| Manchester City | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | James Nicholls | GK | Jack Breedon | ||
| RB | Laurie Barnett | RB | George Beeson | ||
| LB | Billy Dale | LB | Ernie Blenkinsop | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Alf Strange | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Tony Leach | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Horace Burrows | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Mark Hooper | ||
| IR | Alec Herd | IR | Ronnie Starling | ||
| CF | Fred Tilson | CF | Jack Ball | ||
| IL | Jimmy McLuckie | IL | Harry Burgess | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Ellis Rimmer | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Rob Brown | ||||