| Aston Villa | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Day | 1 | Perry Suckling | ||
| 2 | Gary Williams | 2 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 3 | Eamonn Deacy | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Gerry Daly | ||
| 5 | Brendan Ormsby | S1 | 5 | Trevor Peake | |
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Steve Jacobs | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Paul Birch | 8 | Martin Singleton | ||
| 9 | Andy Blair | 9 | Nicky Platnauer | ||
| 10 | Steve McMahon | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | Mark Walters | 11 | Tommy Langley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ashley Grimes | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Barton | Bobby Gould | ||||