| Watford | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Barry Siddall | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | Steve Bould | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Chris Maskery | ||
| 4 | Les Taylor | 4 | Alan Dodd | ||
| 5 | Lee Sinnott | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | George Berry | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | 7 | Ian Painter | ||
| 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Keith Bertschin | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Carl Saunders | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Phil Heath | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Bill Asprey | ||||