| Stoke City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Derek Parkin | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | Paul Bracewell | 4 | Byron Stevenson | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | 5 | Noel Blake | ||
| 6 | George Berry | 6 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 7 | Ian Painter | 7 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Les Phillips | ||
| 9 | Brendan O'Callaghan | 9 | Mick Harford | ||
| 10 | Mickey Thomas | 10 | Alan Curbishley | ||
| S1 | 11 | Mark Chamberlain | 11 | Ian Handysides | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Chris Maskery | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ritchie Barker | Ron Saunders | ||||