| Newcastle United | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mike Hooper | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| S2 | DR | Mark Robinson | DR | Richard Edghill | |
| DR | John Beresford | DR | John Foster | ||
| DR | Brian Kilcline | DR | David Brightwell | ||
| DR | Steve Howey | DR | Alan Kernaghan | ||
| S1 | DR | Paul Bracewell | DR | Michel Vonk | |
| MD | Rob Lee | MD | David Rocastle | ||
| MD | Lee Clark | MD | Fitzroy Simpson | ||
| MD | Scott Sellars | MD | Steve Lomas | ||
| FD | Andy Cole | FD | Carl Shutt | ||
| FD | Peter Beardsley | S1 | FD | Mike Sheron | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Steve Watson | S1 | MD | Kare Ingebrigtsen |
| S2 | Alex Mathie | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kevin Keegan | Brian Horton | ||||