| Manchester City | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Charlie Williams | GK | Bill 'Fatty' Foulke | ||
| RB | Thomas Read | RB | Harry Thickitt | ||
| LB | Di Jones | LB | Peter Boyle | ||
| RH | Bobby Moffatt | RH | Harry Johnson | ||
| CH | William 'Buxton' Smith | CH | Tommy Morren | ||
| LH | Billy Holmes | LH | Harry Howard | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Marty Moran | ||
| IR | Jimmy Ross | IR | Walter Bennett | ||
| CF | Billy Gillespie | CF | George Hedley | ||
| IL | Fred Williams | IL | Jack Almond | ||
| OL | George Dougal | OL | Fred Priest | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Sam Ormerod | John Nicholson | ||||