| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Hans Segers | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 3 | Greg Downs | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Lloyd McGrath | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Steve Sedgley | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Dave Bennett | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| 8 | David Phillips | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Dean Emerson | 10 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 11 | Nick Pickering | 11 | Gary Mills | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Curtis | Brian Clough | ||||