| Derby County | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jack Fryer | GK | Dan Allsopp | ||
| RB | Jackie Kifford | RB | Archie Ritchie | ||
| LB | Jonathan Staley | LB | Adam Scott | ||
| RH | John Cox | RH | George Robinson | ||
| CH | Robert Paterson | CH | Frank Forman | ||
| LH | Charles Leckie | LH | Peter McCracken | ||
| OR | Tom 'Toddler' Arkesden | OR | Tom Kent | ||
| IR | Steve Bloomer | IR | Fred Forman | ||
| CF | John Boag | CF | James Suddick | ||
| IL | Billy MacDonald | IL | Sailor Capes | ||
| OL | John Cooke | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Newbould | Harry Haslam | ||||