| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dick Roose | GK | Bert Hasell | ||
| RB | Billy Troughear | RB | Walter Dudley | ||
| LB | Harry Forster | LB | George 'Ginger' Maltby | ||
| RH | Tommy Tait | RH | Jack Armstrong | ||
| CH | Charlie Thomson | CH | George Wolfe | ||
| LH | Harry Low | LH | George Needham | ||
| OR | Jackie Mordue | OR | Bill Hooper | ||
| IR | Tim Coleman | IR | Harry Lockett | ||
| CF | George Holley | CF | Tom Marrison | ||
| IL | Jimmy Gemmell | IL | Grenville Morris | ||
| OL | Arthur Bridgett | OL | Joe Ford | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Robert Kyle | Fred Earp | ||||