Manchester United v Coventry City 1979 – Football Ticket

Here we have a genuine ticket for Manchester United v Coventry City, dated Monday 16 April 1979. The First Division game ended all square at 0-0.

This is a Manchester United match ticket from the Dave Sexton era. The game was played in front of a crowd of 43,035 at Old Trafford.

Competition	First Division (1978/79)
Result	Manchester United 0-0 Coventry City
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance	43,035
Man Utd manager	Dave Sexton

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr

This was league meeting number 30 between the sides – the previous 29 had produced 10 Manchester United wins, 12 for Coventry City and 7 draws.
The first meeting of the season, at Coventry City in March 1979, had finished Coventry City 4-3 Manchester United.
By the end of 1978/79, Manchester United had finished 9th of 22 in the First Division.
Steve Coppell was Manchester United's top league scorer in 1978/79 with 11 goals.

SKU: 76706