| Arsenal | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Barry Siddall | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | S1 | 2 | Mick Docherty | |
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Joe Bolton | ||
| 4 | Trevor Ross | 4 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Jeff Clarke | ||
| 6 | Peter Simpson | 6 | Jackie Ashurst | ||
| 7 | Alan Hudson | 7 | Bobby Kerr | ||
| 8 | Liam Brady | 8 | Kevin Arnott | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Mel Holden | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Bob Lee | ||
| 11 | Wilf Rostron | 11 | Gary Rowell | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Brown | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Jimmy Adamson | ||||