| Portsmouth | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Knight | 1 | Mel Rees | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Gary Chivers | ||
| 3 | Billy Gilbert | 3 | Wilf Rostron | ||
| 4 | Terry Connor | 4 | Kenny Jackett | ||
| 5 | Noel Blake | 5 | Mark Morris | ||
| 6 | Kevin Ball | 6 | John McClelland | ||
| 7 | Barry Horne | S1 | 7 | Chris Pullan | |
| 8 | Clive Whitehead | 8 | Tony Agana | ||
| S1 | 9 | Ian Baird | 9 | Trevor Senior | |
| 10 | Micky Quinn | 10 | Gary Porter | ||
| 11 | Vince Hilaire | 11 | Worrell Sterling | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Mariner | S1 | Malcolm Allen | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Ball | Dave Bassett | ||||