| Sunderland | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bob Middleton | GK | Harry Morton | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Tommy Smart | ||
| LB | Harry Shaw | LB | Tommy Mort | ||
| RH | Alex Hastings | RH | Jimmy Gibson | ||
| CH | Jock McDougall | CH | Alec Talbot | ||
| LH | Danny Edgar | LH | Joe Tate | ||
| OR | Jimmy Temple | OR | Jack Mandley | ||
| IR | Bobby Gurney | IR | Joe Beresford | ||
| CF | Benny Yorston | CF | Pongo Waring | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Dai Astley | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Eric Houghton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Billy Smith | ||||