| Manchester City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Jeff Wealands | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Paul Power | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | Alan Curbishley | ||
| 5 | Tommy Caton | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Tommy Booth | 6 | Colin Todd | ||
| 7 | Tony Henry | 7 | Alan Ainscow | ||
| 8 | Steve Daley | 8 | Steve Lynex | ||
| 9 | Steve MacKenzie | S1 | 9 | Frank Worthington | |
| 10 | Dave Bennett | 10 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 11 | Kevin Reeves | 11 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Don Givens | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Jim Smith | ||||