| Sunderland | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Norman Lewis | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Bob McGrory | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Billy Spencer | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Arthur Tutin | ||
| CH | Bert Johnston | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Harry Sellars | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Freddie Steele | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Harry Ware | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Frank Soo | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Joe Johnson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Tom Mather | ||||