| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnny Mapson | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Jimmy Gorman | RB | Gordon Clark | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Sam Barkas | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Jack Percival | ||
| CH | Bert Johnston | CH | Bobby Marshall | ||
| LH | Sandy McNab | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Jim Russell | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Colin 'Fally' Rodger | ||
| IL | Percy Saunders | IL | Peter Doherty | ||
| OL | Eddie Burbanks | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | Wilf Wild | ||||