| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Age | ||||||||
| D 2 | 1 | Jim Cumbes | 28 | D 1 | 1 | Joe Corrigan | 23 | ||
| D 2 | 2 | Mick Wright | 25 | D 1 | 2 | Tony Book | 37 | ||
| D 2 | 3 | Charlie Aitken | 30 | D 1 | S1 | 3 | Willie Donachie | 20 | |
| D 2 | 4 | Bruce Rioch | 24 | D 1 | 4 | Mike Doyle | 25 | ||
| D 2 | 5 | Chris Nicholl | 25 | D 1 | 5 | Tommy Booth | 22 | ||
| D 2 | 6 | Ian Ross | 25 | D 1 | 6 | Colin Bell | 26 | ||
| D 2 | 7 | Ray Graydon | 25 | D 1 | 7 | Mike Summerbee | 29 | ||
| D 2 | 8 | Pat McMahon | 26 | D 1 | 8 | Francis Lee | 28 | ||
| D 2 | S | 9 | Andy Lochhead | 31 | D 1 | S2 | 9 | Wyn Davies | 30 |
| D 2 | 10 | Geoff Vowden | 31 | D 1 | 10 | Rodney Marsh | 27 | ||
| D 2 | 11 | Willie Anderson | 25 | D 1 | 11 | Tony Towers | 20 | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||||||
| D 2 | S | Alun Evans | 23 | D 1 | S1 | Derek Jeffries | 21 | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||||||
| Vic Crowe | 40 | Malcolm Allison | 44 | ||||||