| Birmingham City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Freeman | 1 | Paddy Roche | ||
| 2 | Alberto Tarantini | S1 | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | |
| 3 | Mark Dennis | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | Tony Towers | 4 | David McCreery | ||
| 5 | Joe Gallagher | 5 | Brian Greenhoff | ||
| 6 | Malcolm Page | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Kevin Dillon | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Alan Buckley | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | ||
| 9 | Don Givens | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Calderwood | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Steve Fox | 11 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Arthur Albiston | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jim Smith | Dave Sexton | ||||