| Stoke City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Jones | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Ray Evans | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Geoff Scott | 3 | Frank Gray | ||
| 4 | Sammy Irvine | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Denis Smith | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Alan Dodd | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Paul A Johnson | 7 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 8 | Adrian Heath | 8 | Gary Mills | ||
| 9 | Brendan O'Callaghan | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Garth Crooks | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Paul Richardson | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Brian Clough | ||||