| Sunderland | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Steve Whitworth | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Joe Bolton | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Rob Hindmarch | 4 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 5 | Shaun Elliott | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Gary Rowell | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Kevin Arnott | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Ian Bowyer | 8 | Garry Birtles | ||
| S1 | 9 | John Hawley | 9 | Joe Jordan | |
| 10 | Gordon Chisholm | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Stan Cummins | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Brown | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ken Knighton | Dave Sexton | ||||