| Watford | Oxford United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Alan Judge | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | John Trewick | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Les Phillips | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Gary Briggs | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Malcolm Shotton | ||
| 7 | David Bardsley | S1 | 7 | Ray Houghton | |
| 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | John Aldridge | ||
| S1 | 9 | John Barnes | 9 | Jeremy Charles | |
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Trevor Hebberd | ||
| 11 | Worrell Sterling | 11 | Steve Perryman | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Nigel Callaghan | S1 | Tony Obi | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Maurice Evans | ||||