| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Paddy Nash | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | George Laking | RB | Gordon Clark | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Willis Gregg | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Jack Percival | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Bobby Marshall | ||
| LH | Billy Forrest | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Cliff Chadwick | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Ralph Birkett | IR | Alec Herd | ||
| CF | Micky Fenton | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Norman Higham | IL | Colin 'Fally' Rodger | ||
| OL | Tom Cochrane | OL | Billy Wardle | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | Wilf Wild | ||||