| Watford | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Gary Chivers | 2 | Steve Chettle | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Kenny Jackett | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Mark Morris | 5 | Colin Foster | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 7 | Worrell Sterling | 7 | Calvin Plummer | ||
| 8 | Malcolm Allen | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| 9 | Luther Blissett | 9 | Lee Glover | ||
| 10 | Gary Porter | 10 | Paul Wilkinson | ||
| 11 | Glyn Hodges | 11 | Brian Rice | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Harrison | Brian Clough | ||||