| Sunderland | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tom Allan | GK | Peter McBride | ||
| RB | Billy Troughear | RB | Charlie McFadyen | ||
| LB | Harry Forster | LB | Tommy Rodway | ||
| RH | Tommy Tait | RH | Eddie Holdsworth | ||
| CH | Frank Cuggy | CH | Joe McCall | ||
| LH | Harry Low | LH | Billy Wareing | ||
| OR | Jackie Mordue | OR | John Thompson | ||
| IR | Tim Coleman | IR | Jimmy Bannister | ||
| CF | Jack Cowell | CF | David McLean | ||
| IL | Jimmy Gemmell | IL | Herbie Danson | ||
| OL | Arthur Bridgett | OL | Arthur Winterhalder | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Robert Kyle | Charlie Parkes | ||||