| Sunderland | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ned Doig | GK | Jimmy Trainer | ||
| RB | Tom Porteous | RB | Bob Holmes | ||
| LB | Robert Smellie | LB | Nick Ross | ||
| RH | Hughie Wilson | RH | Billy Greer | ||
| CH | John Auld | CH | Moses Sanders | ||
| LH | Will Gibson | LH | Billy Stewart | ||
| OR | James Gillespie | OR | John Cowan | ||
| IR | John Harvey | IR | Jimmy Ross | ||
| CF | Johnny Campbell | CF | Davie Russell | ||
| IL | Davy Hannah | IL | Frank Becton | ||
| OL | Jimmy Hannah | OL | Jack Gordon | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Watson | Board of Directors | ||||