| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Morton | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Tommy Mort | RB | Syd Cann | ||
| LB | Joe Nibloe | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Tommy Gardner | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Alec Talbot | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Tommy Wood | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Eric Houghton | OR | Peter Percival | ||
| IR | Joe Beresford | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | George 'Bomber' Brown | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Ronnie Dix | IL | Jimmy Heale | ||
| OL | Arthur Cunliffe | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Smith | Wilf Wild | ||||