| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jim Blyth | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Mick Coop | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Dave Jones | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Andy Blair | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Gary Gillespie | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Roger van Gool | ||
| S1 | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | S1 | 8 | Tommy English |
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Garry Thompson | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Steve Hunt | ||
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tom Sloan | S1 | Gary Bannister | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Gordon Milne | ||||