| Middlesbrough | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Platt | 1 | Alex Stepney | ||
| 2 | John Craggs | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Terry Cooper | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Graeme Souness | 4 | David McCreery | ||
| 5 | Stuart Boam | 5 | Brian Greenhoff | ||
| 6 | Alan Ramage | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | John Mahoney | 7 | Chris McGrath | ||
| 8 | David Mills | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | ||
| 9 | Billy Ashcroft | 9 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 10 | Tony McAndrew | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | David Armstrong | 11 | Gordon Hill | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Neal | Dave Sexton | ||||