| Manchester City | Grimsby Town | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Tommy Read | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | Charlie H Wilson | ||
| LB | Billy Felton | LB | Hughie Jacobson | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Tommy Gardner | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jock Priestley | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Alec Hall | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Jack Prior | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Jackie Bestall | ||
| CF | Dave Halliday | CF | Tim Coleman | ||
| IL | Fred Tilson | IL | Joe Cooper | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Horace Fielding | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Hodge | Wilf Gillow | ||||