| Arsenal | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Jim Platt | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | John Craggs | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Ian Bailey | ||
| S1 | 4 | John Matthews | 4 | Graeme Souness | |
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Stuart Boam | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Willie Maddren | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | Tony McAndrew | ||
| 8 | Graham Rix | 8 | David Mills | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Alf Wood | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Graeme Hedley | ||
| 11 | George Armstrong | 11 | David Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Price | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Jack Charlton | ||||