| Bolton Wanderers | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Hanson | 1 | Dennis Herod | ||
| 2 | John Ball | 2 | Billy Mould | ||
| 3 | Gordon Kennedy | 3 | John McCue | ||
| 4 | Don Howe | 4 | Johnny Sellars | ||
| 5 | Matt Gillies | 5 | Frank Mountford | ||
| 6 | Malcolm Barrass | 6 | Jock Kirton | ||
| 7 | Billy Hughes | 7 | Alec Ormston | ||
| 8 | Willie Moir | 8 | Frank Bowyer | ||
| 9 | Nat Lofthouse | 9 | Roy Brown | ||
| 10 | Harry Webster | 10 | Les Johnston | ||
| 11 | Bobby Langton | 11 | Harry Oscroft | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill 'Nibbler' Ridding | Bob McGrory | ||||