| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Linacre | GK | John Edmondson | ||
| RB | Jim Iremonger | RB | Frank Norgrove | ||
| LB | Walter Dudley | LB | Herbert Burgess | ||
| RH | Jack Armstrong | RH | Sammy Frost | ||
| CH | William Fullarton | CH | Tommy Hynds | ||
| LH | George Wolfe | LH | Willie Banks | ||
| OR | Jack Craggs | OR | George Dorsett | ||
| IR | Bill Shearman | IR | Lot Jones | ||
| CF | Knocker West | CF | Irvine Thornley | ||
| IL | Grenville Morris | IL | Sandy Turnbull | ||
| OL | Alf Spouncer | OL | Tabby Booth | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Haslam | Tom Maley | ||||