| Liverpool | Birmingham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Frank Clack | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | Willie Steel | ||
| LB | Barney Ramsden | LB | Billy Hughes | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Lew Stoker | ||
| CH | Tom Bush | CH | Norman Brunskill | ||
| LH | Jimmy McInnes | LH | Dennis Jennings | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Charlie Phillips | ||
| IR | Phil Taylor | IR | Don Dearson | ||
| CF | Jack Balmer | CF | Wilson Jones | ||
| IL | Willie Fagan | IL | Fred Harris | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Frank White | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Leslie Knighton | ||||