| Aston Villa | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Morton | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Teddy Bowen | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | Joe Nibloe | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Jimmy Gibson | RH | Sandy McNab | ||
| CH | Alec Talbot | CH | Jock McDougall | ||
| LH | Billy Simpson | LH | Danny Edgar | ||
| OR | Eric Houghton | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Dai Astley | IR | Benny Yorston | ||
| CF | Pongo Waring | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Billy Walker | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Arthur Cunliffe | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Smith | Johnny Cochrane | ||||