| Grimsby Town | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tommy Read | GK | Albert McInroy | ||
| RB | Billy Bell | RB | Jimmy Nelson | ||
| LB | Hughie Jacobson | LB | David Fairhurst | ||
| RH | Charlie Wilson | RH | Jimmy Naylor | ||
| CH | Harry Swaby | CH | Dave Davidson | ||
| LH | Teddy Buck | LH | Sam Weaver | ||
| OR | Jack Prior | OR | Jimmy Boyd | ||
| IR | Jackie Bestall | IR | Ronnie Starling | ||
| CF | Pat Glover | CF | Duncan Hutchison | ||
| IL | Joe Cooper | IL | Tommy McDonald | ||
| OL | Horace Fielding | OL | Jack Wilkinson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | Andy Cunningham | ||||