| Manchester City | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Steve Sherwood | |
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | Pat Rice | ||
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Wilf Rostron | ||
| 4 | Graham Baker | 4 | Luther Blissett | ||
| 5 | Kevin Bond | 5 | Ian Bolton | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Kenny Jackett | ||
| 7 | Aage Hareide | 7 | Nigel Callaghan | ||
| 8 | Kevin Reeves | 8 | Gerry Armstrong | ||
| 9 | David Cross | 9 | Ross Jenkins | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | S1 | 10 | Jan Lohman | |
| 11 | Paul Power | 11 | John Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Dennis Tueart | S1 | Les Taylor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Graham Taylor | ||||