League Division One · Matchday 16
Coventry City v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Coventry City at Highfield Road on Saturday 10th December 1988 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Tony Gill for Garton
- Half Time
- 81' Cyrille Regis 1–0
- 81' Ralph Milne for Gill
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
John Sillett
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 57 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 57 times: 23W 14D 20L.
6 May 1987 D 1–1 D1 5 Sep 1987 D 0–0 D1 6 Feb 1988 W 1–0 D1
10 Dec 1988 L 0–1 This match
29 Apr 1989 L 0–1 D1 21 Oct 1989 W 4–1 D1 31 Mar 1990 W 3–0 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 →