| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Mathieson | GK | Lewis Barber | ||
| RB | Jack Jennings | RB | Mick Ridley | ||
| LB | Don Ashman | LB | George Robertson | ||
| RH | Bert Watson | RH | Matt Barrass | ||
| CH | Maurice Webster | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | John MacFarlane | LH | Jimmy McMullan | ||
| OR | Willie Pease | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Jock McKay | IR | Matt Busby | ||
| CF | George Camsell | CF | Tommy Tait | ||
| IL | Bobby Bruce | IL | Fred Tilson | ||
| OL | Freddie Warren | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter McWilliam | Peter Hodge | ||||