| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Bert Hasell | ||
| RB | Tommy Kelso | RB | Tommy Gibson | ||
| LB | Jack Chaplin | LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | ||
| RH | James Buchan | RH | Jack Armstrong | ||
| CH | Bill Eadie | CH | George Wolfe | ||
| LH | Lot Jones | LH | George Needham | ||
| OR | George Stewart | OR | Bill Hooper | ||
| IR | Joe Dorsett | IR | Harry Lockett | ||
| CF | Irvine Thornley | CF | Tom Marrison | ||
| IL | Len Wall | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Jimmy Conlin | OL | John Horrocks | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Newbould | Fred Earp | ||||