| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Bob Ward | ||
| RB | Percy Hill | RB | Ephraim 'Dusty' Rhodes | ||
| LB | Tommy Kelso | LB | Tom Daykin | ||
| RH | Alex Steel | RH | Tommy Tait | ||
| CH | George Hamblett | CH | Joe McGhie | ||
| LH | Jimmy Blair | LH | Billy Farquhar | ||
| OR | George Stewart | OR | Jim Raine | ||
| IR | Bob Grieve | IR | Jimmy Gemmell | ||
| CF | Samuel Eyres | CF | Angus McIntosh | ||
| IL | George Dorsett | IL | George Holley | ||
| OL | Jimmy Conlin | OL | Arthur Bridgett | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Newbould | Robert Kyle | ||||