| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Gary Fleming | ||
| 3 | Greg Downs | 3 | Brett Williams | ||
| 4 | Lloyd McGrath | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Brian Kilcline | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Dave Bennett | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| S1 | 8 | Jim McInally | 8 | David Campbell | |
| 9 | Kenny Hibbitt | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Alan Brazil | 10 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 11 | Nick Pickering | 11 | Brian Rice | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Culpin | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Mackay | Brian Clough | ||||