| Manchester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Suckling | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Kenny Clements | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Andy May | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Graham Baker | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 5 | Mick McCarthy | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Steve Redmond | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Robert Hopkins | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Neil McNab | 8 | David Phillips | ||
| 9 | Trevor Christie | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| S1 | 10 | Gordon Davies | 10 | Steve Sedgley | |
| 11 | Clive Wilson | 11 | Nick Pickering | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Brightwell | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy McNeill | George Curtis | ||||