| Bristol City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Shaw | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Trevor Tainton | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Clive Whitehead | 3 | Frank Gray | ||
| 4 | Gerry Gow | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Gerry Sweeney | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Geoff Merrick | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Tony Fitzpatrick | 7 | Gary Mills | ||
| S1 | 8 | Tom Ritchie | 8 | John O'Hare | |
| 9 | Kevin Mabbutt | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Mann | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Peter Cormack | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Joe Royle | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Dicks | Brian Clough | ||||