| Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Stewart | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Billy Ashcroft | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Peter Johnson | 3 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 4 | John Mahoney | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Stuart Boam | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Tony McAndrew | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Terry Cochrane | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Mark Proctor | 8 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| S1 | 9 | Micky Burns | 9 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | Stan Cummins | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | David Armstrong | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Hodgson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Neal | Brian Clough | ||||