| Stoke City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Herod | 1 | Gil Merrick | ||
| 2 | Cyril Watkin | 2 | Martin McDonnell | ||
| 3 | John McCue | 3 | Ken Green | ||
| 4 | Johnny Sellars | 4 | Len Boyd | ||
| 5 | Frank Mountford | 5 | Ted Duckhouse | ||
| 6 | Jock Kirton | 6 | Ray Ferris | ||
| 7 | George Mountford | 7 | Jackie Stewart | ||
| 8 | Frank Bowyer | 8 | Bobby Brennan | ||
| 9 | Verdi Godwin | 9 | Jimmy Dailey | ||
| 10 | Bill Caton | 10 | Tommy Capel | ||
| 11 | Alec Ormston | 11 | Johnny Berry | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | Bob Brocklebank | ||||