| Middlesbrough | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dave Cumming | GK | Ken Scattergood | ||
| RB | George Laking | RB | Dave Bell | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Jack Howe | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Jack Nicholas | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Jack Barker | ||
| LH | Billy Forrest | LH | Ralph Hann | ||
| OR | Cliff Chadwick | OR | Sammy Crooks | ||
| IR | Norman Higham | IR | Ronnie Dix | ||
| CF | Micky Fenton | CF | Dai Astley | ||
| IL | Benny Yorston | IL | Peter Ramage | ||
| OL | Tom Cochrane | OL | Dally Duncan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | George Jobey | ||||