| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dick Roose | GK | Walter Smith | ||
| RB | Willie Agnew | RB | Charlie Burgess | ||
| LB | Harry Forster | LB | Tommy Kelso | ||
| RH | Tommy Tait | RH | James Buchan | ||
| CH | Charlie Thomson | CH | John Wilkinson | ||
| LH | Gavin Jarvie | LH | Jimmy Blair | ||
| OR | Willie Clark | OR | Irvine Thornley | ||
| IR | George Holley | IR | Lot Jones | ||
| CF | Arthur Brown | CF | Tom Holford | ||
| IL | Jackie Mordue | IL | Davie Ross | ||
| OL | Arthur Bridgett | OL | George Dorsett | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Robert Kyle | Harry Newbould | ||||