| Stoke City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Jim Hagan | ||
| 4 | Robbie James | 4 | Noel Blake | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Billy Wright | ||
| 6 | Brendan O'Callaghan | 6 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 7 | Ian Painter | 7 | Howard Gayle | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | S1 | 8 | Martin Kuhl | |
| 9 | Colin Russell | 9 | Mick Harford | ||
| 10 | Alan Hudson | 10 | Pat van den Hauwe | ||
| 11 | Mark Chamberlain | 11 | Robert Hopkins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mark McCarrick | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill Asprey | Ron Saunders | ||||