| Manchester United | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Roche | 1 | Jim Montgomery | ||
| 2 | Brian Greenhoff | 2 | Jimmy Calderwood | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Gary Emmanuel | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Tony Towers | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Stewart Barrowclough | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | S1 | 8 | Alan Ainscow | |
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Keith Bertschin | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Don Givens | ||
| 11 | David McCreery | 11 | Steve Fox | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Trevor Francis | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Jim Smith | ||||