| Arsenal | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Alex Stepney | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Alex Forsyth | ||
| 3 | Richie Powling | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | Trevor Ross | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | S1 | 5 | Brian Greenhoff | |
| 6 | Peter Simpson | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Peter Storey | 7 | David McCreery | ||
| 8 | Liam Brady | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Stuart Pearson | ||
| S1 | 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Lou Macari | |
| 11 | George Armstrong | 11 | Gordon Hill | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Wilf Rostron | S1 | Chris McGrath | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Tommy Docherty | ||||