| Coventry City | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Blyth | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Danny Thomas | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Brian Roberts | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Steve Jacobs | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Brendan Ormsby | ||
| 6 | Gary Gillespie | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Ruud Kaiser | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Steve Whitton | 8 | Gary Shaw | ||
| 9 | Garry Thompson | 9 | David Geddis | ||
| 10 | Mark Hateley | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | Steve Hunt | 11 | Tony Morley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Ron Saunders | ||||