| Preston North End | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Holdcroft | GK | Dave Cumming | ||
| RB | Frank Gallimore | RB | George Laking | ||
| LB | Andy Beattie | LB | Bobby Stuart | ||
| RH | Bill Shankly | RH | Ray Parkin | ||
| CH | Tom Smith | CH | Billy Forrest | ||
| LH | Bob Batey | LH | Jack Martin | ||
| OR | Bud Maxwell | OR | Ralph Birkett | ||
| IR | Joe Beresford | IR | Raymond Bryan | ||
| CF | Frank O'Donnell | CF | Micky Fenton | ||
| IL | Willie Fagan | IL | Norman Higham | ||
| OL | Hugh O'Donnell | OL | Tom Cochrane | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tommy Muirhead | Wilf Gillow | ||||