| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Danny Thomas | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | S1 | 3 | Steve Jacobs | |
| S1 | 4 | Colin Todd | 4 | Ian Butterworth | |
| 5 | Willie Young | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Gary Gillespie | ||
| 7 | Mark Proctor | 7 | Steve Whitton | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Gerry Francis | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Mark Hateley | ||
| 10 | Steve Hodge | 10 | Jim Melrose | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Steve Hunt | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Walsh | S1 | John Hendrie | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Dave Sexton | ||||