| Newcastle United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mick Burns | GK | Bob Middleton | ||
| RB | Jimmy Nelson | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | David Fairhurst | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Jimmy Naylor | RH | Sam Morris | ||
| CH | Dave Davidson | CH | Jock McDougall | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Jackie Cape | OR | Billy Eden | ||
| IR | Harry Bedford | IR | Tommy Urwin | ||
| CF | Duncan Lindsay | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Ronnie Starling | IL | Joe Devine | ||
| OL | Tommy Lang | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Andy Cunningham | Johnny Cochrane | ||||