| Manchester City | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Joe Lievesley | ||
| RB | Charlie Burgess | RB | Charlie Johnson | ||
| LB | Tommy Kelso | LB | Joe Brooks | ||
| RH | James Buchan | RH | Albert Sturgess | ||
| CH | John Wilkinson | CH | Bernard Wilkinson | ||
| LH | Jimmy Blair | LH | Nudger Needham | ||
| OR | Irvine Thornley | OR | Arthur Robins | ||
| IR | Lot Jones | IR | Jim Simmons | ||
| CF | Tom Holford | CF | Joe Kitchen | ||
| IL | Patsy Hendren | IL | Billy Batty | ||
| OL | Jimmy Conlin | OL | Bobby Evans | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Newbould | John Nicholson | ||||