| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Tony Henry | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Bobby McDonald | 3 | Frank Gray | ||
| 4 | Tommy Booth | 4 | Stuart Gray | ||
| 5 | Paul Power | 5 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 7 | Dennis Tueart | 7 | Gary Mills | ||
| 8 | Gerry Gow | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Steve MacKenzie | 9 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 10 | Tommy Hutchison | 10 | Colin Walsh | ||
| 11 | Kevin Reeves | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Brian Clough | ||||