| Nottingham Forest | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | John Smith | GK | Jimmy Lawrence | ||
| RB | Tommy Gibson | RB | Billy McCracken | ||
| LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | LB | Tony Whitson | ||
| RH | Teddy Hughes | RH | Colin Veitch | ||
| CH | George Wolfe | CH | David Willis | ||
| LH | Jack Armstrong | LH | Jock Finlay | ||
| OR | John Horrocks | OR | Jock Rutherford | ||
| IR | Harry Lockett | IR | Arthur Metcalf | ||
| CF | Tom Marrison | CF | Sandy Higgins | ||
| IL | John Derrick | IL | Charles Randall | ||
| OL | Joe Ford | OL | Andrew Anderson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Fred Earp | Frank Watt | ||||