| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Billy George | GK | Walter Smith | ||
| RB | Freddie Miles | RB | Tommy Kelso | ||
| LB | Alec Logan | LB | John Christie | ||
| RH | Watty Corbett | RH | George Dorsett | ||
| CH | Chris Buckley | CH | Bill Eadie | ||
| LH | Rowland John Codling | LH | Willie McOustra | ||
| OR | Charlie Millington | OR | George Stewart | ||
| IR | Jimmy Cantrell | IR | Bob Grieve | ||
| CF | Harry Hampton | CF | Irvine Thornley | ||
| IL | Joe Bache | IL | Davie Ross | ||
| OL | Bert Hall | OL | Bruce Rankin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Ramsey | Harry Newbould | ||||