| Newcastle United | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Thomas | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Neil McDonald | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | John Bailey | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | David McCreery | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Jeff Clarke | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Glenn Roeder | 6 | Billy Garton | ||
| 7 | Paul Stephenson | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| S1 | 8 | Paul Gascoigne | S1 | 8 | Terry Gibson |
| 9 | Billy Whitehurst | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Peter Beardsley | 10 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 11 | Ian Stewart | 11 | Clayton Blackmore | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tony Cunningham | S1 | John Sivebæk | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Willie McFaul | Ron Atkinson | ||||