| Derby County | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vince Blore | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Ted Udall | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | George Collin | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Jack Nicholas | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Jack Barker | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Ralph Hann | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Sammy Crooks | OR | Ron Dellow | ||
| IR | Arthur Groves | IR | Bobby Marshall | ||
| CF | Hughie Gallacher | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Peter Ramage | IL | Alec Herd | ||
| OL | Dally Duncan | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Jobey | Wilf Wild | ||||