| Sunderland | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnny Mapson | GK | Dirk Kemp | ||
| RB | Jimmy Gorman | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | George Collin | LB | Ben Dabbs | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Alex Lockie | CH | Tiny Bradshaw | ||
| LH | Les McDowall | LH | Jimmy McDougall | ||
| OR | Len Duns | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Percy Saunders | IR | Phil Taylor | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Fred Howe | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Harry Eastham | ||
| OL | Eddie Burbanks | OL | Alf Hanson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | George Kay | ||||