Manchester United 2 v 2 Coventry City, League Division One, Matchday 23, 27th December 1971, Season 1971-1972, 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 Monday 27th December 1971 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1971-1972 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
Denis Law 70', Steve James 78'
Coventry City 2
Quintin Young 35', Willie Carr 66'
First MATCH (21) Last
Misc match information
Former Man Utd player Noel Cantwell is manager of Coventry City.

The Managers Match details Head to head record
O'Farrell, Frank Cantwell, Noel
O'Farrell, Frank Cantwell, Noel
Monday 27th December 1971
League Division One
1971-1972
Matchday 23
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 52117
Match 21 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 Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Burns, Francis Burns, Francis
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Gowling, Alan Gowling, Alan
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of James, Steve James, Steve 78'
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Sadler, David Sadler, David
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Morgan, Willie Morgan, Willie
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Law, Denis Law, Denis 70'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of McIlroy, Sammy McIlroy, Sammy ON for James 79'
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Coventry City played on Monday 27th December 1971 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1971-1972 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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