| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Mathieson | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Jack Jennings | RB | Mick Ridley | ||
| LB | Don Ashman | LB | Billy Felton | ||
| RH | Maurice Webster | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Jack Elkes | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Billy Forrest | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Billy Pease | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Billy Scott | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | George Camsell | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Bobbie Bruce | IL | Fred Tilson | ||
| OL | Ken Cameron | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter McWilliam | Peter Hodge | ||||