| Stoke City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 3 | Chris Hemming | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Chris Maskery | S1 | 4 | Kenny Hibbitt | |
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | George Berry | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Phil Heath | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 9 | Ian Painter | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| S1 | 10 | Carl Saunders | 10 | Terry Gibson | |
| 11 | Carl Beeston | 11 | Micky Adams | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mark Chamberlain | S1 | Micky Gynn | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill Asprey | Don Mackay | ||||