| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | S1 | 2 | Andy May | |
| 3 | Gary Williams | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | Brendan Ormsby | 4 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | 5 | Kevin Bond | ||
| 6 | Pat Heard | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | 7 | John Ryan | ||
| 8 | Gary Shaw | 8 | Kevin Reeves | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Phil Boyer | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Asa Hartford | ||
| 11 | Tony Morley | 11 | Paul Power | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Kinsey | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Barton | John Bond | ||||