| Sunderland | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Jeff Wealands | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Iain Munro | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Ian Atkins | 4 | Remi Moses | ||
| 5 | Gordon Chisholm | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Mark Proctor | 6 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 7 | Barry Venison | 7 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 8 | Gary Rowell | 8 | Arnold Muhren | ||
| 9 | Frank Worthington | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Leighton James | S1 | 10 | Lou Macari | |
| S1 | 11 | Nick Pickering | 11 | Steve Coppell | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ally McCoist | S1 | Scott McGarvey | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Ron Atkinson | ||||