| Stoke City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | Hans Segers | ||
| 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Jim McInally | ||
| 3 | Chris Hemming | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| S1 | 4 | Alan Dodd | S1 | 4 | Chris Fairclough |
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | George Berry | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Ian Painter | 7 | Steve Wigley | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 9 | Phil Heath | 9 | David Riley | ||
| 10 | Keith Bertschin | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Steve Parkin | 11 | Steve Hodge | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Aaron Callaghan | S1 | Gary Mills | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill Asprey | Brian Clough | ||||