| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Keith MacRae | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 3 | Frank Gray | 3 | Paul Power | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Tommy Booth | ||
| 5 | Dave Needham | 5 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 6 | Kenny Burns | 6 | Tony Henry | ||
| 7 | Martin O'Neill | 7 | Dennis Tueart | ||
| 8 | Ian Bowyer | 8 | Steve Daley | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Steve MacKenzie | ||
| 10 | Ian Wallace | 10 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Kevin Reeves | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Jimmy Ryan | ||||