| Birmingham | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Hibbs | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | Cyril Trigg | RB | Jack Jennings | ||
| LB | Billy Hughes | LB | John Batey | ||
| RH | Norman Brunskill | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Tom Fillingham | CH | Tom Smith | ||
| LH | Dai Richards | LH | Bob Batey | ||
| OR | Dennis Jennings | OR | Jimmy Dougal | ||
| IR | Don Dearson | IR | Willie Fagan | ||
| CF | Jack Beattie | CF | Frank O'Donnell | ||
| IL | Fred Harris | IL | Bud Maxwell | ||
| OL | Albert Clarke | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | Tommy Muirhead | ||||