| Birmingham City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Jim Hagan | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Mark Dennis | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Byron Stevenson | 4 | Colin Todd | ||
| 5 | Noel Blake | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | Kevan Broadhurst | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Howard Gayle | 7 | Danny Wilson | ||
| 8 | Mick Ferguson | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Mick Harford | S1 | 9 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | Alan Curbishley | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Kevin Dillon | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Davenport | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Brian Clough | ||||