| Stoke City | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Norman Wilkinson | GK | Ken Scattergood | ||
| RB | Harry Brigham | RB | Dave Bell | ||
| LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | LB | Jack Howe | ||
| RH | Arthur Tutin | RH | Jack Nicholas | ||
| CH | Arthur Turner | CH | Jack Barker | ||
| LH | Frank Soo | LH | Eric Keen | ||
| OR | Stanley Matthews | OR | Sammy Crooks | ||
| IR | George Antonio | IR | Jimmy Hagan | ||
| CF | Freddie Steele | CF | Dai Astley | ||
| IL | Jim Westland | IL | Ronnie Dix | ||
| OL | Frank Baker | OL | Dally Duncan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | George Jobey | ||||