| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | John Edmondson | GK | Harry Linacre | ||
| RB | Frank Norgrove | RB | Charlie Craig | ||
| LB | Herbert Burgess | LB | Walter Dudley | ||
| RH | James Buchan | RH | Sammy Timmins | ||
| CH | Tommy Hynds | CH | George Wolfe | ||
| LH | Willie McOustra | LH | George Henderson | ||
| OR | George Dorsett | OR | Jack Craggs | ||
| IR | Geordie Livingstone | IR | Bill Shearman | ||
| CF | Lot Jones | CF | Fred Lessons | ||
| IL | Irvine Thornley | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Tabby Booth | OL | Tommy Niblo | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Maley | Harry Haslam | ||||