| Nottingham Forest | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sam Hardy | GK | Cyril Spiers | ||
| RB | Harry Bulling | RB | Tommy Smart | ||
| LB | Harry Jones | LB | Tommy Mort | ||
| RH | Jackie Belton | RH | Frank Moss | ||
| CH | Gerry Morgan | CH | Tommy Ball | ||
| LH | Noah Burton | LH | George Harkus | ||
| OR | Sid Gibson | OR | Dicky York | ||
| IR | Jack Spaven | IR | Billy Kirton | ||
| CF | John Green | CF | Ian Dickson | ||
| IL | Walter Tinsley | IL | Billy Walker | ||
| OL | Harry Martin | OL | Arthur Dorrell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Masters | George Ramsey | ||||