| Newcastle United | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Mahoney | 1 | Paddy Roche | ||
| 2 | Peter Kelly | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | Irving Nattrass | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | John Bird | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | John Blackley | 6 | Brian Greenhoff | ||
| S1 | 7 | Stewart Barrowclough | 7 | Steve Coppell | |
| 8 | Micky Burns | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | ||
| 9 | Mike Larnach | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | Mark McGhee | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Nigel Walker | 11 | Gordon Hill | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy Parkinson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill McGarry | Dave Sexton | ||||