| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Nicky Reid | 2 | Gary Fleming | ||
| 3 | Paul Power | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Steve Redmond | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Mick McCarthy | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | Graham Baker | S1 | 6 | Ian Bowyer | |
| 7 | Mark Lillis | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| 8 | Andy May | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| S1 | 9 | Gordon Davies | 9 | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | Neil McNab | 10 | David Campbell | ||
| 11 | Paul Simpson | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Clive Wilson | S1 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy McNeill | Brian Clough | ||||