| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | S1 | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | |
| 3 | Ian Davies | 3 | Iain Munro | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | Ian Atkins | ||
| 5 | Paul Power | 5 | Gordon Chisholm | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 7 | Dennis Tueart | 7 | Mick Buckley | ||
| 8 | Kevin Reeves | 8 | Gary Rowell | ||
| 9 | David Cross | 9 | Ally McCoist | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Nick Pickering | ||
| S1 | 11 | Steve Kinsey | 11 | Barry Venison | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Simpson | S1 | Stan Cummins | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Alan Durban | ||||