| Grimsby Town | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tommy Read | GK | Harry Morton | ||
| RB | Billy Bell | RB | Tommy Smart | ||
| LB | Arthur Bateman | LB | Danny Blair | ||
| RH | Alec Hall | RH | Jimmy Gibson | ||
| CH | Jock Priestley | CH | Alec Talbot | ||
| LH | Teddy Buck | LH | Billy Simpson | ||
| OR | Horace Fielding | OR | Jack Mandley | ||
| IR | Jackie Bestall | IR | Joe Beresford | ||
| CF | Tim Coleman | CF | Pongo Waring | ||
| IL | Joe Cooper | IL | George 'Bomber' Brown | ||
| OL | Billy Marshall | OL | Eric Houghton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | Billy Smith | ||||