League Division One · Matchday 21
Coventry City v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Coventry City at Highfield Road on Tuesday 28th December 1982 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Peter Hormantschuk 1–0
- 42' Mark Hateley 2–0
- Half Time
- 70' Jim Melrose 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Sexton
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 43 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 43 times: 16W 10D 17L.
11 Apr 1981 W 2–0 D1 29 Aug 1981 L 1–2 D1 17 Mar 1982 L 0–1 D1
28 Dec 1982 L 0–3 This match
2 Apr 1983 W 3–0 D1 26 Dec 1983 D 1–1 D1 21 Apr 1984 W 4–1 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 →