| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | Remi Moses | ||
| 5 | Kevin Bond | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 7 | Dennis Tueart | 7 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 8 | Kevin Reeves | 8 | Arnold Muhren | ||
| 9 | David Cross | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| S1 | 11 | Graham Baker | 11 | Steve Coppell | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Bodak | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Benson | Ron Atkinson | ||||