| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Morton | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Danny Blair | RB | Syd Cann | ||
| LB | Tommy Mort | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Tommy Wood | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Billy Kingdon | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Tommy Smart | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Jack Mandley | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Eric Houghton | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | George 'Bomber' Brown | CF | Alec Herd | ||
| IL | Billy Walker | IL | Jimmy McMullan | ||
| OL | Reg Chester | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Smith | Wilf Wild | ||||