| Manchester United | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Mike Duxbury | 2 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Jim Hagan | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Noel Blake | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Billy Wright | ||
| 6 | Graeme Hogg | 6 | Byron Stevenson | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Howard Gayle | ||
| 8 | Arthur Graham | 8 | Pat van den Hauwe | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Mick Harford | ||
| S1 | 10 | Norman Whiteside | 10 | Mick Halsall | |
| 11 | Remi Moses | S1 | 11 | Mark McCarrick | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mark Hughes | S1 | Martin Kuhl | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Ron Saunders | ||||