| Coventry City | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Nigel Gibbs | ||
| 3 | Greg Downs | 3 | Wilf Rostron | ||
| 4 | Lloyd McGrath | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Graham Rodger | 5 | Steve Terry | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | John McClelland | ||
| 7 | Kenny Hibbitt | 7 | Worrell Sterling | ||
| 8 | Wayne Turner | S1 | 8 | Nigel Callaghan | |
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Colin West | ||
| S1 | 10 | Gareth Evans | 10 | Kenny Jackett | |
| 11 | Dave Bennett | 11 | John Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy Williams | S1 | Jan Lohman | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Mackay | Graham Taylor | ||||