| Stoke City | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Jepson | 1 | Dave Cumming | ||
| 2 | Billy Mould | 2 | Dicky Robinson | ||
| 3 | John McCue | 3 | Bobby Stuart | ||
| 4 | Frank Mountford | 4 | Harry Bell | ||
| 5 | Neil Franklin | 5 | Jimmy McCabe | ||
| 6 | Jock Kirton | 6 | Jimmy Gordon | ||
| 7 | Stanley Matthews | 7 | Johnny Spuhler | ||
| 8 | Syd Peppitt | 8 | George Dews | ||
| 9 | Freddie Steele | 9 | Micky Fenton | ||
| 10 | Frank Baker | 10 | Wilf Mannion | ||
| 11 | Bert Mitchell | 11 | Geoff Walker | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | David Jack | ||||