| Nottingham Forest | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Jim Montgomery | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Jimmy Calderwood | ||
| 3 | Frank Clark | 3 | Mark Dennis | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Bruce Rioch | ||
| 5 | Larry Lloyd | 5 | Joe Gallagher | ||
| 6 | Dave Needham | 6 | Malcolm Page | ||
| 7 | Ian Bowyer | 7 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 8 | Archie Gemmill | 8 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Don Givens | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | S1 | 10 | Alan Buckley | |
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Stewart Barrowclough | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Ainscow | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Jim Smith | ||||