| Stoke City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Jim Blyth | ||
| 2 | Alan Dodd | 2 | Mick Coop | ||
| 3 | Danny Bowers | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | John Mahoney | 4 | Terry Yorath | ||
| 5 | Denis Smith | S1 | 5 | Alan Dugdale | |
| 6 | Alan Bloor | 6 | Jimmy Holmes | ||
| 7 | John Tudor | 7 | John Beck | ||
| 8 | Alan Suddick | 8 | Alan Green | ||
| 9 | Dave Goodwin | 9 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 10 | Terry Conroy | 10 | Barry Powell | ||
| 11 | Geoff Salmons | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Wallace | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Waddington | Gordon Milne | ||||