| Liverpool | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | Andy Beattie | ||
| LB | Ben Dabbs | LB | John Batey | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Tiny Bradshaw | CH | Tom Smith | ||
| LH | Jimmy McDougall | LH | Jimmy Milne | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Jimmy Dougal | ||
| IR | Harry Eastham | IR | Willie Fagan | ||
| CF | Jimmy Collins | CF | Frank O'Donnell | ||
| IL | Jack Balmer | IL | Bud Maxwell | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Tommy Muirhead | ||||