| Manchester United | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Roche | 1 | Jim Platt | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | John Craggs | ||
| 3 | Stewart Houston | 3 | Ian Bailey | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | John Mahoney | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Stuart Boam | ||
| 6 | Brian Greenhoff | 6 | Alan Ramage | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | David Mills | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Stan Cummins | ||
| 9 | Joe Jordan | S1 | 9 | Billy Ashcroft | |
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Tony McAndrew | ||
| 11 | Gordon Hill | 11 | David Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Billy Woof | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | John Neal | ||||