| Birmingham | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Hibbs | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Harold Booton | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | Arthur Hubbard | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Lew Stoker | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | George Morrall | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Charlie Calladine | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Francis McGurk | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Fred Harris | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Dave Mangnall | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Joe Bradford | IL | Alec Herd | ||
| OL | Frank White | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | Wilf Wild | ||||