| Middlesbrough | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fred Gibson | GK | Harry Morton | ||
| RB | Tom Griffiths | RB | George Beeson | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Danny Blair | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Billy Kingdon | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Jimmy Allen | ||
| LH | Jack Martin | LH | Jimmy McLuckie | ||
| OR | Ralph Birkett | OR | Eric Houghton | ||
| IR | Benny Yorston | IR | Pongo Waring | ||
| CF | George Camsell | CF | Dai Astley | ||
| IL | Tim Coleman | IL | Ronnie Dix | ||
| OL | Micky Fenton | OL | Arthur Cunliffe | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | Jimmy McMullan | ||||