| Manchester City | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | James Nicholls | GK | Harry Morton | ||
| RB | Fred Corbett | RB | Danny Blair | ||
| LB | Billy Dale | LB | Tommy Mort | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Billy Kingdon | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jimmy Gibson | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Joe Tate | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Jack Mandley | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Dai Astley | ||
| CF | Fred Tilson | CF | George 'Bomber' Brown | ||
| IL | Malcolm Comrie | IL | Billy Walker | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Eric Houghton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Billy Smith | ||||