| Newcastle United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Albert McInroy | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Jimmy Nelson | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | David Fairhurst | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Dave Bell | RH | Sandy McNab | ||
| CH | Alec Betton | CH | Jock McDougall | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Danny Edgar | ||
| OR | Jimmy Boyd | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Jimmy Richardson | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Jack Allen | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Jimmy Murray | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Tommy Lang | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Andy Cunningham | Johnny Cochrane | ||||