| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Billy Felton | ||
| LB | Harry Shaw | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Sam Morris | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Jock McDougall | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Joe Devine | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Billy Eden | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Patsy Gallacher | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Tommy Urwin | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Jack Vinall | IL | Harry Rowley | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Peter Hodge | ||||