| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Sealey | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Danny Thomas | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Brian Roberts | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Steve Jacobs | 4 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | Gary Gillespie | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Steve Whitton | S1 | 7 | Danny Wilson | |
| 8 | Gerry Francis | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Mark Hateley | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 10 | Jim Melrose | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Steve Hunt | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Walsh | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Brian Clough | ||||