| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Andy Blair | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Jim Holton | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Mick Coop | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Donato Nardiello | ||
| S1 | 8 | Andy Ritchie | 8 | Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Steve Hunt | ||
| 10 | Brian Greenhoff | 10 | Barry Powell | ||
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David McCreery | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Gordon Milne | ||||