| Sunderland | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | Alex Stepney | ||
| 2 | Mick Docherty | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Joe Bolton | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| S1 | 4 | Kevin Arnott | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | |
| 5 | Colin Waldron | 5 | Brian Greenhoff | ||
| 6 | Jackie Ashurst | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Tony Towers | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Shaun Elliott | 8 | David McCreery | ||
| 9 | Mel Holden | 9 | Stuart Pearson | ||
| 10 | Bob Lee | S1 | 10 | Lou Macari | |
| 11 | Gary Rowell | 11 | Gordon Hill | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Coady | S1 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jimmy Adamson | Tommy Docherty | ||||