Coventry City 2–2 Bristol City (1977)
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That’s nothing compared to West Germany–Austria in the 1982 World Cup (linked from that page), where “The game progressively deteriorated to a virtual standstill in the second half” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disgrace_of_Gijón)
For weirdness, there is Barbados–Grenada in 1994, where “In the last minutes of regular time, both teams attempted to score own goals” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_4–2_Grenada)