| Arsenal | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Jim Blyth | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Graham Oakey | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | David Price | 4 | Terry Yorath | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Mick Coop | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | Donato Nardiello | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Alan Green | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Barry Powell | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Gordon Milne | ||||