| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Reg Miles | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Tommy Smart | RB | Mick Ridley | ||
| LB | Teddy Bowen | LB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| RH | Jimmy Gibson | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Alec Talbot | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Joe Tate | LH | Jimmy McMullan | ||
| OR | Eric Houghton | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Joe Beresford | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Pongo Waring | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Billy Walker | IL | Paddy Wrightson | ||
| OL | Reg Chester | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Smith | Peter Hodge | ||||