| The Wednesday | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jack Lyall | GK | Frank Barrett | ||
| RB | Willie Layton | RB | Willie Orr | ||
| LB | Ambrose Langley | LB | Thomas Read | ||
| RH | Harry Ruddlesdin | RH | William 'Buxton' Smith | ||
| CH | Tommy Crawshaw | CH | Tommy Hynds | ||
| LH | Thomas Fish | LH | James Hosie | ||
| OR | Harry Davis | OR | Billy Meredith | ||
| IR | Jocky Wright | IR | Jimmy Ross | ||
| CF | Andy Wilson | CF | John Henderson | ||
| IL | Jock Malloch | IL | Dick Jones | ||
| OL | Fred Spiksley | OL | Daniel Hurst | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Arthur Dickinson | Sam Ormerod | ||||