| Liverpool | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Willie Steel | RB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| LB | Ernie Blenkinsop | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Ted Savage | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Tiny Bradshaw | CH | Bobby Marshall | ||
| LH | Jimmy McDougall | LH | Jimmy McLuckie | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Gordon Hodgson | IR | Malcolm Comrie | ||
| CF | Tosh Johnson | CF | Alec Herd | ||
| IL | Vic Wright | IL | Jimmy Heale | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Patterson | Wilf Wild | ||||