| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Walter Smith | GK | Jack Mew | ||
| RB | Billy Henry | RB | Charlie Moore | ||
| LB | Eli Fletcher | LB | Jack Silcock | ||
| RH | Herbert Tyler | RH | Arthur Whalley | ||
| CH | Ted Hanney | CH | Jack Grimwood | ||
| LH | Frank Knowles | LH | Tommy Meehan | ||
| OR | Tommy Broad | OR | Jimmy Hodge | ||
| IR | Harry Taylor | IR | Wilf Woodcock | ||
| CF | Tommy Browell | CF | Joe Spence | ||
| IL | Dick Crawshaw | IL | Bill Toms | ||
| OL | Spud Murphy | OL | Fred Hopkin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ernest Mangnall | Jack Robson | ||||