| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Len Langford | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Laurie Barnett | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | Billy Dale | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Sandy McNab | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jock McDougall | ||
| LH | Jimmy McLuckie | LH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Alec Herd | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Fred Tilson | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Johnny Cochrane | ||||