| Manchester City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Jim Montgomery | ||
| 2 | Kenny Clements | 2 | Jimmy Calderwood | ||
| 3 | Willie Donachie | 3 | Garry Pendrey | ||
| 4 | Tommy Booth | 4 | Howard Kendall | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | S1 | 5 | Ricky Sbragia | |
| 6 | Gary Owen | 6 | Tony Want | ||
| 7 | Peter Barnes | 7 | Gary Jones | ||
| 8 | Ged Keegan | 8 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 9 | Brian Kidd | 9 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Terry Hibbitt | ||
| 11 | Dennis Tueart | 11 | John Connolly | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gary Emmanuel | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Book | Willie Bell | ||||