League Cup · 2nd Round - 2nd Leg (agg 0-2)
Coventry City v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Coventry City at Highfield Road on Tuesday 2nd September 1980 in the League Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Andy Blair 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Milne
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 38 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 38 times: 15W 9D 14L.
15 Dec 1979 W 2–1 D1 26 Apr 1980 W 2–1 D1 27 Aug 1980 L 0–1 LC
2 Sep 1980 L 0–1 This match
8 Nov 1980 D 0–0 D1 11 Apr 1981 W 2–0 D1 29 Aug 1981 L 1–2 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 →