| Nottingham Forest | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Brian Laws | 2 | Paul Blades | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Mike Forsyth | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Geraint Williams | ||
| 5 | Colin Foster | 5 | Mark Wright | ||
| 6 | Steve Hodge | 6 | Rob Hindmarch | ||
| 7 | Gary Crosby | S2 | 7 | Ted McMinn | |
| 8 | Garry Parker | 8 | Dean Saunders | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | S1 | 9 | Paul Goddard | |
| 10 | Lee Chapman | 10 | Trevor Hebberd | ||
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Gary Micklewhite | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Phil Gee | ||||
| S2 | Steve Cross | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Arthur Cox | ||||