League Division One · Matchday 01
Coventry City v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Coventry City at Highfield Road on Saturday 29th August 1981 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (43') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' Steve Whitton 1–0
- 43' Lou Macari 1–1
- Half Time
- 48' Peter Bodak 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Lou Macari 43'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Sexton
Coventry City
United vs Coventry City History
Meeting 41 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 41 times: 16W 10D 15L.
2 Sep 1980 L 0–1 LC 8 Nov 1980 D 0–0 D1 11 Apr 1981 W 2–0 D1
29 Aug 1981 L 1–2 This match
17 Mar 1982 L 0–1 D1 28 Dec 1982 L 0–3 D1 2 Apr 1983 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 →