| Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Lawrence | GK | Jim Iremonger | ||
| RB | Billy McCracken | RB | Walter Dudley | ||
| LB | Tony Whitson | LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | ||
| RH | George Jobey | RH | Teddy Hughes | ||
| CH | Colin Veitch | CH | George Needham | ||
| LH | Wilf Low | LH | Jack Armstrong | ||
| OR | Jock Rutherford | OR | Bill Hooper | ||
| IR | Jimmy Howie | IR | Tom Marrison | ||
| CF | Albert Shepherd | CF | Knocker West | ||
| IL | George Wilson | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Bert Gosnell | OL | John Horrocks | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Frank Watt | Fred Earp | ||||