| Manchester City | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Percy Maggs | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | Tommy Smart | ||
| LB | Laurie Barnett | LB | Tommy Mort | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Jimmy Gibson | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Alec Talbot | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Joe Tate | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Jack Mandley | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | George 'Bomber' Brown | ||
| CF | Dave Halliday | CF | Pongo Waring | ||
| IL | Fred Tilson | IL | Billy Walker | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Eric Houghton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Hodge | Billy Smith | ||||