| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Willie Donachie | 3 | Frank Clark | ||
| 4 | Paul Power | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Paul Futcher | 6 | Dave Needham | ||
| 7 | Mick Channon | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Gary Owen | 8 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 9 | Ron Futcher | S1 | 9 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Peter Barnes | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Book | Brian Clough | ||||