| Nottingham Forest | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Steve Chettle | 2 | Mel Sage | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Mike Forsyth | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Geraint Williams | ||
| 5 | Colin Foster | 5 | Mark Wright | ||
| 6 | Steve Hodge | 6 | Paul Blades | ||
| 7 | Gary Crosby | 7 | Ted McMinn | ||
| 8 | Neil Webb | S1 | 8 | Phil Gee | |
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Paul Goddard | ||
| S1 | 10 | Tommy Gaynor | 10 | Trevor Hebberd | |
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Nigel Callaghan | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Franz Carr | S1 | Steve Cross | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Arthur Cox | ||||