| Nottingham Forest | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Peter Fox | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Steve Kirk | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | 3 | Peter Hampton | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Alan Dodd | ||
| 5 | Willie Young | 5 | Dave Watson | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | David McAughtrie | ||
| 7 | Jurgen Rober | 7 | Peter Griffiths | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Brendan O'Callaghan | ||
| 9 | Justin Fashanu | 9 | Lee Chapman | ||
| 10 | Mark Proctor | 10 | Paul Bracewell | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Paul Maguire | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Ritchie Barker | ||||