| Manchester City | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Joe Hillier | ||
| RB | Mick Ridley | RB | Sid Jarvis | ||
| LB | Billy Dale | LB | Tom Freeman | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Maurice Webster | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jack Elkes | ||
| LH | Jimmy McMullan | LH | John MacFarlane | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Joey Williams | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Jock McKay | ||
| CF | Dave Halliday | CF | George Camsell | ||
| IL | Fred Tilson | IL | Bobbie Bruce | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Ken Cameron | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Peter McWilliam | ||||