| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Roche | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Stewart Houston | 3 | Colin Barrett | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Brian Greenhoff | 5 | Dave Needham | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| S1 | 9 | Stuart Pearson | 9 | Peter Withe | |
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Gordon Hill | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ashley Grimes | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Brian Clough | ||||