| Manchester United | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Ray Ranson | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Tommy Booth | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Tony Henry | ||
| 7 | Ashley Grimes | 7 | Paul Power | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Steve Daley | ||
| 9 | Steve Coppell | 9 | Roger Palmer | ||
| S1 | 10 | Mike Duxbury | S1 | 10 | Dave Bennett |
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Kevin Reeves | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tom Sloan | S1 | Paul Sugrue | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Jimmy Ryan | ||||