| Stoke City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Steve Parkin | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Paul Bracewell | 4 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | George Berry | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Ian Painter | 7 | Danny Wilson | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Brendan O'Callaghan | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Mickey Thomas | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Mark Chamberlain | S1 | 11 | Colin Walsh | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John Robertson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ritchie Barker | Brian Clough | ||||