| Stoke | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kenny Campbell | GK | Sam Hardy | ||
| RB | Tom Brittleton | RB | Harry Bulling | ||
| LB | Alec Milne | LB | Percy Barratt | ||
| RH | Harry Brough | RH | Jackie Belton | ||
| CH | Joe Kasher | CH | Gerry Morgan | ||
| LH | Val Rouse | LH | Noah Burton | ||
| OR | Bert Ralphs | OR | Sid Gibson | ||
| IR | Andy Smith | IR | Charlie Flood | ||
| CF | Frank Richardson | CF | Pat Nelis | ||
| IL | Arthur Watkin | IL | Walter Tinsley | ||
| OL | Dai Nicholas | OL | George Dennis | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jock Rutherford | Bob Masters | ||||