| Nottingham Forest | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | David McKellar | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Frank Clark | 3 | Steve Buckley | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Gerry Daly | ||
| 5 | Larry Lloyd | 5 | Roy McFarland | ||
| 6 | Dave Needham | 6 | David Webb | ||
| 7 | Martin O'Neill | S1 | 7 | Steve Carter | |
| 8 | Archie Gemmill | 8 | Steve Powell | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Billy Caskey | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Jonathan Clark | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Gordon Hill | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Vic Moreland | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Tommy Docherty | ||||