| Stoke City | Chelsea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Eddie Niedzwiecki | ||
| 2 | Terry Williams | 2 | Colin Lee | ||
| 3 | Chris Hemming | 3 | Joey Jones | ||
| 4 | Alan Dodd | 4 | Colin Pates | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Joe McLaughlin | ||
| 6 | Chris Maskery | 6 | John Bumstead | ||
| 7 | Phil Heath | 7 | Pat Nevin | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Nigel Spackman | ||
| S1 | 9 | Keith Bertschin | 9 | Kerry Dixon | |
| 10 | Carl Saunders | S1 | 10 | David Speedie | |
| 11 | Ian Painter | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Aaron Callaghan | S1 | Paul Canoville | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill Asprey | John Neal | ||||