| Nottingham Forest | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | 3 | Nick Pickering | ||
| 4 | Colin Todd | 4 | Ian Atkins | ||
| 5 | Willie Young | 5 | Gordon Chisholm | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Mick Buckley | ||
| 7 | Mark Proctor | 7 | Barry Venison | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Gary Rowell | ||
| S1 | 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Colin West | |
| 10 | Steve Hodge | 10 | John Cooke | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Stan Cummins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Walsh | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Alan Durban | ||||