| Nottingham Forest | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tom Lockyer | GK | Peter McBride | ||
| RB | Ted Peers | RB | Bob Holmes | ||
| LB | Jim Iremonger | LB | Hugh Dunn | ||
| RH | Frank Forman | RH | William Eccleston | ||
| CH | John MacPherson | CH | Peter McIntyre | ||
| LH | Bob Norris | LH | Tommy Eccleston | ||
| OR | Fred Forman | OR | Adam Henderson | ||
| IR | Jack Calvey | IR | Paddy Murray | ||
| CF | Rabbie Beveridge | CF | Matt Brunton | ||
| IL | Grenville Morris | IL | Andy Gara | ||
| OL | Alf Spouncer | OL | Laurence Halsall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Haslam | Board of Directors | ||||