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