| Liverpool | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | 1 | Neil Freeman | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Malcolm Page | ||
| 3 | Emlyn Hughes | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | Alan Kennedy | 4 | Tony Towers | ||
| 5 | Ray Kennedy | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Alberto Tarantini | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | S1 | 7 | Trevor Dark | |
| 8 | Steve Heighway | 8 | Alan Ainscow | ||
| 9 | David Fairclough | 9 | Keith Bertschin | ||
| 10 | Terry McDermott | 10 | Alan Buckley | ||
| 11 | Graeme Souness | 11 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Don Givens | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | Jim Smith | ||||