| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| S1 | 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Kenny Clements | |
| 3 | Gary Williams | 3 | Willie Donachie | ||
| 4 | Leighton Phillips | 4 | Colin Viljoen | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | 5 | Tommy Booth | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Paul Futcher | ||
| 7 | Tommy Craig | 7 | Mick Channon | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Gary Owen | ||
| 9 | Andy Gray | 9 | Brian Kidd | ||
| 10 | John Deehan | 10 | Asa Hartford | ||
| 11 | John Gregory | 11 | Roger Palmer | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Allan Evans | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Tony Book | ||||