Saturday 15 September 1984

Won

Coventry
0–3
Man Utd

38′
Robson
43′
Whiteside
63′
Whiteside
0′HTFT
  1. 38' Bryan Robson
  2. 43' Norman Whiteside
  3. 63' Norman Whiteside

Starting XI

10Whiteside×29Hughes
11Olsen8Strachan4Moses7Robson
3Albiston6Hogg5Moran2Duxbury
1Bailey

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.