| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Barry Siddall | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | S1 | 2 | Joe Hinnigan | |
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Nick Pickering | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | Rob Hindmarch | ||
| 5 | Kevin Bond | 5 | Jeff Clarke | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| S1 | 7 | Dennis Tueart | 7 | Mick Buckley | |
| 8 | Kevin Reeves | 8 | Ally McCoist | ||
| 9 | Trevor Francis | 9 | Tom Ritchie | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Gary Rowell | ||
| 11 | Tommy Hutchison | 11 | Stan Cummins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Age Hareide | S1 | Barry Venison | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Alan Durban | ||||