| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Bobby Beale | ||
| RB | Billy Henry | RB | Jimmy Hodge | ||
| LB | Eli Fletcher | LB | George Stacey | ||
| RH | Teddy Hughes | RH | Frank Knowles | ||
| CH | Ted Hanney | CH | Arthur Whalley | ||
| LH | Jimmy Hindmarsh | LH | Mickey Hamill | ||
| OR | James Cumming | OR | Billy Meredith | ||
| IR | Harry Taylor | IR | Sandy Turnbull | ||
| CF | Fred Howard | CF | George Anderson | ||
| IL | Tommy Browell | IL | Knocker West | ||
| OL | William Wallace | OL | George Wall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ernest Mangnall | John James Bentley | ||||