| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Harry Linacre | ||
| RB | Percy Hill | RB | Walter Dudley | ||
| LB | Frank Norgrove | LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | ||
| RH | James Buchan | RH | Teddy Hughes | ||
| CH | Bill Eadie | CH | George Needham | ||
| LH | Jimmy Blair | LH | Jack Armstrong | ||
| OR | George Dorsett | OR | Bill Shearman | ||
| IR | John Wood | IR | Tom Marrison | ||
| CF | Irvine Thornley | CF | Arthur Green | ||
| IL | Davie Ross | IL | Knocker West | ||
| OL | Jimmy Conlin | OL | Alf Spouncer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Newbould | Harry Haslam | ||||