| Aston Villa | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Colin Gibson | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 5 | Brendan Ormsby | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Terry Donovan | 8 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Tony Morley | 11 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Ron Atkinson | ||||