| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joe Hillier | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Jack Jennings | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Sam Cowan | ||
| LH | Billy Forrest | LH | Jimmy McLuckie | ||
| OR | Micky Fenton | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Benny Yorston | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Tim Coleman | CF | Len Fletcher | ||
| IL | Bobbie Bruce | IL | Jimmy Heale | ||
| OL | Freddie Warren | OL | Norman Wright | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | Wilf Wild | ||||