Premiership · Matchday 39
Coventry City v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Coventry City 3–2 at Highfield Road on Monday 1st May 1995 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (33') and Andrew Cole (56', 79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Paul Scholes 0–1
- 39' Peter Ndlovu 1–1
- Half Time
- 56' Andrew Cole 1–2
- 63' Steven Pressley 2–2
- 77' David Beckham for Scholes
- 79' Andrew Cole 2–3
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
David Beckham
77' for Scholes
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Atkinson
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 70 of 84
84
Played
43
Won
18
Drawn
23
Lost
140
Goals For
83
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd February 1912. After this match United had played Coventry City 70 times: 32W 17D 21L.
27 Nov 1993 W 1–0 PL 8 May 1994 D 0–0 PL 3 Jan 1995 W 2–0 PL
1 May 1995 W 3–2 This match
22 Nov 1995 W 4–0 PL 8 Apr 1996 W 1–0 PL 18 Jan 1997 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 32 | 57.1 |
| Away | 41 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 48 | 46.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →