| Middlesbrough | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jack Clough | GK | Jimmy Branston | ||
| RB | Reg Freeman | RB | Tommy Hamilton | ||
| LB | Alf Maitland | LB | Wilf Yates | ||
| RH | Joe Harris | RH | Billy Mercer | ||
| CH | Maurice Webster | CH | Joe McCall | ||
| LH | Charlie Slade | LH | Bobby Crawford | ||
| OR | Billy Bottrill | OR | Alf Quantrill | ||
| IR | Jackie Carr | IR | Archie Rawlings | ||
| CF | Ian Dickson | CF | Tommy Roberts | ||
| IL | Russell Wainscoat | IL | Jimmy Ferris | ||
| OL | Arthur Stevenson | OL | George Harrison | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Herbert Bamlett | Jimmy Lawrence | ||||