| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matt Middleton | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Syd Cann | ||
| LB | Bert Ives | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Bert Johnston | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Jimmy McLuckie | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | George Ainsley | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Alec Herd | ||
| IL | Sandy McNab | IL | Jimmy Heale | ||
| OL | John Foreman | OL | Jackie Bray | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Wilf Wild | ||||