| Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Brown | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | John Craggs | 2 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 3 | Ian Bailey | 3 | Frank Clark | ||
| 4 | John Mahoney | 4 | John O'Hare | ||
| 5 | Stuart Boam | 5 | Dave Needham | ||
| 6 | Alan Ramage | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | David Mills | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Stan Cummins | 8 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 9 | Billy Ashcroft | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Tony McAndrew | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | David Armstrong | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Neal | Brian Clough | ||||