| Derby County | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Dockery | GK | William Brown | ||
| RB | Jimmy Methven | RB | Archie Ritchie | ||
| LB | Jonathan Staley | LB | Adam Scott | ||
| RH | Ernest Hickinbottom | RH | Peter McCracken | ||
| CH | Archie Goodall | CH | John MacPherson | ||
| LH | James Docherty | LH | Alec Stewart | ||
| OR | John Allan | OR | Tom McInnes | ||
| IR | Steve Bloomer | IR | William 'Tich' Smith | ||
| CF | John Goodall | CF | Sandy Higgins | ||
| IL | Johnny McMillan | IL | Jimmy Collins | ||
| OL | Thomas Towie | OL | Horace Pike | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Board of Directors | Harry Radford | ||||