| Manchester United | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jeff Wealands | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Pat van den Hauwe | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | S1 | 3 | Mark Dennis | |
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Colin Todd | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Bud Brocken | ||
| 8 | Garry Birtles | 8 | Neil Whatmore | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Frank Worthington | ||
| 10 | Remi Moses | 10 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 11 | Steve Coppell | 11 | Toine van Mierlo | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Handysides | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Jim Smith | ||||