| Liverpool | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | Gordon Clark | ||
| LB | Barney Ramsden | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Jack Percival | ||
| CH | Tom Bush | CH | Dick Neilson | ||
| LH | Jimmy McInnes | LH | Les McDowall | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Maurice Dunkley | ||
| IR | Ronnie Jones | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Jack Balmer | CF | Jack Milsom | ||
| IL | Willie Fagan | IL | Peter Doherty | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Wilf Wild | ||||