| Sunderland | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Carter | 1 | Steve Ogrizović | ||
| 2 | John Kay | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Paul Hardyman | 3 | Paul Edwards | ||
| 4 | Gary Bennett | 4 | Dean Emerson | ||
| 5 | Kevin Ball | 5 | Peter Billing | ||
| 6 | Gary Owers | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Paul Bracewell | 7 | Steve Livingstone | ||
| 8 | Gordon Armstrong | 8 | Micky Gynn | ||
| 9 | Peter Davenport | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | 10 | David Speedie | ||
| 11 | Colin Pascoe | 11 | David Smith | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Denis Smith | John Sillett | ||||