| Sunderland | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Arthur Riley | ||
| RB | Bill Murray | RB | Jim Harley | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Ernie Blenkinsop | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Ted Savage | ||
| CH | Jimmy Clark | CH | Tiny Bradshaw | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Jimmy McDougall | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Gordon Hodgson | ||
| CF | George Goddard | CF | Vic Wright | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Fred Howe | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Lance Carr | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | George Patterson | ||||