| Arsenal | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Dave Latchford | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Malcolm Page | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Archie Styles | ||
| 4 | Trevor Ross | 4 | Jimmy Calderwood | ||
| S1 | 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Joe Gallagher | |
| 6 | Peter Simpson | 6 | Tony Want | ||
| 7 | John Matthews | 7 | Gary Jones | ||
| 8 | Liam Brady | 8 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Terry Hibbitt | ||
| 11 | George Armstrong | 11 | John Connolly | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Storey | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Willie Bell | ||||