| Nottingham Forest | Notts County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans van Breukelen | 1 | Seamus McDonagh | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Tristan Benjamin | ||
| 3 | Kenny Swain | 3 | Nigel Worthington | ||
| 4 | Colin Todd | 4 | Mark Goodwin | ||
| 5 | Paul Hart | S1 | 5 | Brian Kilcline | |
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | David Hunt | ||
| 7 | Steve Wigley | 7 | John Chiedozie | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Justin Fashanu | ||
| 9 | Peter Davenport | 9 | Trevor Christie | ||
| 10 | Frans Thijssen | 10 | Rachid Harkouk | ||
| 11 | Steve Hodge | 11 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Pedro Richards | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Larry Lloyd | ||||