| Aston Villa | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Neil Freeman | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Malcolm Page | ||
| 3 | Gary Williams | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | John Gregory | 4 | Tony Towers | ||
| 5 | Allan Evans | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Alberto Tarantini | ||
| 7 | Tommy Craig | 7 | Alan Ainscow | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Keith Bertschin | ||
| 9 | Andy Gray | 9 | Don Givens | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 11 | Kenny Swain | 11 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Jim Smith | ||||