| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fred Gibson | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Jack Jennings | RB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Tom Griffiths | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Jack Martin | LH | Jimmy McLuckie | ||
| OR | Joey Williams | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Bobbie Bruce | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | George Camsell | CF | Dave Halliday | ||
| IL | Bobby Baxter | IL | Alec Herd | ||
| OL | Freddie Warren | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter McWilliam | Wilf Wild | ||||