| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 3 | Frank Clark | 3 | Willie Donachie | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Tony Henry | ||
| 5 | Larry Lloyd | 5 | Dave Watson | ||
| 6 | Kenny Burns | 6 | Colin Bell | ||
| S1 | 7 | Martin O'Neill | 7 | Mick Channon | |
| 8 | Trevor Francis | 8 | Kazimierz Deyna | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Barry Silkman | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Asa Hartford | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Gary Owen | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Tony Book | ||||