| Manchester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Nixon | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Nicky Reid | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Paul Power | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Kenny Clements | 4 | Dave Bowman | ||
| S1 | 5 | Mick McCarthy | 5 | Graham Rodger | |
| 6 | David Phillips | S1 | 6 | Lloyd McGrath | |
| 7 | Mark Lillis | 7 | Micky Adams | ||
| 8 | Andy May | 8 | Wayne Turner | ||
| 9 | Gordon Davies | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Neil McNab | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | Paul Simpson | 11 | Dave Bennett | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Jim Melrose | S1 | Kenny Hibbitt | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy McNeill | Don Mackay | ||||