| Liverpool | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Norman Lewis | ||
| RB | Ben Dabbs | RB | Billy Spencer | ||
| LB | Ernie Blenkinsop | LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | ||
| RH | Ted Savage | RH | Arthur Tutin | ||
| CH | Tiny Bradshaw | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | John Browning | LH | Frank Soo | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Gordon Hodgson | IR | Freddie Steele | ||
| CF | Fred Howe | CF | Tommy Sale | ||
| IL | Tosh Johnson | IL | Jim Westland | ||
| OL | Lance Carr | OL | Joe Johnson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Patterson | Bob McGrory | ||||