| Stoke City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Ray Evans | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| S1 | 3 | Mike Doyle | 3 | Stewart Houston | |
| 4 | Sammy Irvine | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | Denis Smith | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Alan Dodd | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Adrian Heath | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Paul Richardson | 8 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 9 | Lee Chapman | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | Garth Crooks | S1 | 10 | Lou Macari | |
| 11 | Jeff Cook | 11 | Ashley Grimes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Brendan O'Callaghan | S1 | Andy Ritchie | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Dave Sexton | ||||