| Manchester City | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Thomas Blair | GK | Ernest Blackwell | ||
| RB | Sam Cookson | RB | Albert Sturgess | ||
| LB | Eli Fletcher | LB | Ernest Milton | ||
| RH | Sammy Sharp | RH | Harry Pantling | ||
| CH | Max Woosnam | CH | Jimmy McCourt | ||
| LH | Mickey Hamill | LH | Cliff Halliwell | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | David Mercer | ||
| IR | Tommy Browell | IR | Tommy Sampy | ||
| CF | Tosh Johnson | CF | Bertie Menlove | ||
| IL | Horace Barnes | IL | Billy Gillespie | ||
| OL | Spud Murphy | OL | Fred Tunstall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ernest Mangnall | John Nicholson | ||||