| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Ray Ranson | ||
| 3 | Ian Bowyer | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 5 | Willie Young | 5 | Kevin Bond | ||
| 6 | Bryn Gunn | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Jurgen Rober | 7 | John Ryan | ||
| 8 | Mark Proctor | 8 | Kevin Reeves | ||
| 9 | Peter Ward | 9 | Age Hareide | ||
| 10 | Ian Wallace | 10 | Asa Hartford | ||
| S1 | 11 | Stuart Gray | S1 | 11 | Paul Power |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Justin Fashanu | S1 | Steve Kinsey | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | John Bond | ||||