| Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matt Kingsley | GK | Dan Allsopp | ||
| RB | Billy Lindsay | RB | Jim Iremonger | ||
| LB | Jimmy Jackson | LB | Adam Scott | ||
| RH | Tommy Ghee | RH | Frank Forman | ||
| CH | Jack Ostler | CH | Peter McCracken | ||
| LH | Jimmy Stott | LH | Bob Norris | ||
| OR | Joe Rogers | OR | Fred Forman | ||
| IR | Jimmy Stevenson | IR | Fred Spencer | ||
| CF | Jock Peddie | CF | Len Benbow | ||
| IL | Sandy MacFarlane | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Willie Wardrope | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Frank Watt | Harry Haslam | ||||