| Manchester City | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Dibble | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| S1 | 2 | Alan Harper | 2 | Brian Borrows | |
| 3 | Andy Hinchcliffe | 3 | Tony Dobson | ||
| 4 | Peter Reid | S1 | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | |
| 5 | Colin Hendry | 5 | Peter Billing | ||
| 6 | Steve Redmond | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | David White | 7 | Micky Gynn | ||
| 8 | Mark Ward | 8 | David Speedie | ||
| 9 | Wayne Clarke | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| S2 | 10 | Gary Megson | 10 | Steve Livingstone | |
| 11 | Paul Lake | 11 | David Smith | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Brightwell | S1 | Howard Clark | ||
| S2 | Jason Beckford | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Howard Kendall | John Sillett | ||||