Man United 0-1 Coventry - January 12, 1985 / Division 1 1984/1985
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MU
0' - Goal
Terry Gibson
MU
46' - Substitution
Dave Bennettis substituted by Cyrille Regis
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Pears | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 32 | 229 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mike Duxbury | 25 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 27 | 373 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Remi Moses | 24 | 148 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 28 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Strachan | 27 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnold Mühren | 33 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 28 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Hughes | 21 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
136
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Peake | 27 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Kilcline | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Bowman | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kirk Stephens | 29 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Micky Adams | 23 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Pearce | 22 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Bennett | 46 | 25 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lloyd McGrath | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bob Latchford | 33 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Gibson | 22 | 57 | 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
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Alan Brazil | 25 | |||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Cyrille Regis | 46 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Steve Pears
IN
Gary Bailey
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
45
197
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Atkinson vs Coventry
10 victories
3 draws
5 losses
Atkinson vs Mackay
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
4
Success rate in this team:
75 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Mackay vs Man United
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Mackay vs Atkinson
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
Man United keeps its 17 consecutive matches without a draw in Premier League running (since 29/09/1984). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/02/1965-24/08/1965 time period (17 matches).
Coventry keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 01/01/1985). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 31/12/1983-10/01/1984 time period (4 matches).
Coventry keeps its 3 consecutive wins running (since 01/01/1985). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/10/1983-05/11/1983 time period (3 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DManchester United 2-2 Dundee United28/11/1984 | VManchester United 2-0 Norwich City01/12/1984 | VManchester United 3-0 Queens Park Rangers15/12/1984 | VManchester United 3-0 Ipswich Town22/12/1984 | LManchester United 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday01/01/1985 | VManchester United 3-0 Bournemouth05/01/1985 |
| Overall | VManchester United 3-0 Queens Park Rangers15/12/1984 | VManchester United 3-0 Ipswich Town22/12/1984 | LStoke City 2-1 Manchester United26/12/1984 | VChelsea 1-3 Manchester United29/12/1984 | LManchester United 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday01/01/1985 | VManchester United 3-0 Bournemouth05/01/1985 |
Current form
| Away | LQueens Park Rangers 2-1 Coventry20/10/1984 | LChelsea 6-2 Coventry03/11/1984 | LWest Bromwich Albion 5-2 Coventry24/11/1984 | LLiverpool 3-1 Coventry04/12/1984 | LLeicester 5-1 Coventry23/12/1984 | LLuton Town 2-0 Coventry26/12/1984 |
| Overall | VCoventry 2-1 Southampton15/12/1984 | LLeicester 5-1 Coventry23/12/1984 | LLuton Town 2-0 Coventry26/12/1984 | LCoventry 1-2 West Ham29/12/1984 | VCoventry 4-0 Stoke City01/01/1985 | VCoventry 2-1 Manchester City04/01/1985 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 19 | 16 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 6 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
23 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
|
12 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
|
8 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
6 |
Losses (Competition total) |
13 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
46 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
25 |
|
29 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
29 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
42 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
29 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.09 |
|
2.42 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.91 |
|
1.26 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.83 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.64 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-3 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Gordon Strachan | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Terry Gibson | |
| Gordon Strachan | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Micky Gynn | |
| Gordon Strachan | 7 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Terry Gibson | |
| Gordon Strachan | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Mark Hughes | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Terry Gibson | |
Historical head to head
Home
36 gf
19 ga
Away
27 gf
33 ga
Total
63 gf
52 ga
Historical head to head
Home
33 gf
27 ga
Away
19 gf
36 ga
Total
52 gf
63 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
October 25, 1967 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
October 25, 1967 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
December 28, 1982 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
March 17, 1982 |
Latest head to head
September 15, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985
April 21, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
December 26, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984
April 02, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983
December 28, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983
Best historical scorers against Coventry
 |
Lou Macari | 7 goals | 1976 - 1983 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 5 goals | 1963 - 1972 |
 |
George Best | 5 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
 |
Sammy McIlroy | 3 goals | 1979 - 1980 |
|
John Aston | 3 goals | 1967 - 1969 |
 |
Steve Coppell | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
 |
Ernie Hunt | 3 goals | 1969 - 1971 |
|
Brian Alderson | 3 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Steve Whitton | 2 goals | 1981 - 1982 |
|
Ferguson Michael | 2 goals | 1977 - 1979 |
|
Willie Carr | 2 goals | 1971 - 1972 |
 |
Ian Wallace | 2 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
 |
Martin Buchan | 20 matches | 1972 - 1982 |
|
Sammy McIlroy | 18 matches | 1971 - 1981 |
|
Alex Stepney | 18 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
|
Steve Coppell | 17 matches | 1975 - 1983 |
|
Lou Macari | 17 matches | 1973 - 1983 |
|
Arthur Albiston | 15 matches | 1977 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Mick Coop | 22 matches | 1967 - 1981 |
|
Billy Glazier | 13 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 12 matches | 1973 - 1980 |
|
Chris Cattlin | 11 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Brian Roberts | 10 matches | 1977 - 1983 |
|
Willie Carr | 10 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
194 matches
54 matches
107 matches
32 matches
96 matches
86 matches
53 matches
91 matches
They played in both sides
53 matches
91 matches
96 matches
86 matches
194 matches
54 matches
107 matches
32 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 12, 1985
March 19, 1985
April 03, 1985
April 13, 1985
April 24, 1985
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