| Birmingham City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Wealands | 1 | Paddy Roche | ||
| 2 | David Langan | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Malcolm Page | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Alan Curbishley | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | Joe Gallagher | S1 | 5 | Kevin Moran | |
| 6 | Colin Todd | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Alan Ainscow | 7 | Chris McGrath | ||
| 8 | Frank Worthington | 8 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 9 | Keith Bertschin | 9 | Andy Ritchie | ||
| 10 | Archie Gemmill | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Kevin Dillon | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Duxbury | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jim Smith | Dave Sexton | ||||