| Stoke City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Ray Evans | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Alan Dodd | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | Brendan O'Callaghan | S1 | 5 | Nikola Jovanovic | |
| 6 | Mike Doyle | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 7 | Adrian Heath | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| S1 | 8 | Loek Ursem | 8 | Garry Birtles | |
| 9 | Lee Chapman | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | Paul Richardson | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Iain Munro | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Bracewell | S1 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Dave Sexton | ||||