| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Nicky Reid | 3 | Frank Gray | ||
| 4 | Dave Bennett | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Tommy Caton | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Paul Futcher | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Steve MacKenzie | 7 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 8 | Colin Viljoen | 8 | Gary Mills | ||
| 9 | Michael Robinson | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Paul Power | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Kazimierz Deyna | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Malcolm Allison | Brian Clough | ||||