| Birmingham City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Wealands | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | David Langan | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Mark Dennis | 3 | Stuart Gray | ||
| 4 | Kevin Dillon | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Kevan Broadhurst | S1 | 5 | Kenny Burns | |
| 6 | Colin Todd | 6 | Einar Jan Aas | ||
| S1 | 7 | Bud Brocken | 7 | Gary Mills | |
| 8 | Neil Whatmore | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Tony Evans | 9 | Justin Fashanu | ||
| 10 | Archie Gemmill | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 11 | Toine van Mierlo | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Handysides | S1 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jim Smith | Brian Clough | ||||