| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Swift | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Billy Dale | RB | Alex Hall | ||
| LB | Sam Barkas | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Jack Percival | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Bert Johnston | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Ron Dellow | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Jimmy Heale | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Fred Tilson | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Alec Herd | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Johnny Cochrane | ||||