| Portsmouth | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jimmy Strong | GK | Frank Swift | ||
| RB | Lew Morgan | RB | Gordon Clark | ||
| LB | Bill Rochford | LB | Billy Dale | ||
| RH | Scot Symon | RH | Jack Percival | ||
| CH | Tommy Rowe | CH | Bobby Marshall | ||
| LH | Allen Pringle | LH | Jackie Bray | ||
| OR | Fred Worrall | OR | Ernie Toseland | ||
| IR | Jimmy Guthrie | IR | Peter Doherty | ||
| CF | Jimmy Beattie | CF | Fred Tilson | ||
| IL | Arthur Groves | IL | Albert Barr | ||
| OL | Cliff Parker | OL | Eric Brook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jack Tinn | Wilf Wild | ||||