| Stoke City | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Farmer | 1 | Jim Platt | ||
| 2 | Jackie Marsh | 2 | John Craggs | ||
| 3 | Mike Pejic | 3 | Frank Spraggon | ||
| 4 | John Mahoney | S1 | 4 | Graeme Souness | |
| 5 | Denis Smith | 5 | Stuart Boam | ||
| 6 | Alan Dodd | 6 | Willie Maddren | ||
| 7 | Sean Haslegrave | 7 | Bobby Murdoch | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | David Mills | ||
| 9 | John Ritchie | 9 | John Hickton | ||
| 10 | Alan Hudson | 10 | Alan Foggon | ||
| 11 | Geoff Salmons | 11 | David Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Brine | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Waddington | Jack Charlton | ||||