| Middlesbrough | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dave Cumming | GK | Arthur Riley | ||
| RB | George Laking | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Barney Ramsden | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Tom Bush | ||
| LH | Billy Forrest | LH | Jimmy McInnes | ||
| OR | Jackie Milne | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Wilf Mannion | IR | Phil Taylor | ||
| CF | Micky Fenton | CF | Jack Balmer | ||
| IL | Benny Yorston | IL | Willie Fagan | ||
| OL | Tom Cochrane | OL | Alf Hanson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | George Kay | ||||