| Preston North End | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Branston | GK | Thomas Blair | ||
| RB | Tommy Hamilton | RB | Sam Cookson | ||
| LB | George Speak | LB | Jack Allen | ||
| RH | Tom Duxbury | RH | Sammy Sharp | ||
| CH | George Waddell | CH | Max Woosnam | ||
| LH | Bobby Crawford | LH | Mickey Hamill | ||
| OR | Archie Rawlings | OR | Alf Ford | ||
| IR | Jack Holland | IR | Tommy Browell | ||
| CF | Tommy Roberts | CF | Tosh Johnson | ||
| IL | Roland Woodhouse | IL | Horace Barnes | ||
| OL | Joseph Irving | OL | Spud Murphy | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Vincent Hayes | Ernest Mangnall | ||||