| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Charlie Williams | GK | Harry Linacre | ||
| RB | Willie Orr | RB | Jim Iremonger | ||
| LB | Billy Holmes | LB | Bill McCurdy | ||
| RH | William 'Buxton' Smith | RH | Alf Hitch | ||
| CH | Tommy Hynds | CH | Frank Forman | ||
| LH | James Hosie | LH | George Henderson | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Fred Forman | ||
| IR | Hugh Morgan | IR | Sailor Capes | ||
| CF | Billy Gillespie | CF | Jack Calvey | ||
| IL | Dick Jones | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Daniel Hurst | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Sam Ormerod | Harry Haslam | ||||