| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Jim Blyth | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Graham Oakey | ||
| 3 | Colin Barrett | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Terry Yorath | ||
| 5 | Larry Lloyd | 5 | Jim Holton | ||
| 6 | Kenny Burns | 6 | Mick Coop | ||
| 7 | Martin O'Neill | 7 | Donato Nardiello | ||
| 8 | Archie Gemmill | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Mick Ferguson | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Barry Powell | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Gordon Milne | ||||