| Newcastle United | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mick Burns | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Jimmy Nelson | RB | Mick Ridley | ||
| LB | Bob Thomson | LB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| RH | Roddie MacKenzie | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Dave Davidson | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Jimmy McMullan | ||
| OR | Jimmy Boyd | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Harry Bedford | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Duncan Hutchison | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Ronnie Starling | IL | Paddy Wrightson | ||
| OL | Tommy Lang | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Andy Cunningham | Peter Hodge | ||||