| Stoke City | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Roy John | GK | Len Langford | ||
| RB | Billy Spencer | RB | Laurie Barnett | ||
| LB | Arthur Beachill | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Arthur Tutin | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Arthur Turner | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Harry Sellars | LH | Jimmy McLuckie | ||
| OR | Bobby Liddle | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Harry Davies | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Tommy Sale | CF | Alec Herd | ||
| IL | Frank Soo | IL | Fred Tilson | ||
| OL | Joe Johnson | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Mather | Wilf Wild | ||||