| Derby County | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David McKellar | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | David Langan | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Steve Buckley | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | Gerry Daly | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | David Webb | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Keith Osgood | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Steve Powell | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Barry Powell | S1 | 8 | Nikola Jovanovic | |
| S1 | 9 | Alan Biley | 9 | Joe Jordan | |
| 10 | Roger Davies | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Paul Emson | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Aidan McCaffery | S1 | Ashley Grimes | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Colin Addison | Dave Sexton | ||||