| Manchester United | Bristol City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Ray Cashley | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Gerry Sweeney | ||
| 3 | Stewart Houston | 3 | Clive Whitehead | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Gerry Gow | ||
| S1 | 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | David Rodgers | |
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Geoff Merrick | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Howard Pritchard | ||
| 8 | Ray Wilkins | 8 | Tony Fitzpatrick | ||
| 9 | Joe Jordan | S1 | 9 | Joe Royle | |
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Tom Ritchie | ||
| 11 | Ashley Grimes | 11 | Trevor Tainton | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy Ritchie | S1 | Kevin Mabbutt | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Alan Dicks | ||||