| Manchester United | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Feehan | 1 | Gil Merrick | ||
| 2 | John Ball | 2 | Jack Badham | ||
| 3 | John Aston | 3 | Dennis Jennings | ||
| 4 | Johnny Carey | 4 | Len Boyd | ||
| 5 | Allenby Chilton | 5 | Arthur Atkins | ||
| 6 | Henry Cockburn | 6 | Ray Ferris | ||
| 7 | Jimmy Delaney | 7 | Jackie Stewart | ||
| 8 | Stan Pearson | 8 | Bobby Brennan | ||
| 9 | Jack Rowley | 9 | Cyril Trigg | ||
| 10 | Johnny Downie | 10 | Hugh Evans | ||
| 11 | Charlie Mitten | 11 | Johnny Berry | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Matt Busby | Bob Brocklebank | ||||