| Portsmouth | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Knight | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Paul Hardyman | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Mike Fillery | 4 | Dean Emerson | ||
| 5 | Kevin Ball | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Clive Whitehead | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Barry Horne | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Terry Connor | 8 | David Phillips | ||
| 9 | Ian Baird | 9 | Keith Houchen | ||
| 10 | Micky Quinn | S1 | 10 | David Speedie | |
| 11 | Vince Hilaire | 11 | Nick Pickering | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Micky Gynn | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Ball | John Sillett | ||||