Top flight* League fixture
*Then known as Division One

Notts County 2     Coventry City 1
O'Neill                                                   Peake
Christie (pen)
 

HT 0-0

Attendance :- 6,564
 

Notts County
Colours:- White shirts with black dual pinstripes, Black shorts, White socks
League Position:- before match 21st/22, after match 21st/22
Manager:- Larry Lloyd

1.   Mick Leonard
2.   Simeon Hodson
3.   David Clarke
4.   Pedro Richards
5.   Ken Armstrong
6.   David Hunt
7.   Martin O'Neill
8.   Iain McCulloch
9.   Trevor Christie
10. Gordon Mair
11. John Chiedozie

Sub not used: Brian Kilcline

Coventry City
Colours:- All sky blue
League Position:- before match 13th/22, after match 13th/22
Manager:- Bobby Gould

1.   Perry Suckling
2.   Steve Jacobs
3.   Mick Adams
4.   Gerry Daly *
5.   Trevor Peake
6.   Sam Allardyce
7.   Dave Bennett
8.   Ashley Grimes
9.   David Bamber
10. Terry Gibson
11. Keith Thompson

Sub: Ian Butterworth *

Video of the match:- A Central TV camera captured the action for a report voiced over by Tony Francis. Martin O'Neill's superb goal on the half-volley was also included in a goals montage at the end of the "Magpies Magic 1981-84" VHS video.

No reports available

Up the Maggies footnote:
The third successive Saturday home match and this was the first time since promotion that a Meadow Lane weekend gate figure would dip below 7,000. County had lost their FA Cup Quarter-final with Everton seven days earlier on an afternoon that also saw Notts sink to the bottom of the table, but three days later the Magpies travelled to Norwich and finally recorded their first league win of 1984 thanks to a goal by Martin O'Neill (that match also turned out to be the last time Brian Kilcline played for Notts), the win at Carrow Road reduced the gap to safety to 7 points. Beating Coventry at home frustratingly failed to close the gap any further, but we did still have a game in hand. Defender Ken Armstrong made his Meadow Lane debut after joining on loan from Southampton, teenager Simeon Hodson was also given his chance in the starting 11.

Notts County Season 1983/84
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