| Manchester City | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Barrett | GK | Jack Fryer | ||
| RB | Willie Orr | RB | Jimmy Methven | ||
| LB | Percy Slater | LB | Charles Leckie | ||
| RH | William 'Buxton' Smith | RH | Johnny May | ||
| CH | Tommy Hynds | CH | Archie Goodall | ||
| LH | James Hosie | LH | Bill Raisbeck | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Arnold Warren | ||
| IR | Jimmy Ross | IR | Steve Bloomer | ||
| CF | Fred Williams | CF | John Boag | ||
| IL | Dick Jones | IL | Ben Warren | ||
| OL | Fred Threlfall | OL | Frank Middleton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Sam Ormerod | Harry Newbould | ||||