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