| Manchester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Andy Hill | S1 | 2 | Brian Borrows | |
| S1 | 3 | Neil Pointon | 3 | Kenny Sansom | |
| 4 | Peter Reid | 4 | Stewart Robson | ||
| 5 | Keith Curle | 5 | Andy Pearce | ||
| 6 | Steve Redmond | 6 | Peter Atherton | ||
| 7 | David White | 7 | Sean Flynn | ||
| 8 | Ian Brightwell | S2 | 8 | Micky Gynn | |
| 9 | Mike Sheron | 9 | Robert Rosario | ||
| 10 | Steve McMahon | 10 | Kevin Gallacher | ||
| 11 | Michael Hughes | 11 | Lee Hurst | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Quigley | S1 | Dean Emerson | ||
| S2 | Paul Furlong | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Reid | Don Howe | ||||