| Stoke City | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Herod | 1 | Alec Thurlow | ||
| 2 | Eric Hampson | 2 | Eric Williams | ||
| 3 | Cyril Watkin | 3 | Eric Westwood | ||
| 4 | Frank Mountford | 4 | Billy Walsh | ||
| 5 | Neil Franklin | 5 | Joe Fagan | ||
| 6 | Johnny Sellars | 6 | Albert Emptage | ||
| 7 | George Mountford | 7 | Jackie Oakes | ||
| 8 | Frank Bowyer | 8 | Johnny Hart | ||
| 9 | Freddie Steele | 9 | George Smith | ||
| 10 | Ted Wordley | 10 | Billy Linacre | ||
| 11 | Alec Ormston | 11 | Roy Clarke | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | Jock Thomson | ||||