| Liverpool | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dirk Kemp | GK | Doug Westland | ||
| RB | Jim Harley | RB | Harry Brigham | ||
| LB | Ben Dabbs | LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Arthur Tutin | ||
| CH | Fred Rogers | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | Jimmy McDougall | LH | Frank Soo | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Harry Eastham | IR | George Antonio | ||
| CF | Fred Howe | CF | Freddie Steele | ||
| IL | Jack Balmer | IL | Jim Westland | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Frank Baker | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Bob McGrory | ||||