| Bristol City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Shaw | 1 | Neil Freeman | ||
| 2 | Gerry Sweeney | 2 | Malcolm Page | ||
| 3 | Terry Cooper | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | Gerry Gow | 4 | Tony Towers | ||
| 5 | David Rodgers | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Norman Hunter | 6 | Alberto Tarantini | ||
| 7 | Jimmy Mann | 7 | Alan Ainscow | ||
| 8 | Tom Ritchie | 8 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| S1 | 9 | Joe Royle | S1 | 9 | Don Givens |
| 10 | Kevin Mabbutt | 10 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 11 | Geert Meijer | 11 | Stewart Barrowclough | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Chris Garland | S1 | Jimmy Calderwood | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Dicks | Jim Smith | ||||