| Sunderland | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | Pat Cuff | ||
| 2 | Mick Docherty | 2 | John Craggs | ||
| 3 | Joe Bolton | 3 | Terry Cooper | ||
| 4 | Kevin Arnott | 4 | Graeme Souness | ||
| S1 | 5 | Jeff Clarke | 5 | Stuart Boam | |
| 6 | Jackie Ashurst | 6 | Willie Maddren | ||
| 7 | Bobby Kerr | S1 | 7 | Phil Boersma | |
| 8 | Shaun Elliott | 8 | David Mills | ||
| 9 | Mel Holden | 9 | Peter Brine | ||
| 10 | Bob Lee | 10 | Alf Wood | ||
| 11 | Gary Rowell | 11 | David Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Brown | S1 | Tony McAndrew | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jimmy Adamson | Jack Charlton | ||||