| Coventry City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Gary Walsh | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Billy Garton | ||
| 3 | Greg Downs | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Lloyd McGrath | 4 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 5 | Brian Kilcline | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 7 | Dave Bennett | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | David Phillips | S1 | 8 | Gordon Strachan | |
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 10 | Micky Gynn | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Nick Pickering | 11 | Colin Gibson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Clayton Blackmore | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Curtis | Alex Ferguson | ||||