| Manchester City | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Jack Kendall | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | Percy Thorpe | ||
| LB | Billy Felton | LB | Harry Hooper | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Harry Gooney | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jim Holmes | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | George Green | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Sid Gibson | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Bobby Barclay | ||
| CF | Bill 'Nibbler' Ridding | CF | Jimmy Dunne | ||
| IL | Harry Race | IL | Bunny Oxley | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Fred Tunstall | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Hodge | John Nicholson | ||||