| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Sealey | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Danny Thomas | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Brian Roberts | 3 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 4 | Steve Jacobs | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | Gary Gillespie | 6 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 7 | John Hendrie | 7 | Jurgen Rober | ||
| 8 | Gerry Francis | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Mark Hateley | 9 | Peter Ward | ||
| 10 | Tommy English | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| S1 | 11 | Steve Hunt | 11 | Stuart Gray | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Whitton | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Brian Clough | ||||