| Middlesbrough | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Platt | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | John Craggs | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Peter Johnson | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | Graeme Hedley | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | Alan Ramage | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Tony McAndrew | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Terry Cochrane | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Mark Proctor | 8 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 9 | David Hodgson | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | Bozo Jankovic | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | David Armstrong | S1 | 11 | Mickey Thomas | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Chris McGrath | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Neal | Dave Sexton | ||||