| Sunderland | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| S1 | 2 | Barry Venison | 2 | Mike Duxbury | |
| 3 | Shaun Elliott | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Ian Atkins | 4 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 5 | Gordon Chisholm | S1 | 5 | Kevin Moran | |
| 6 | Mark Proctor | 6 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 7 | Paul Bracewell | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Gary Rowell | 8 | Remi Moses | ||
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Nick Pickering | 10 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 11 | Leighton James | 11 | Arthur Graham | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John Cooke | S1 | Lou Macari | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Ron Atkinson | ||||