| Stoke City | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Norman Lewis | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Bob McGrory | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | Billy Spencer | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Arthur Tutin | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Arthur Turner | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Harry Sellars | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Bobby Liddle | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Stanley Matthews | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Harry Ware | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Harry Davies | IL | Alec Herd | ||
| OL | Joe Johnson | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Mather | Wilf Wild | ||||