| Ipswich Town | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Cooper | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | George Burley | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Irvin Gernon | S1 | 3 | Kenny Swain | |
| 4 | Trevor Putney | 4 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 5 | Russell Osman | 5 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 6 | Terry Butcher | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | John Wark | 7 | Danny Wilson | ||
| 8 | Steve McCall | 8 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 9 | Paul Mariner | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 10 | Mich D'Avray | 10 | Colin Walsh | ||
| S1 | 11 | Kevin O'Callaghan | 11 | John Robertson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Frans Thijssen | S1 | Mark Smalley | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bobby Ferguson | Brian Clough | ||||