| Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Billy George | GK | Harry Linacre | ||
| RB | Howard Spencer | RB | Ted Peers | ||
| LB | Jimmy Crabtree | LB | Jim Iremonger | ||
| RH | Tommy Bowman | RH | George Robinson | ||
| CH | Jimmy Cowan | CH | John McPherson | ||
| LH | Albert Wilkes | LH | Frank Forman | ||
| OR | Charlie Athersmith | OR | Fred Forman | ||
| IR | Jack Devey | IR | Sailor Capes | ||
| CF | George Johnson | CF | Jack Calvey | ||
| IL | Billy Garatty | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Steve Smith | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Ramsey | Harry Haslam | ||||