| Sheffield United | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jack Kendall | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Percy Thorpe | RB | Mick Ridley | ||
| LB | George Green | LB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| RH | Tommy Sampy | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Pat Carrigan | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Harry Gooney | LH | Jimmy McMullan | ||
| OR | Sid Gibson | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Bunny Oxley | IR | Paddy Wrightson | ||
| CF | Jimmy Dunne | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Fred Cheesmur | IL | Les Roberts | ||
| OL | Fred Tunstall | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Nicholson | Peter Hodge | ||||