| Manchester United | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Brian Greenhoff | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Gary Williams | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | John Gregory | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Allan Evans | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Tommy Craig | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 9 | Andy Ritchie | 9 | Joe Ward | ||
| S1 | 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Gordon Cowans | |
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Gary Shelton | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Ron Saunders | ||||