Middlesbrough 1-2 Coventry - August 19, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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MID
0' - Goal
William Woof0 0' - Goal
Barry Powell 0' - Goal
Michael Ferguson
MID
46' - Substitution
David Armstrongis substituted by Graeme Hedley46
46' - Substitution
Terry Yorathis substituted by Alan Green
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Middlesbrough
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
James Stewart | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Ramage | 20 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Ashcroft | 25 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian Bailey | 21 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anthony McAndrew | 22 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Boam | 30 | 169 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Craggs | 29 | 165 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Armstrong | 46 | 23 | 172 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Mills | 26 | 161 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Woof | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Mahoney | 31 | 40 | 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
86
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Les Sealey | 20 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Osgood | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jim Holton | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 23 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Yorath | 46 | 28 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Barry Powell | 24 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 30 | 233 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Donato Nardiello | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Michael Ferguson | 23 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Wallace | 22 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
68
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Graeme Hedley | 46 | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Alan Green | 46 | 24 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
William Woof
IN
Craig Johnston
OUT
John Mahoney
IN
Stan Cummins
OUT
James Stewart
IN
David Brown
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Les Sealey
IN
Jim Blyth
OUT
Tommy Hutchison
IN
John Beck
OUT
Keith Osgood
IN
Brian Roberts
OUT
Gary Gillespie
IN
Mick Coop
OUT
Donato Nardiello
IN
Alan Green
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
52
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Neal vs Coventry
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Neal vs Milne
2 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
41
188
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Milne vs Middlesbrough
2 victories
3 draws
5 losses
Milne vs Neal
2 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
No Middlesbrough manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Neal has done less than 1.12 goals scored per game .
Middlesbrough keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Coventry in Premier League running (since 22/01/1977). It's a record streak. The first of history
Middlesbrough keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Coventry at home in Premier League running (since 19/10/1974). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Nottingham Forest29/03/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Chelsea04/04/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Bristol City08/04/1978 | DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Coventry11/04/1978 | DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Everton22/04/1978 | LMiddlesbrough 1-2 West Ham25/04/1978 |
| Overall | DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Nottingham Forest29/03/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Chelsea04/04/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Bristol City08/04/1978 | DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Coventry11/04/1978 | DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Everton22/04/1978 | LMiddlesbrough 1-2 West Ham25/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
15 gf
10 ga
Away
8 gf
10 ga
Total
23 gf
20 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
8 ga
Away
10 gf
15 ga
Total
20 gf
23 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 07, 1978 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
January 07, 1978 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 05, 1964 |
| Away | 3 - 2 |
January 02, 1965 |
Latest head to head
April 11, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 07, 1978 - FA Cup 1977/1978
September 17, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 22, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
August 21, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Coventry
 |
David Mills | 4 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
 |
Graeme Souness | 3 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
|
Alan Foggon | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
 |
Stuart Boam | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
John Hickton | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
|
David Armstrong | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
|
Ray Graydon | 2 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
|
James Holmes | 2 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Alan Green | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
|
David Cross | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Colin Stein | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
John Craggs | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
David Armstrong | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Stuart Boam | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
David Mills | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Graeme Souness | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Jim Platt | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
|
Tommy Hutchison | 7 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Mick Coop | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
James Holmes | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Barry Powell | 5 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
|
John Craven | 5 matches | 1974 - 1976 |
|
Alan Green | 5 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 19, 1978
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