| Nottingham Forest | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Peter Fox | ||
| 2 | Bryn Gunn | 2 | Steve Bould | ||
| 3 | Kenny Swain | 3 | Chris Hemming | ||
| 4 | Chris Fairclough | 4 | Robbie James | ||
| 5 | Paul Hart | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | George Berry | ||
| 7 | Steve Wigley | 7 | Ian Painter | ||
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | 8 | Wayne Ebanks | ||
| S1 | 9 | Trevor Christie | 9 | Carl Saunders | |
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Brendan O'Callaghan | ||
| 11 | Steve Hodge | 11 | Mark Chamberlain | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Walsh | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Bill Asprey | ||||