| Sunderland | Leicester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bob Middleton | GK | Jack Beby | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Adam Black | ||
| LB | Harry Shaw | LB | Reg Osborne | ||
| RH | Alex Hastings | RH | Norman Watson | ||
| CH | Jock McDougall | CH | Roger Heywood | ||
| LH | Danny Edgar | LH | George Ritchie | ||
| OR | Jimmy Temple | OR | Hughie Adcock | ||
| IR | Bobby Gurney | IR | Ernie Hine | ||
| CF | Benny Yorston | CF | Arthur Chandler | ||
| IL | Joe Devine | IL | Arthur Lochhead | ||
| OL | Patsy Gallacher | OL | Len Barry | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Peter Hodge | ||||