SKY BLUE WIN IS BIG CUPSET...
The Sunday Mirror|April 21, 2024
ONLY Coventry boss John Curtis fancied the Sky Blues’ chances of winning the FA Cup after they were drawn away to Manchester United in the fourth round.
MATT BOZEAT
SKY BLUE WIN IS BIG CUPSET...

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Houchen 19

Houchen 19 FA Cup fourth round, January 31, 1987 Attendance at Old Trafford: 49,082

Curtis told the Press before the match: “Our name is on the Cup.”

In the home dugout was Alex Ferguson (below), taking charge for just the 13th time since being appointed the previous November when Ron Atkinson was sacked after a loss to Coventry at Old Trafford.

This story is from the April 21, 2024 edition of The Sunday Mirror.

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