| Coventry City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Jim McInally | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| S1 | 3 | Greg Downs | 3 | Arthur Albiston | |
| 4 | Dave Bowman | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Brian Kilcline | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Mark Higgins | ||
| 7 | Dave Bennett | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Lloyd McGrath | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Alan Brazil | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Nick Pickering | S1 | 11 | Colin Gibson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Micky Adams | S1 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Mackay | Ron Atkinson | ||||