| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joe Butler | GK | Walter Smith | ||
| RB | Bert Hobson | RB | Billy Henry | ||
| LB | Harry Ness | LB | Eli Fletcher | ||
| RH | Frank Cuggy | RH | Teddy Hughes | ||
| CH | Charlie Thomson | CH | Bill Bottomley | ||
| LH | Willie Cringan | LH | Tom Holford | ||
| OR | Bobby Best | OR | Joe Dorsett | ||
| IR | Charlie Buchan | IR | George Wynn | ||
| CF | Joe Lane | CF | Fred Howard | ||
| IL | George Holley | IL | Lot Jones | ||
| OL | Harry Martin | OL | Joe Spottiswood | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Robert Kyle | Ernest Mangnall | ||||