| Arsenal | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | John Burridge | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Gordon Smith | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | John Robson | ||
| 4 | John Matthews | 4 | Leighton Phillips | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Charlie Young | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | S1 | 6 | David Hughes | |
| S1 | 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | John Deehan | |
| 8 | Alan Hudson | 8 | Brian Little | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Andy Gray | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Alex Cropley | ||
| 11 | George Armstrong | 11 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Wilf Rostron | S1 | Keith Masefield | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Ron Saunders | ||||