| Sunderland | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Roy John | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Billy Spencer | ||
| LB | Harry Shaw | LB | Arthur Beachill | ||
| RH | Sandy McNab | RH | Peter Jackson | ||
| CH | Jock McDougall | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | Danny Edgar | LH | Harry Sellars | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Benny Yorston | IR | Harry Davies | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Jackie Palethorpe | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Tommy Sale | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Joe Johnson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Tom Mather | ||||