| Preston North End | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Branston | GK | Jim Mitchell | ||
| RB | Tommy Hamilton | RB | Sam Cookson | ||
| LB | Wilf Yates | LB | Jack Allen | ||
| RH | Bobby Crawford | RH | Sammy Sharp | ||
| CH | Jack Marshall | CH | Mickey Hamill | ||
| LH | Billy Mercer | LH | Charlie Pringle | ||
| OR | Archie Rawlings | OR | Hugh Morris | ||
| IR | Frank Jefferis | IR | Frank Roberts | ||
| CF | Tommy Roberts | CF | Tosh Johnson | ||
| IL | Jimmy Ferris | IL | Horace Barnes | ||
| OL | Alf Quantrill | OL | Spud Murphy | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Vincent Hayes | Ernest Mangnall | ||||