| Manchester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | S1 | 1 | Bryan King | |
| 2 | Geoff Hammond | 2 | Mick Coop | ||
| 3 | Willie Donachie | 3 | Jim Brogan | ||
| 4 | Mike Doyle | 4 | Alan Dugdale | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | 5 | Mick Ferguson | ||
| 6 | Alan Oakes | 6 | Jimmy Holmes | ||
| 7 | Peter Barnes | 7 | Barry Powell | ||
| S1 | 8 | Tommy Booth | 8 | Dennis Mortimer | |
| 9 | Joe Royle | 9 | David Cross | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Donal Murphy | ||
| 11 | Dennis Tueart | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Power | S1 | John Craven | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Book | Gordon Milne | ||||