| Nottingham Forest | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Mike Mahoney | ||
| S1 | 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Irving Nattrass | |
| 3 | Frank Clark | 3 | Alan Kennedy | ||
| 4 | John O'Hare | 4 | David Barton | ||
| 5 | Dave Needham | 5 | John Bird | ||
| 6 | Kenny Burns | 6 | John Blackley | ||
| 7 | Martin O'Neill | 7 | Stewart Barrowclough | ||
| 8 | Archie Gemmill | 8 | Geoff Nulty | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Kenny Mitchell | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Mark McGhee | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Nigel Walker | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Bill McGarry | ||||