| Liverpool | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Minshull | 1 | Arthur Jepson | ||
| 2 | Ray Lambert | 2 | Billy Mould | ||
| 3 | Bill Jones | 3 | John McCue | ||
| 4 | Phil Taylor | 4 | Frank Mountford | ||
| 5 | Tom Bush | 5 | Neil Franklin | ||
| 6 | Bob Paisley | 6 | Jock Kirton | ||
| 7 | Berry Nieuwenhuys | 7 | Stanley Matthews | ||
| 8 | Jack Balmer | 8 | Syd Peppitt | ||
| 9 | Albert Stubbins | 9 | Freddie Steele | ||
| 10 | Harry Eastham | 10 | Frank Baker | ||
| 11 | Billy Liddell | 11 | Alec Ormston | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Bob McGrory | ||||