Coventry 1-1 Manchester City - August 17, 1985 / Division 1 1985/1986
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COV
0' - Own goal
Neil McNab0
0' - Goal
Sammy McIlroy
COV
46' - Substitution
Micky Gynnis substituted by Kenny Hibbitt46
MC
MC
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Borrows | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Greg Downs | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Kilcline | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Bowman | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Peake | 28 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Micky Adams | 23 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Micky Gynn | 46 | 23 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dave Bennett | 26 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Gibson | 22 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
40
Manchester City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alexander Williams | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Johnson | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Clements | 30 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Clive Wilson | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Power | 31 | 280 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mark Lillis | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Phillips | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 31 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil McNab | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Kinsey | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul Simpson | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Kenny Hibbitt | 46 | 34 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Micky Gynn
IN
Lloyd McGrath
OUT
Greg Downs
IN
Ian Butterworth
OUT
Brian Borrows
IN
Stuart Pearce
OUT
David Bowman
IN
Kenny Hibbitt
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
45
24
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Mackay vs Manchester City
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Mackay vs McNeill
3 victories
2 draws
7 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
45
95
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
58 %
McNeill vs Coventry
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
McNeill vs Mackay
7 victories
2 draws
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Coventry after 13 consecutive matches without a draw at home (since 15/12/1984). It was the best streak for the club since 13/09/1966-25/02/1967 (15 matches).
End of streak for Coventry after 3 consecutive wins (since 17/05/1985). It was the best streak for the club since 04/11/1972-02/12/1972 (4 matches).
Coventry keeps its 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most running (since 14/05/1985). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 12/04/1983-07/05/1983 time period (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VCoventry 3-1 Watford23/03/1985 | LCoventry 0-1 Sunderland13/04/1985 | VCoventry 2-1 West Bromwich Albion27/04/1985 | LCoventry 0-2 Liverpool06/05/1985 | VCoventry 1-0 Luton Town23/05/1985 | VCoventry 4-1 Everton26/05/1985 |
| Overall | LCoventry 0-2 Liverpool06/05/1985 | LSouthampton 2-1 Coventry11/05/1985 | DIpswich Town 0-0 Coventry14/05/1985 | VStoke City 0-1 Coventry17/05/1985 | VCoventry 1-0 Luton Town23/05/1985 | VCoventry 4-1 Everton26/05/1985 |
Current form
| Away | DBirmingham City 0-0 Manchester City19/03/1985 | LOxford United 3-0 Manchester City23/03/1985 | DBarnsley 0-0 Manchester City06/04/1985 | LGrimsby Town 4-1 Manchester City13/04/1985 | VPortsmouth 1-2 Manchester City27/04/1985 | LNotts County 3-2 Manchester City06/05/1985 |
| Overall | LGrimsby Town 4-1 Manchester City13/04/1985 | VManchester City 2-0 Sheffield United20/04/1985 | VPortsmouth 1-2 Manchester City27/04/1985 | DManchester City 0-0 Oldham Athletic04/05/1985 | LNotts County 3-2 Manchester City06/05/1985 | VManchester City 5-1 Charlton11/05/1985 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 13 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
35 gf
31 ga
Away
24 gf
53 ga
Total
59 gf
84 ga
Historical head to head
Home
53 gf
24 ga
Away
31 gf
35 ga
Total
84 gf
59 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
February 12, 1983 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
February 12, 1983 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 27, 1971 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
February 24, 1979 |
Latest head to head
January 04, 1985 - FA Cup 1984/1985
February 12, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983
October 02, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983
May 08, 1982 - Division 1 1981/1982
January 23, 1982 - FA Cup 1981/1982
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
|
Ferguson Michael | 4 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Colin Stein | 3 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Willie Carr | 3 goals | 1970 - 1973 |
|
John O'Rourke | 3 goals | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Alan Green | 3 goals | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Steve Whitton | 3 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
 |
Colin Bell | 7 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
 |
Dennis Tueart | 5 goals | 1975 - 1981 |
 |
Francis Lee | 4 goals | 1969 - 1971 |
|
Rodney Marsh | 4 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Mike Summerbee | 3 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 3 goals | 1976 - 1979 |
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
|
Mick Coop | 19 matches | 1968 - 1981 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 15 matches | 1972 - 1980 |
|
Billy Glazier | 15 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
|
Willie Carr | 11 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 10 matches | 1970 - 1975 |
|
Garry Thompson | 9 matches | 1978 - 1982 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Joe Corrigan | 21 matches | 1969 - 1981 |
|
Tommy Booth | 20 matches | 1968 - 1980 |
 |
Willie Donachie | 19 matches | 1971 - 1980 |
|
Michael Doyle | 19 matches | 1967 - 1976 |
|
Colin Bell | 18 matches | 1967 - 1978 |
|
Alan Oakes | 15 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
They played in both sides
318 matches
52 matches
162 matches
102 matches
91 matches
31 matches
68 matches
65 matches
32 matches
14 matches
31 matches
37 matches
They played in both sides
18 matches
128 matches
162 matches
102 matches
68 matches
65 matches
318 matches
52 matches
31 matches
37 matches
3 matches
33 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 17, 1985
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