| Sunderland | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnny Mapson | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | Alex Hall | RB | Billy Hough | ||
| LB | George Collin | LB | Harry Lowe | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Bert Johnston | CH | Bob Batey | ||
| LH | Sandy McNab | LH | Jimmy Milne | ||
| OR | Bert Davis | OR | Jimmy Briscoe | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Joe Beresford | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Bud Maxwell | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Frank O'Donnell | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Tommy Muirhead | ||||