| Stoke City | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Norman Wilkinson | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Bill Winstanley | RB | Gordon Clark | ||
| LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Arthur Tutin | RH | Jack Percival | ||
| CH | Arthur Turner | CH | Bobby Marshall | ||
| LH | Frank Soo | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Stanley Matthews | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Bobby Liddle | IR | Jimmy Heale | ||
| CF | Freddie Steele | CF | Eric Brook | ||
| IL | Harry Davies | IL | Peter Doherty | ||
| OL | Joe Johnson | OL | Bobby Regan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | Wilf Wild | ||||