| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Linacre | GK | Jack Hillman | ||
| RB | John White | RB | Willie Orr | ||
| LB | Jim Iremonger | LB | Percy Slater | ||
| RH | George Robinson | RH | Bobby Moffatt | ||
| CH | Frank Forman | CH | Tommy Hynds | ||
| LH | George Henderson | LH | James Hosie | ||
| OR | Matt Broughton | OR | Billy Meredith | ||
| IR | Fred Forman | IR | Willie McOustra | ||
| CF | Jack Calvey | CF | Billy Gillespie | ||
| IL | Sailor Capes | IL | Jimmy Drummond | ||
| OL | Alf Spouncer | OL | Fred Threlfall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Haslam | Sam Ormerod | ||||