| Coventry City | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Andy Gosney | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Nick Pickering | 3 | Lee Sandford | ||
| 4 | Steve Sedgley | 4 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 5 | Brian Kilcline | 5 | Noel Blake | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Kevin Ball | ||
| 7 | Dean Emerson | 7 | Barry Horne | ||
| 8 | Gary Bannister | 8 | Clive Whitehead | ||
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | David Speedie | S1 | 10 | Micky Quinn | |
| 11 | David Smith | 11 | Vince Hilaire | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy Perry | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Sillett | Alan Ball | ||||