| Stoke City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Fox | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Peter Hampton | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| S1 | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Chris Fairclough | |
| 5 | Brendan O'Callaghan | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | David McAughtrie | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Paul Maguire | 7 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 8 | Chris Maskery | 8 | Frans Thijssen | ||
| 9 | George Berry | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Mickey Thomas | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Mark Chamberlain | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Griffiths | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ritchie Barker | Brian Clough | ||||