| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jim Mitchell | GK | Sam Hardy | ||
| RB | Sam Cookson | RB | Harry Bulling | ||
| LB | Eli Fletcher | LB | Percy Barratt | ||
| RH | Sammy Sharp | RH | Bob Wallace | ||
| CH | Jimmy McCourt | CH | Gerry Morgan | ||
| LH | Charlie Pringle | LH | Noah Burton | ||
| OR | Billy Austin | OR | Hugh Morris | ||
| IR | Frank Roberts | IR | Charlie Flood | ||
| CF | Tosh Johnson | CF | Duncan Walker | ||
| IL | Horace Barnes | IL | Andy Miller | ||
| OL | Spud Murphy | OL | Harry Martin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| David Ashworth | Bob Masters | ||||