| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Kevin Bond | 3 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Paul Power | 5 | Dave Needham | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Einar Jan Aas | ||
| 7 | Dennis Tueart | 7 | Stuart Gray | ||
| S1 | 8 | Martin O'Neill | 8 | Ian Wallace | |
| 9 | Tommy Hutchison | 9 | Justin Fashanu | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 11 | Kevin Reeves | S1 | 11 | John Robertson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Age Hareide | S1 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Bond | Brian Clough | ||||