| Liverpool | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Fred Gibson | ||
| RB | Ben Dabbs | RB | Billy Brown | ||
| LB | Ernie Blenkinsop | LB | Bobby Stuart | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Jack Martin | ||
| CH | Tiny Bradshaw | CH | Bobby Baxter | ||
| LH | Jimmy McDougall | LH | Billy Forrest | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Ralph Birkett | ||
| IR | Harry Taylor | IR | Norman Higham | ||
| CF | Fred Howe | CF | Benny Yorston | ||
| IL | Bob Glassey | IL | Tim Coleman | ||
| OL | Phil Taylor | OL | Arthur Cunliffe | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Patterson | Wilf Gillow | ||||