| Manchester City | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Charlie Williams | GK | Jack Fryer | ||
| RB | Thomas Read | RB | Jimmy Methven | ||
| LB | Di Jones | LB | Jonathan Staley | ||
| RH | Bobby Moffatt | RH | John Cox | ||
| CH | William 'Buxton' Smith | CH | Robert Paterson | ||
| LH | Billy Holmes | LH | Johnny May | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | John Bradbury | ||
| IR | Jimmy Ross | IR | Steve Bloomer | ||
| CF | Billy Gillespie | CF | Fred Crump | ||
| IL | Fred Williams | IL | Dicky Wombwell | ||
| OL | George Dougal | OL | Hugh McQueen | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Sam Ormerod | Harry Newbould | ||||