| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ned Doig | GK | Dan Allsopp | ||
| RB | Andy McCombie | RB | Ted Peers | ||
| LB | Robert McNeill | LB | Jim Iremonger | ||
| RH | Matthew Ferguson | RH | Frank Forman | ||
| CH | Sandy McAllister | CH | John MacPherson | ||
| LH | Bill Raisbeck | LH | Bob Norris | ||
| OR | James Crawford | OR | Fred Forman | ||
| IR | Jim Leslie | IR | Len Benbow | ||
| CF | Billy Farquhar | CF | Rabbie Beveridge | ||
| IL | Tommy Becton | IL | Sailor Capes | ||
| OL | Colin McLatchie | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alex Mackie | Harry Haslam | ||||