 They began to recover from February with league wins over West Browmich Albion, Chelsea, and Sheffield Wednesday, although they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Tranmere.On 6 March 1968 a large fire broke out in the main stand, destroying half the seats as well as melting the Second Division championship trophy.Despite this, the home game against Manchester United went ahead ten days later, with more than 47,000 supporters present as Coventry beat the previous season's champions and soon-to-be-crowned European cup winners 2–0.