Coventry 3-2 Sheffield United - April 18, 1972 / Division 1 1971/1972
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COV
0' - Goal
Ernie Machin 0' - Goal
Willie Carr 0' - Goal
Bobby Graham0 0' - Goal
Tony Currie 0' - Goal
Tony Currie
COV
46' - Substitution
Ernie Huntis substituted by Chris Chilton46
46' - Substitution
Ian MacKenzieis substituted by Alan Woodward
SU
SU
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Billy Glazier | 28 | 206 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Cattlin | 25 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Barry | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilf Smith | 25 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeff Blockley | 22 | 137 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ernie Machin | 27 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 20 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael McGuire | 19 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Carr | 22 | 186 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ernie Hunt | 46 | 29 | 142 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bobby Graham | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
105
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Thomas McAlister | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian MacKenzie | 46 | 21 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Edmond Colquhoun | 27 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Flynn | 24 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ted Hemsley | 28 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Len Badger | 26 | 210 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Currie | 22 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Geoffrey Salmons | 24 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Scullion | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Staniforth | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Dearden | 28 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
49
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Chris Chilton | 46 | 28 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Alan Woodward | 46 | 25 | 170 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
54
579
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Harris vs Coventry
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Coventry keeps its 4 matches with at least 2 goals conceded vs Sheffield United in Premier League running (since 26/08/1967). It's a record streak. The first of history
Coventry keeps its 11 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Sheffield United running (since 29/04/1939). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/12/1937 (2 matches)
Coventry keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded at home running (since 17/03/1972).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DCoventry 0-0 Wolverhampton19/02/1972 | LCoventry 0-2 West Bromwich Albion17/03/1972 | DCoventry 1-1 West Ham21/03/1972 | LCoventry 2-3 Manchester United01/04/1972 | VCoventry 4-1 Everton04/04/1972 | DCoventry 1-1 Manchester City15/04/1972 |
| Overall | LTottenham 1-0 Coventry31/03/1972 | LCoventry 2-3 Manchester United01/04/1972 | VCoventry 4-1 Everton04/04/1972 | LLiverpool 3-1 Coventry08/04/1972 | VHuddersfield Town 0-1 Coventry11/04/1972 | DCoventry 1-1 Manchester City15/04/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LLiverpool 2-0 Sheffield United19/02/1972 | DStoke City 2-2 Sheffield United11/03/1972 | DHuddersfield Town 0-0 Sheffield United21/03/1972 | LTottenham 2-0 Sheffield United25/03/1972 | LChelsea 2-0 Sheffield United29/03/1972 | DIpswich Town 0-0 Sheffield United15/04/1972 |
| Overall | LTottenham 2-0 Sheffield United25/03/1972 | LChelsea 2-0 Sheffield United29/03/1972 | VSheffield United 1-0 Newcastle United01/04/1972 | DSheffield United 1-1 Manchester United04/04/1972 | LSheffield United 0-4 Derby County08/04/1972 | DIpswich Town 0-0 Sheffield United15/04/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 8 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 4 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
39 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
39 |
|
19 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
8 |
Victories (Competition total) |
15 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
15 |
Draws (Competition total) |
12 |
|
10 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
16 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
41 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
56 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
63 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
56 |
|
20 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
30 |
|
1.05 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.44 |
|
1.26 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.95 |
|
1.62 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.44 |
|
1.05 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.58 |
Betting aid
|
16 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
21 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
12 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
12 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
23 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
19 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ernie Hunt | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 15 goals | Alan Woodward | |
| Ernie Hunt | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | William Dearden | |
| Ernie Hunt | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 16 matches | William Dearden | |
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
15 ga
Away
7 gf
13 ga
Total
18 gf
28 ga
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
7 ga
Away
15 gf
11 ga
Total
28 gf
18 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
April 03, 1937 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
April 03, 1937 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
April 29, 1939 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
April 29, 1939 |
Latest head to head
November 13, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
December 23, 1967 - Division 1 1967/1968
August 26, 1967 - Division 1 1967/1968
January 26, 1952 - Division 2 1951/1952
September 22, 1951 - Division 2 1951/1952
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
|
Dietmar Bruck | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Johnny Key | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
Alan Woodward | 3 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Colin Addison | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Gilbert Reece | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Philip Cliff | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
|
Billy Glazier | 3 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Ronnie Rees | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Bobby Gould | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Ernie Machin | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Michael Kearns | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Dietmar Bruck | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Len Badger | 3 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Alan Woodward | 2 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Bernard Shaw | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Gilbert Reece | 2 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
 |
Alan Hodgkinson | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
|
David Munks | 2 matches | 1967 - 1967 |
Competition info
The other matches
March 04, 1972
April 24, 1972
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