| Aston Villa | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Reg Miles | GK | Bob Middleton | ||
| RB | Tommy Smart | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | Tommy Mort | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Jimmy Gibson | RH | Sam Morris | ||
| CH | Alec Talbot | CH | Jock McDougall | ||
| LH | Joe Tate | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Jack Mandley | OR | Billy Eden | ||
| IR | Joe Beresford | IR | Joe Devine | ||
| CF | Pongo Waring | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Billy Walker | IL | Hookey Leonard | ||
| OL | Eric Houghton | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Smith | Johnny Cochrane | ||||