| Derby County | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jack Kirby | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| LB | George Collin | LB | Vic Corbett | ||
| RH | Jack Nicholas | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Freddie Jessop | CH | Bobby Marshall | ||
| LH | Eric Keen | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Sammy Crooks | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Arthur Groves | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Jack Bowers | CF | Fred Gregory | ||
| IL | Peter Ramage | IL | Fred Tilson | ||
| OL | Dally Duncan | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Jobey | Wilf Wild | ||||