| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jack Hillman | GK | Harry Linacre | ||
| RB | Johnny McMahon | RB | Albert Jones | ||
| LB | Herbert Burgess | LB | Walter Dudley | ||
| RH | Sammy Frost | RH | Sammy Timmins | ||
| CH | Tommy Hynds | CH | John Barnsdale | ||
| LH | Billy Holmes | LH | Charlie Craig | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Tom Davies | ||
| IR | Jimmy Bannister | IR | Bill Shearman | ||
| CF | Billy Gillespie | CF | Tommy Niblo | ||
| IL | Geordie Livingstone | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Tabby Booth | OL | Walter Anthony | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Maley | Harry Haslam | ||||