| Stoke City | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Norman Lewis | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | Billy Spencer | RB | Frank Gallimore | ||
| LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | LB | Harry Lowe | ||
| RH | Arthur Tutin | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Arthur Turner | CH | Billy Tremelling | ||
| LH | Frank Soo | LH | Jimmy Milne | ||
| OR | Stanley Matthews | OR | Albert Butterworth | ||
| IR | Freddie Steele | IR | Joe Beresford | ||
| CF | Tommy Sale | CF | Jimmy Dougal | ||
| IL | Jim Westland | IL | Frank O'Donnell | ||
| OL | Joe Johnson | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | Board of Directors | ||||