| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Tony Henry | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | S1 | 4 | Mike Duxbury | |
| 5 | Paul Power | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Tommy Booth | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Dave Bennett | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Gerry Gow | 8 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 9 | Steve MacKenzie | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Tommy Hutchison | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Kevin Reeves | 11 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Scott McGarvey | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Dave Sexton | ||||