| Manchester City | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bert Gray | GK | Dan McPhail | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | George Clifford | ||
| LB | Phil McCloy | LB | John McColgan | ||
| RH | Matt Barrass | RH | Jimmy Nichol | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Johnny McIlwane | ||
| LH | Jimmy McMullan | LH | David Thackeray | ||
| OR | Billy Austin | OR | Fred Forward | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Jack Smith | ||
| CF | Tosh Johnson | CF | Jack Weddle | ||
| IL | George Hicks | IL | David Watson | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Fred Cook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Hodge | Jack Tinn | ||||