| Nottingham Forest | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Drabble | GK | Bill Worrall | ||
| RB | Walter Dudley | RB | Billy Troughear | ||
| LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | LB | Albert Milton | ||
| RH | Teddy Hughes | RH | Tommy Tait | ||
| CH | Joe Mercer | CH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| LH | George Needham | LH | Gavin Jarvie | ||
| OR | Bill Hooper | OR | Harry Read | ||
| IR | Jack Armstrong | IR | Tim Coleman | ||
| CF | John Derrick | CF | Harry Low | ||
| IL | Grenville Morris | IL | George Holley | ||
| OL | James Ridley | OL | Arthur Bridgett | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Fred Earp | Robert Kyle | ||||