| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Bobby Beale | ||
| RB | Billy Henry | RB | John Hodge | ||
| LB | Eli Fletcher | LB | George Stacey | ||
| RH | Jimmy Hindmarsh | RH | Tommy Gipps | ||
| CH | Ted Hanney | CH | Pat O'Connell | ||
| LH | Jack Brennan | LH | Samuel Cookson | ||
| OR | Joe Dorsett | OR | Billy Meredith | ||
| IR | Harry Taylor | IR | Arthur Potts | ||
| CF | Fred Howard | CF | George Anderson | ||
| IL | Lot Jones | IL | Knocker West | ||
| OL | Joe Cartwright | OL | Joe Norton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ernest Mangnall | Jack Robson | ||||