| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Brian Laws | ||
| S2 | 3 | Tony Dobson | 3 | Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | Kevin MacDonald | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Brian Kilcline | 5 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 7 | Lloyd McGrath | 7 | Gary Crosby | ||
| 8 | David Speedie | 8 | Garry Parker | ||
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| S1 | 10 | Gary Bannister | 10 | Lee Chapman | |
| 11 | David Smith | 11 | Brian Rice | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Micky Gynn | ||||
| S2 | Greg Downs | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Sillett | Brian Clough | ||||