| Birmingham | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Hibbs | GK | Harry Morton | ||
| RB | Harold Booton | RB | Danny Blair | ||
| LB | Ned Barkas | LB | Tommy Mort | ||
| RH | Lew Stoker | RH | Jimmy Gibson | ||
| CH | George Morrall | CH | Ernie Callaghan | ||
| LH | Charlie Calladine | LH | Tommy Smart | ||
| OR | George Briggs | OR | Jack Mandley | ||
| IR | Tom Grosvenor | IR | Dai Astley | ||
| CF | Joe Bradford | CF | George 'Bomber' Brown | ||
| IL | Bob Gregg | IL | Billy Walker | ||
| OL | Ernie Curtis | OL | Eric Houghton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | Billy Smith | ||||