| Grimsby Town | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Tweedy | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Ned Vincent | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | Jack Hodgson | LB | Alex Hall | ||
| RH | Alec Hall | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Harry Betmead | CH | Jimmy Clark | ||
| LH | Teddy Buck | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Dennis Jennings | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Jackie Bestall | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Pat Glover | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Charlie Craven | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Jimmy Smailes | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Frank Womack | Johnny Cochrane | ||||