| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Jimmy Clark | CH | Robert Donnelly | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Jimmy Heale | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Wilf Wild | ||||