40th Meeting Between City And Bury

Last updated : 22 August 2012 By Covsupport News Service.

Saturday will be the 40th league and cup game between Coventry City and Bury.

Of those 39 matches, City have won 16 and drawn 7 and have scored 49 goals compared to Bury's 50 goals.

The last time, City played Bury in a league fixture, the Sky Blues won 1-0 at Gigg Lane on February 4th 1967 in a Second Division game. City had beaten Bury 3-0 back in September 1966 at Highfield Road.

The last time, the two sides met in any competition was for a League Cup tie last season which Bury won 3-1.

City's record home win against Bury is a 5-2 win on December 30th 1950. Bury's best win in Coventry was a 3-1 victory on September 5th 1936.

This is Bury's first visit to the Ricoh Arena.

For a full list of matches between City and Bury, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml