| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Linacre | GK | Walter Smith | ||
| RB | Walter Dudley | RB | Bertram Jackson | ||
| LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | LB | Frank Norgrove | ||
| RH | Teddy Hughes | RH | James Buchan | ||
| CH | George Wolfe | CH | John Wilkinson | ||
| LH | Jack Armstrong | LH | Jimmy Blair | ||
| OR | Bill Hooper | OR | George Dorsett | ||
| IR | Tom Marrison | IR | John Wood | ||
| CF | Knocker West | CF | Tom Holford | ||
| IL | Grenville Morris | IL | Davie Ross | ||
| OL | Bill Birch | OL | Jimmy Conlin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Haslam | Harry Newbould | ||||