| Leicester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wallington | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | Tommy Williams | 2 | Mick Coop | ||
| 3 | Billy Gibson | 3 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 4 | Mark Goodwin | 4 | Ray Gooding | ||
| 5 | Larry May | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Geoff Scott | 6 | Gary Gillespie | ||
| 7 | Gary Lineker | 7 | Roger van Gool | ||
| S1 | 8 | David Buchanan | 8 | Gerry Daly | |
| 9 | Martin Henderson | 9 | Garry Thompson | ||
| 10 | Ian Wilson | 10 | Tommy English | ||
| 11 | Bobby Smith | 11 | Steve Hunt | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Young | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jock Wallace | Gordon Milne | ||||