| Manchester United | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jeff Wealands | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 4 | Mike Duxbury | 4 | Alan Curbishley | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Colin Todd | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Alan Ainscow | ||
| 8 | Garry Birtles | S1 | 8 | Keith Bertschin | |
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Frank Worthington | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| S1 | 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Kevin Dillon | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Sammy McIlroy | S1 | Steve Lynex | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Jim Smith | ||||