| Newcastle United | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mike Hooper | GK | Alan Kelly | ||
| DR | Barry Venison | DR | Roger Nilsen | ||
| DR | Steve Watson | DR | Carl Bradshaw | ||
| DR | Robbie Elliott | DR | David Tuttle | ||
| MD | Kevin Scott | MD | Jamie Hoyland | ||
| S1 | MD | Paul Bracewell | MD | Charlie Hartfield | |
| MD | Rob Lee | MD | Willie Falconer | ||
| MD | Lee Clark | S1 | MD | Paul Rogers | |
| MD | Scott Sellars | MD | Mitch Ward | ||
| AM | Andy Cole | AM | Dane Whitehouse | ||
| FD | Peter Beardsley | S2 | FD | Bobby Davison | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Alex Mathie | S1 | MD | Chris Kamara |
| FD | S2 | FD | Andy Scott | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kevin Keegan | Dave Bassett | ||||