| Manchester City | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Harry Wilkes | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Laurie Barnett | LB | George Collin | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Johnny McIntyre | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Archie Scott | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Freddie Jessop | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Dick Neal | ||
| IR | Paddy Wrightson | IR | Sammy Crooks | ||
| CF | Dave Halliday | CF | Jack Bowers | ||
| IL | Fred Tilson | IL | Tom Ruddy | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Jimmy Randall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Hodge | George Jobey | ||||