| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Ironside | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Chris Morris | 2 | Andy Hill | ||
| 3 | Jimmy Phillips | 3 | Ian Brightwell | ||
| 4 | Alan Kernaghan | 4 | Fitzroy Simpson | ||
| 5 | Derek Whyte | 5 | Keith Curle | ||
| 6 | Andy Peake | 6 | Michel Vonk | ||
| 7 | Bernie Slaven | 7 | David White | ||
| 8 | Willie Falconer | S1 | 8 | Paul Lake | |
| 9 | Paul Wilkinson | 9 | Niall Quinn | ||
| S1 | 10 | Tommy Wright | 10 | Rick Holden | |
| 11 | John Hendrie | 11 | Steve McMahon | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Robbie Mustoe | S1 | Mike Sheron | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Lennie Lawrence | Peter Reid | ||||