Premiership · Matchday 27
Coventry City v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Coventry City 1–0 at Highfield Road on Saturday 20th February 1999 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Henning Berg for Stam
- Half Time
- 74' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Cole
- 79' Ryan Giggs 0–1
- 87' Phillip Neville for Yorke
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- Ryan Giggs' 8th goal of 1998-1999, and his 72nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 79'
Substitutes
Henning Berg
45' for Stam
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
74' for Cole
Phillip Neville
87' for Yorke
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 78 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 78 times: 39W 17D 22L.
30 Aug 1997 W 3–0 PL 28 Dec 1997 L 2–3 PL 12 Sep 1998 W 2–0 PL
20 Feb 1999 W 1–0 This match
25 Aug 1999 W 2–1 PL 5 Feb 2000 W 3–2 PL 4 Nov 2000 W 2–1 PL | 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 →