| Middlesbrough | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dave Cumming | GK | Norman Wilkinson | ||
| RB | George Laking | RB | Harry Brigham | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Arthur Tutin | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | Billy Forrest | LH | Jock Kirton | ||
| OR | Ralph Birkett | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Norman Higham | IR | George Antonio | ||
| CF | Micky Fenton | CF | Freddie Steele | ||
| IL | Benny Yorston | IL | Jim Westland | ||
| OL | Tom Cochrane | OL | Joe Johnson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | Bob McGrory | ||||