| Sunderland | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | Jim Montgomery | ||
| S1 | 2 | Mick Docherty | 2 | Jimmy Calderwood | |
| 3 | Joe Bolton | 3 | Garry Pendrey | ||
| 4 | Kevin Arnott | 4 | Howard Kendall | ||
| 5 | Colin Waldron | 5 | Ricky Sbragia | ||
| 6 | Jackie Ashurst | 6 | Roy McDonough | ||
| 7 | Tony Towers | 7 | Gary Jones | ||
| 8 | Shaun Elliott | 8 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 9 | Mel Holden | 9 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 10 | Bob Lee | 10 | Terry Hibbitt | ||
| 11 | Gary Rowell | 11 | John Connolly | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Bobby Kerr | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jimmy Adamson | Willie Bell | ||||