| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | Alex Hall | ||
| LB | Laurie Barnett | LB | Bill Murray | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Sam Morris | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jock McDougall | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Billy Whelan | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Billy Eden | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Tommy Urwin | ||
| CF | Bill 'Nibbler' Ridding | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Fred Tilson | IL | Hookey Leonard | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Hodge | Johnny Cochrane | ||||