| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ned Doig | GK | Charlie Williams | ||
| RB | Andy McCombie | RB | Thomas Read | ||
| LB | Jimmy Watson | LB | Di Jones | ||
| RH | Matthew Ferguson | RH | Robert Hunter | ||
| CH | Sandy McAllister | CH | William 'Buxton' Smith | ||
| LH | Dicky Jackson | LH | James Hosie | ||
| OR | Alf Common | OR | Billy Meredith | ||
| IR | Robert Hogg | IR | Hugh Morgan | ||
| CF | Billy Hogg | CF | Fred Bevan | ||
| IL | Jimmy Millar | IL | Fred Williams | ||
| OL | Colin McLatchie | OL | Daniel Hurst | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alex Mackie | Sam Ormerod | ||||