| Nottingham Forest | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Linacre | GK | Peter McBride | ||
| RB | Ted Peers | RB | Hugh Dunn | ||
| LB | Jim Iremonger | LB | Richard Orrell | ||
| RH | George Robinson | RH | Tommy Eccleston | ||
| CH | Frank Forman | CH | Peter McIntyre | ||
| LH | Bob Norris | LH | Joe Elliott | ||
| OR | Fred Forman | OR | George Smith | ||
| IR | Jack Calvey | IR | Frank Becton | ||
| CF | Grenville Morris | CF | Tom Pratt | ||
| IL | Sailor Capes | IL | Jackie Pierce | ||
| OL | Alf Spouncer | OL | Adam Henderson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Haslam | Board of Directors | ||||