| Nottingham Forest | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | David Seaman | ||
| 2 | Gary Fleming | 2 | Ray Ranson | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | S1 | 3 | Brian Roberts | |
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Billy Garton | ||
| 5 | Johnny Metgod | 5 | Mark Smalley | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Martin Kuhl | ||
| 7 | David Campbell | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Neil Webb | 8 | Wayne Clarke | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Billy Wright | ||
| S1 | 10 | Garry Birtles | 10 | Ian Handysides | |
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Robert Hopkins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Walsh | S1 | Andy Kennedy | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | John Bond | ||||