League Division One · Matchday 02
Manchester United v Coventry City
2–1
Manchester United beat Coventry City 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 24th August 1977 in the League Division One. Gordon Hill (8') and David McCreery (74') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Gordon Hill pen 1–0
- 27' Ian Wallace 1–1
- Half Time
- 74' David McCreery 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 David McCreery 74'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Milne
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 31 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 31 times: 13W 8D 10L.
7 Feb 1976 D 1–1 D1 24 Aug 1976 W 2–0 D1 15 Jan 1977 W 2–0 D1
24 Aug 1977 W 2–1 This match
31 Dec 1977 L 0–3 D1 20 Mar 1979 L 3–4 D1 16 Apr 1979 D 0–0 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 →