| Nottingham Forest | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Peter Fox | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Ray Evans | ||
| 3 | Frank Gray | 3 | Geoff Scott | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Sammy Irvine | ||
| 5 | Larry Lloyd | 5 | Denis Smith | ||
| 6 | Dave Needham | 6 | Mike Doyle | ||
| 7 | Martin O'Neill | 7 | Viv Busby | ||
| S1 | 8 | Asa Hartford | 8 | Adrian Heath | |
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Brendan O'Callaghan | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Garth Crooks | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Paul Richardson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Alan Durban | ||||