| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Ray Ranson | ||
| 3 | Colin Gibson | 3 | Willie Donachie | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | 5 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Tommy Booth | ||
| 7 | Tony Morley | 7 | Tony Henry | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Steve Daley | ||
| 9 | Des Bremner | 9 | Michael Robinson | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Paul Power | ||
| 11 | Gary Shaw | 11 | Dave Bennett | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Malcolm Allison | ||||