| Sunderland | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnny Mapson | GK | Dirk Kemp | ||
| RB | Jimmy Gorman | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Jim Harley | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Bert Johnston | CH | Fred Rogers | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Jimmy McDougall | ||
| OR | Johnny Spuhler | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Phil Taylor | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | John Shafto | ||
| IL | Percy Saunders | IL | Willie Fagan | ||
| OL | Patsy Gallacher | OL | Alf Hanson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | George Kay | ||||