| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Frank Gray | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Stuart Gray | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Dave Needham | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | S1 | 7 | Raimondo Ponte | |
| 8 | Garry Birtles | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Gary Mills | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Colin Walsh | ||
| S1 | 11 | Sammy McIlroy | 11 | John Robertson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Duxbury | S1 | Peter Ward | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Brian Clough | ||||