| Liverpool | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | Billy Dale | ||
| LB | Ernie Blenkinsop | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Ted Savage | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Tiny Bradshaw | CH | Robert Donnelly | ||
| LH | Jimmy McDougall | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Vic Wright | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Fred Howe | CF | Jimmy Heale | ||
| IL | Tosh Johnson | IL | Fred Tilson | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Patterson | Wilf Wild | ||||