| Middlesbrough | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Platt | 1 | Jeff Wealands | ||
| 2 | John Craggs | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Joe Bolton | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | Colin Ross | 4 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 5 | Mick Baxter | 5 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 6 | Tony McAndrew | 6 | Colin Todd | ||
| 7 | Terry Cochrane | S1 | 7 | Bud Brocken | |
| 8 | Heini Otto | 8 | Neil Whatmore | ||
| 9 | David Hodgson | 9 | Tony Evans | ||
| S1 | 10 | David Shearer | 10 | Archie Gemmill | |
| 11 | Ian Bailey | 11 | Toine van Mierlo | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Garry MacDonald | S1 | Ian Handysides | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bobby Murdoch | Jim Smith | ||||