| Watford | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Rees | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Gary Chivers | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | S1 | 3 | Arthur Albiston | |
| 4 | Kenny Jackett | 4 | Steve Bruce | ||
| 5 | Mark Morris | S2 | 5 | Kevin Moran | |
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 7 | Peter Hetherston | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Tony Agana | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| S2 | 9 | Trevor Senior | 9 | Brian McClair | |
| S1 | 10 | Gary Porter | 10 | Norman Whiteside | |
| 11 | Glyn Hodges | 11 | Colin Gibson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tim Sherwood | S1 | Peter Davenport | ||
| S2 | Malcolm Allen | S2 | Liam O'Brien | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Bassett | Alex Ferguson | ||||