League Division Two · Matchday 05
Manchester United v Coventry City
5–1
Manchester United beat Coventry City 5–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 13th September 1924 in the League Division Two. William Henderson (12', ??'), Arthur Lochhead (32'), Joe Spence (34') and Francis McPherson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 12' William Henderson
- 32' Arthur Lochhead
- 34' Joe Spence
- Minute not recorded
- — William Henderson
- — Francis McPherson
- — Fred Morris
- Full Time 5–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
John Chapman
Manchester United
OPP
Albert Evans
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 8 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 8 times: 4W 2D 2L.
30 Sep 1922 W 2–1 D2 17 Nov 1923 D 1–1 D2 2 Jan 1924 L 1–2 D2
13 Sep 1924 W 5–1 This match
17 Jan 1925 L 0–1 D2 30 Aug 1937 L 0–1 D2 8 Sep 1937 D 2–2 D2 | 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 →