| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ned Doig | GK | Harry Linacre | ||
| RB | Andy McCombie | RB | Ted Peers | ||
| LB | Jimmy Watson | LB | Jim Iremonger | ||
| RH | Matthew Ferguson | RH | George Robinson | ||
| CH | Sandy McAllister | CH | Frank Forman | ||
| LH | Billy Farquhar | LH | Bob Norris | ||
| OR | Billy Hogg | OR | Fred Forman | ||
| IR | Jimmy Millar | IR | Sailor Capes | ||
| CF | Robert Hogg | CF | Jack Calvey | ||
| IL | Jim Leslie | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Geordie Livingstone | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alex Mackie | Harry Haslam | ||||