| Everton | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seamus McDonagh | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | S1 | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | |
| S1 | 3 | John Bailey | 3 | Arthur Albiston | |
| 4 | Billy Wright | 4 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 5 | Gary Stanley | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Trevor Ross | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Steve McMahon | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Peter Eastoe | 8 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 9 | Imre Varadi | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | Paul Lodge | 10 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 11 | Eamon O'Keefe | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Kevin Ratcliffe | S1 | Lou Macari | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gordon Lee | Dave Sexton | ||||