| Aston Villa | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Mark Jones | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Gary Williams | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Remi Moses | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | S1 | 5 | Kevin Moran | |
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Gary Shaw | 8 | Arnold Muhren | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 11 | Tony Morley | 11 | Steve Coppell | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Scott McGarvey | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Barton | Ron Atkinson | ||||