League Division One · Matchday 28
Coventry City v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Coventry City at Highfield Road on Saturday 7th February 1976 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 39' Leslie Cartwright 1–0
- Half Time
- 78' David McCreery for Pearson
- 82' Lou Macari 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- Lou Macari's 11th goal of 1975-1976, and his 40th for United.
Starting XI
Player
10 Lou Macari 82'
Substitutes
David McCreery
78' for Pearson
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Milne
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 28 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 28 times: 10W 8D 10L.
15 Dec 1973 L 2–3 D1 2 Feb 1974 L 0–1 D1 27 Aug 1975 D 1–1 D1
7 Feb 1976 D 1–1 This match
24 Aug 1976 W 2–0 D1 15 Jan 1977 W 2–0 D1 24 Aug 1977 W 2–1 D1 | 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 →