| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Charlie Williams | GK | Ned Doig | ||
| RB | Willie Orr | RB | Andy McCombie | ||
| LB | Di Jones | LB | Jimmy Watson | ||
| RH | William 'Buxton' Smith | RH | Matthew Ferguson | ||
| CH | Tommy Hynds | CH | Sandy McAllister | ||
| LH | James Hosie | LH | Dicky Jackson | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Billy Hogg | ||
| IR | Jimmy Ross | IR | George Prior | ||
| CF | John Henderson | CF | Jimmy Millar | ||
| IL | Dick Jones | IL | Jimmy Gemmell | ||
| OL | Daniel Hurst | OL | Colin McLatchie | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Sam Ormerod | Alex Mackie | ||||