| Manchester City | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Swift | GK | Jack Kirby | ||
| RB | Laurie Barnett | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Sam Barkas | LB | George Collin | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Jack Nicholas | ||
| CH | Sam Cowan | CH | Jack Barker | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Ralph Hann | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Sammy Crooks | ||
| IR | Bobby Marshall | IR | Arthur Groves | ||
| CF | Fred Tilson | CF | Reg Stockill | ||
| IL | Alec Herd | IL | Peter Ramage | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Dally Duncan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | George Jobey | ||||