| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Swift | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | Fred Corbett | RB | Tom Morrison | ||
| LB | Sam Barkas | LB | Alex Hall | ||
| RH | Jack Percival | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Robert Donnelly | CH | Jimmy Clark | ||
| LH | Jackie Bray | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Ernie Toseland | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Keiller McCullough | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Billy Owen | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Bobby Marshall | IL | Sandy McNab | ||
| OL | Eric Brook | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Wild | Johnny Cochrane | ||||