Coventry 2-1 Middlesbrough - November 11, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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COV
0' - Goal
Garry Thompson
0' - Goal
Ian Wallace0
0' - Goal
Micky Burns
COV

46' - Substitution
Billy Ashcroftis substituted by Mark Proctor
MID
MID
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Les Sealey | 21 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Osgood | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 18 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 30 | 349 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 23 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 31 | 246 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Barry Powell | 24 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Blair | 18 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Green | 24 | 113 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Garry Thompson | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Wallace | 22 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23 years
Average number of matches played for the team
99
Middlesbrough
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
James Stewart | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Ashcroft | 46 | 26 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ian Bailey | 22 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anthony McAndrew | 22 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Boam | 30 | 182 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Craggs | 30 | 178 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Armstrong | 23 | 185 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Cochrane | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Micky Burns | 31 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Mahoney | 32 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Mills | 26 | 174 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
91
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Mark Proctor | 46 | 17 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gary Gillespie
IN
Brian Roberts
OUT
Garry Thompson
IN
Michael Ferguson
OUT
Barry Powell
IN
Ray Gooding
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Terry Cochrane
IN
David Hodgson
OUT
Billy Ashcroft
IN
Mark Proctor
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
202
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Milne vs Middlesbrough
3 victories
3 draws
5 losses
Milne vs Neal
3 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
46
67
Success rate in this team:
30 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Neal vs Coventry
1 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Neal vs Milne
2 victories
1 draw
3 losses
Videos
Key figures

It's the first time Micky Burns scores 1 goal vs in his professional career with

No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Neal has done less than 1.12 goals scored per game .

Coventry keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Middlesbrough at home running (since 22/01/1977). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DCoventry 0-0 Nottingham Forest22/08/1978 | VCoventry 4-1 Norwich City26/08/1978 | VCoventry 3-2 Chelsea09/09/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Leeds United23/09/1978 | DCoventry 2-2 Ipswich Town07/10/1978 | VCoventry 2-1 Birmingham City28/10/1978 |
| Overall | DCoventry 0-0 Nottingham Forest22/08/1978 | VCoventry 4-1 Norwich City26/08/1978 | VCoventry 3-2 Chelsea09/09/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Leeds United23/09/1978 | DCoventry 2-2 Ipswich Town07/10/1978 | VCoventry 2-1 Birmingham City28/10/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 10 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
13 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
17 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
17 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
17 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
1.31 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.31 |
|
1.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
|
1.38 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.31 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
Betting aid
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
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
![]() | Ian Wallace | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | David Mills | ![]() |
![]() | Ian Wallace | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Tommy Hutchison | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | David Mills | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
8 ga
Away
12 gf
16 ga
Total
22 gf
24 ga
Historical head to head
Home
16 gf
12 ga
Away
8 gf
10 ga
Total
24 gf
22 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 05, 1964 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
September 05, 1964 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 07, 1978 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
April 26, 1975 |
Latest head to head
August 19, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
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
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
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Ray Graydon | 2 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
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James Holmes | 2 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
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Alan Green | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
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Barry Powell | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
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Colin Stein | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
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Michael Ferguson | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
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David Mills | 4 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
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Graeme Souness | 3 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
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Alan Foggon | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
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David Armstrong | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
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Anthony McAndrew | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
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William Woof | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
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Tommy Hutchison | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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Barry Powell | 6 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
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Mick Coop | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
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Alan Green | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
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James Holmes | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
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Alan Dugdale | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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Stuart Boam | 9 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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John Craggs | 9 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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David Armstrong | 9 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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David Mills | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
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Graeme Souness | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
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Jim Platt | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
Competition info
The other matches
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