| Nottingham Forest | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans van Breukelen | 1 | Jim Blyth | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Wayne Mumford | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | 3 | Jim Hagan | ||
| 4 | Mark Proctor | 4 | Byron Stevenson | ||
| 5 | Chris Fairclough | 5 | Noel Blake | ||
| 6 | Colin Todd | 6 | Kevan Broadhurst | ||
| 7 | Steve Hodge | 7 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Kevin Bremner | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Colin Brazier | ||
| S1 | 10 | Colin Walsh | S1 | 10 | Alan Curbishley |
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Ian Handysides | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | S1 | Frank Carrodus | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Ron Saunders | ||||