| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bob Middleton | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Syd Cann | ||
| LB | Harry Shaw | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Alex Hastings | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Jock McDougall | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Joe Devine | LH | Jimmy McMullan | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Bobby Gurney | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Benny Yorston | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Fred Tilson | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Wilf Wild | ||||