| Watford | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | S1 | 2 | Mel Sage | |
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Mike Forsyth | ||
| 4 | Kenny Jackett | 4 | Geraint Williams | ||
| 5 | Mark Morris | 5 | Mark Wright | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Rob Hindmarch | ||
| S2 | 7 | Glyn Hodges | 7 | Gary Micklewhite | |
| S1 | 8 | Stuart Rimmer | 8 | Frank Stapleton | |
| 9 | Iwan Roberts | 9 | Phil Gee | ||
| 10 | Gary Porter | 10 | John Gregory | ||
| 11 | Rick Holden | 11 | Nigel Callaghan | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Dean Holdsworth | S1 | Ross MacLaren | ||
| S2 | Rod Thomas | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Harrison | Arthur Cox | ||||