| Nottingham Forest | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sam Hardy | GK | Cyril Spiers | ||
| RB | Bill Thompson | RB | Tommy Smart | ||
| LB | Percy Barratt | LB | Tommy Mort | ||
| RH | Jackie Belton | RH | Frank Moss | ||
| CH | Gerry Morgan | CH | Alec Talbot | ||
| LH | Bob Wallace | LH | George Blackburn | ||
| OR | Sid Gibson | OR | Billy Armfield | ||
| IR | Charlie Flood | IR | Billy Kirton | ||
| CF | Duncan Walker | CF | Percy Varco | ||
| IL | Hugh Morris | IL | Billy Walker | ||
| OL | Harry Martin | OL | Arthur Dorrell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Masters | George Ramsey | ||||