| Stoke City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Raddy Avramovic | ||
| 2 | George Berry | 2 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Martin Singleton | ||
| 4 | Robbie James | 4 | Ashley Grimes | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 6 | David McAughtrie | 6 | Sam Allardyce | ||
| 7 | Dennis Tueart | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Micky Gynn | ||
| 9 | Brendan O'Callaghan | 9 | Dave Bamber | ||
| 10 | Mickey Thomas | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | Mark Chamberlain | 11 | Nicky Platnauer | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ritchie Barker | Bobby Gould | ||||