| Manchester United | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | S1 | 3 | Eamonn Deacy | |
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Brendan Ormsby | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Pat Heard | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Brian Little | ||
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Ivor Linton | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Gary Shaw | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tony Morley | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Ron Saunders | ||||