Saturday 15 December 1973

Lost

Man Utd
2–3
Coventry

47′
Best
66′
Morgan
42′
Buchan (OG)
63′
Alderson
76′
Cross
0′HTFT
  1. 42' Martin Buchan (own goal)
  2. 47' George Best
  3. 63' Brian Alderson
  4. 66' Willie Morgan
  5. 76' David Cross

Starting XI

10Young9McIlroy
11Best8Macari4Greenhoff7Morgan
3Forsyth6Griffiths5James↓ 77′2Buchan
1Stepney

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.