| Manchester United | Leicester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Mark Wallington | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Tommy Williams | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Billy Gibson | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Mark Goodwin | ||
| 5 | Nikola Jovanovic | 5 | Larry May | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | John O'Neill | ||
| 7 | Ashley Grimes | S1 | 7 | Neil Grewcock | |
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Martin Henderson | ||
| 9 | Steve Coppell | 9 | Alan Young | ||
| S1 | 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Ian Wilson | |
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Bobby Smith | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Scott McGarvey | S1 | Jim Melrose | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Jock Wallace | ||||