| Watford | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Kenny Jackett | 4 | Steve Sedgley | ||
| 5 | Mark Morris | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Worrell Sterling | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| S1 | 8 | Malcolm Allen | 8 | David Phillips | |
| 9 | Trevor Senior | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Gary Porter | 10 | David Speedie | ||
| 11 | Martin Kuhl | 11 | Nick Pickering | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Luther Blissett | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Harrison | John Sillett | ||||