| Stoke City | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Steve Sherwood | ||
| 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Pat Rice | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Wilf Rostron | ||
| 4 | Paul Bracewell | 4 | Les Taylor | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | 5 | Steve Sims | ||
| 6 | George Berry | 6 | Ian Bolton | ||
| 7 | Ian Painter | 7 | Nigel Callaghan | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Luther Blissett | ||
| 9 | Peter Griffiths | 9 | Gerry Armstrong | ||
| 10 | Mickey Thomas | S1 | 10 | Kenny Jackett | |
| S1 | 11 | Mark Chamberlain | 11 | John Barnes | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David McAughtrie | S1 | Jan Lohman | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ritchie Barker | Graham Taylor | ||||