| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Mick Coop | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Andy Blair | ||
| S1 | 5 | Nikola Jovanovic | 5 | Paul Dyson | |
| 6 | Kevin Moran | 6 | Gary Gillespie | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Peter Bodak | ||
| 8 | Garry Birtles | S1 | 8 | Roger van Gool | |
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Mark Hateley | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Danny Thomas | ||
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Steve Hunt | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tom Sloan | S1 | Tommy English | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Gordon Milne | ||||