| Liverpool | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Johnny Mapson | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | Johnny Feenan | ||
| LB | Jim Harley | LB | Alex Hall | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Tom Bush | CH | Les McDowall | ||
| LH | John Browning | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Johnny Spuhler | ||
| IR | Phil Taylor | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Jack Balmer | CF | Bill Robinson | ||
| IL | Willie Fagan | IL | Fred Bett | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Eddie Burbanks | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Johnny Cochrane | ||||