| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Hans Segers | ||
| 2 | Kirk Stephens | 2 | Gary Mills | ||
| 3 | Micky Adams | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Kenny Hibbitt | 4 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 5 | Ian Butterworth | 5 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Martin Jol | 7 | Steve Wigley | ||
| 8 | Micky Gynn | 8 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | S1 | 9 | Paul Raynor | |
| 10 | Terry Gibson | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Martin Singleton | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Riley | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bobby Gould | Brian Clough | ||||