| Coventry City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Sealey | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Danny Thomas | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Peter Hormantschuk | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Ian Butterworth | 4 | Remi Moses | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Gary Gillespie | 6 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 7 | Steve Whitton | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Gerry Francis | 8 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 9 | Mark Hateley | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Jim Melrose | 10 | Scott McGarvey | ||
| 11 | Steve Hunt | 11 | Ashley Grimes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Ron Atkinson | ||||