| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Herbert Broomfield | ||
| RB | Bertram Jackson | RB | Dick Duckworth | ||
| LB | Frank Norgrove | LB | George Stacey | ||
| RH | James Buchan | RH | Alex Downie | ||
| CH | Bill Eadie | CH | Charlie Roberts | ||
| LH | Jimmy Blair | LH | Alex Bell | ||
| OR | Charles Webb | OR | Billy Meredith | ||
| IR | Irvine Thornley | IR | Jimmy Bannister | ||
| CF | George Dorsett | CF | Jimmy Turnbull | ||
| IL | Lot Jones | IL | Sandy Turnbull | ||
| OL | Jimmy Conlin | OL | George Wall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Newbould | Ernest Mangnall | ||||