| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Morton | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | George Beeson | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | Danny Blair | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Tommy Gardner | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Alec Talbot | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Billy Kingdon | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Arthur Cunliffe | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Bob Brocklebank | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Pongo Waring | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Dai Astley | IL | Jimmy Heale | ||
| OL | Eric Houghton | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jimmy McMullan | Wilf Wild | ||||