| Manchester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Williams | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | Andy May | 2 | Steve Jacobs | ||
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 5 | Kevin Bond | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Gary Gillespie | ||
| 7 | Phil Boyer | 7 | Steve Whitton | ||
| 8 | Kevin Reeves | 8 | Martin Singleton | ||
| 9 | Trevor Francis | S1 | 9 | Mark Hateley | |
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Garry Thompson | ||
| 11 | Paul Power | 11 | Steve Hunt | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Hormantschuk | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Dave Sexton | ||||