| Manchester City | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bill Harper | GK | George Prout | ||
| RB | Sam Cookson | RB | Tommy Hamilton | ||
| LB | Eli Fletcher | LB | Wilf Yates | ||
| RH | Sammy Sharp | RH | Billy Mercer | ||
| CH | Mickey Hamill | CH | Joe McCall | ||
| LH | Billy Wilson | LH | Bobby Crawford | ||
| OR | Billy Meredith | OR | Roland Woodhouse | ||
| IR | Frank Roberts | IR | Fred Marquis | ||
| CF | Tommy Browell | CF | Tommy Roberts | ||
| IL | Horace Barnes | IL | Jimmy Ferris | ||
| OL | Tosh Johnson | OL | George Harrison | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ernest Mangnall | Jimmy Lawrence | ||||