| Manchester United | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ezra Royals | GK | Walter Smith | ||
| RB | Edward Hudson | RB | Billy Henry | ||
| LB | George Stacey | LB | Eli Fletcher | ||
| RH | Frank Knowles | RH | Teddy Hughes | ||
| CH | George Hunter | CH | Ted Hanney | ||
| LH | Tommy Gipps | LH | Jimmy Hindmarsh | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | James Cumming | ||
| IR | George Travers | IR | George Wynn | ||
| CF | George Anderson | CF | Fred Howard | ||
| IL | Knocker West | IL | Tommy Browell | ||
| OL | James Thomson | OL | Joe Dorsett | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John James Bentley | Ernest Mangnall | ||||