| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dick Roose | GK | John Smith | ||
| RB | Billy Troughear | RB | Walter Dudley | ||
| LB | Albert Milton | LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | ||
| RH | Tommy Tait | RH | Teddy Hughes | ||
| CH | Charlie Thomson | CH | George Wolfe | ||
| LH | Gavin Jarvie | LH | George Needham | ||
| OR | Willie Clark | OR | Bill Hooper | ||
| IR | George Holley | IR | Tom Marrison | ||
| CF | Arthur Brown | CF | Knocker West | ||
| IL | Arthur Bridgett | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Jackie Mordue | OL | John Horrocks | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Robert Kyle | Fred Earp | ||||