | Coventry City | 3 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 44 | Sat 2 Apr 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Mon 26 Dec 1983 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 46 | Sat 21 Apr 1984 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 47 | Sat 15 Sep 1984 | League Division One | Coventry City | 0 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 48 | Sat 12 Jan 1985 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Sat 26 Jan 1985 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 50 | Sat 2 Nov 1985 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 51 | Sat 5 Apr 1986 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 52 | Sat 1 Nov 1986 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 53 | Sat 31 Jan 1987 | FA Cup | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 54 | Wed 6 May 1987 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 55 | Sat 5 Sep 1987 | League Division One | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 56 | Sat 6 Feb 1988 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 57 | Sat 10 Dec 1988 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 58 | Sat 29 Apr 1989 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 59 | Sat 21 Oct 1989 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 4 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 60 | Sat 31 Mar 1990 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 61 | Sat 25 Aug 1990 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 62 | Sat 15 Dec 1990 | League Division One | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 63 | Sat 7 Dec 1991 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 64 | Sat 29 Feb 1992 | League Division One | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 65 | Mon 28 Dec 1992 | Premiership | MU | 5 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 66 | Mon 12 Apr 1993 | Premiership | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 67 | Sat 27 Nov 1993 | Premiership | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 68 | Sun 8 May 1994 | Premiership | MU | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 69 | Tue 3 Jan 1995 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 70 | Mon 1 May 1995 | Premiership | Coventry City | 2 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 71 | Wed 22 Nov 1995 | Premiership | Coventry City | 0 - 4 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 72 | Mon 8 Apr 1996 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 73 | Sat 18 Jan 1997 | Premiership | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 74 | Sat 1 Mar 1997 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 75 | Sat 30 Aug 1997 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 76 | Sun 28 Dec 1997 | Premiership | Coventry City | 3 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 77 | Sat 12 Sep 1998 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 78 | Sat 20 Feb 1999 | Premiership | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 79 | Wed 25 Aug 1999 | Premiership | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 80 | Sat 5 Feb 2000 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 2 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 81 | Sat 4 Nov 2000 | Premiership | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 82 | Sat 14 Apr 2001 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 2 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 83 | Wed 26 Sep 2007 | League Cup | MU | 0 - 2 | Coventry City | Old Trafford |