| Manchester City | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Swift | GK | Roy John | ||
| RB | Laurie Barnett | RB | Bob McGrory | ||
| LB | Billy Dale | LB | Billy Spencer | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Arthur Tutin | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Harry Sellars | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Bobby Liddle | ||
| CF | Alec Herd | CF | Tommy Sale | ||
| IL | Jimmy Heale | IL | Harry Davies | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Joe Johnson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Tom Mather | ||||