| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Suckling | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Ian Butterworth | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Micky Adams | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Gerry Daly | 4 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 5 | Sam Allardyce | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | Steve Jacobs | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Ashley Grimes | 7 | Steve Wigley | ||
| 8 | Nicky Platnauer | 8 | Gary Mills | ||
| 9 | Mick Ferguson | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| S1 | 10 | Terry Gibson | 10 | Steve Hodge | |
| 11 | Dave Bennett | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Micky Gynn | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bobby Gould | Brian Clough | ||||