| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Linacre | GK | Walter Smith | ||
| RB | Walter Dudley | RB | Tommy Kelso | ||
| LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | LB | Bertram Jackson | ||
| RH | Teddy Hughes | RH | James Buchan | ||
| CH | George Wolfe | CH | Bill Eadie | ||
| LH | Jack Armstrong | LH | Jimmy Blair | ||
| OR | Tom Marrison | OR | Charles Webb | ||
| IR | Knocker West | IR | John Wood | ||
| CF | Arthur Green | CF | George Dorsett | ||
| IL | Grenville Morris | IL | Lot Jones | ||
| OL | Alf Spouncer | OL | Jimmy Conlin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Haslam | Harry Newbould | ||||