| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Fred Corbett | RB | Alex Hall | ||
| LB | Billy Dale | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Bert Johnston | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| CF | Fred Tilson | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Malcolm Comrie | IL | Raich Carter | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Johnny Cochrane | ||||