| Aston Villa | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Jeff Wealands | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Colin Gibson | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 5 | Brendan Ormsby | 5 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Colin Todd | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | S1 | 7 | Bud Brocken | |
| 8 | Andy Blair | 8 | Neil Whatmore | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Frank Worthington | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 11 | Tony Morley | 11 | Toine van Mierlo | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Handysides | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Jim Smith | ||||