| Coventry City | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Blyth | 1 | Mike Mahoney | ||
| 2 | Brian Roberts | 2 | Ray Blackhall | ||
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Alan Kennedy | ||
| 4 | Terry Yorath | 4 | David Barton | ||
| 5 | Jim Holton | 5 | Irving Nattrass | ||
| 6 | Keith Osgood | 6 | Geoff Nulty | ||
| 7 | John Beck | 7 | Stewart Barrowclough | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Micky Burns | ||
| 9 | Alan Green | 9 | Mark McGhee | ||
| 10 | Barry Powell | 10 | Ralph Callachan | ||
| 11 | Tommy Hutchison | 11 | Jamie Scott | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gordon Milne | Bill McGarry | ||||