| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Moger | GK | John Smith | ||
| RB | Tony Donnelly | RB | Walter Dudley | ||
| LB | George Stacey | LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | ||
| RH | Arthur Whalley | RH | Teddy Hughes | ||
| CH | Charlie Roberts | CH | Joe Mercer | ||
| LH | Alex Bell | LH | George Needham | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Bill Hooper | ||
| IR | John Picken | IR | Tom Marrison | ||
| CF | Tom Homer | CF | John Derrick | ||
| IL | Knocker West | IL | Jack Armstrong | ||
| OL | George Wall | OL | Joe Ford | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ernest Mangnall | Fred Earp | ||||