| Sunderland | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Thorpe | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | Tom Morrison | RB | Frank Gallimore | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Harry Lowe | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Jimmy Clark | CH | Billy Tremelling | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Jimmy Milne | ||
| OR | Len Duns | OR | Albert Butterworth | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Joe Beresford | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Bud Maxwell | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Frank O'Donnell | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Board of Directors | ||||