| Middlesbrough | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Platt | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Irving Nattrass | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Ian Bailey | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Craig Johnston | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| S1 | 5 | Billy Ashcroft | 5 | Kevin Moran | |
| 6 | Tony McAndrew | 6 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 7 | Terry Cochrane | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Mark Proctor | 8 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 9 | David Hodgson | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | David Shearer | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | David Armstrong | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Graeme Hedley | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Neal | Dave Sexton | ||||