| Manchester City | Cardiff City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Ron Howells | ||
| 2 | Ken Branagan | 2 | Ron Stitfall | ||
| 3 | Eric Westwood | 3 | Alf Sherwood | ||
| 4 | Roy Paul | 4 | Billy Baker | ||
| 5 | Jack Rigby | 5 | Stan Montgomery | ||
| 6 | Bill Spurdle | 6 | Glyn Williams | ||
| 7 | Jimmy Meadows | 7 | Mike Tiddy | ||
| 8 | Johnny Hart | 8 | Roley Williams | ||
| 9 | Billy Sowden | 9 | Dougie Blair | ||
| 10 | Don Revie | 10 | Ken Chisholm | ||
| 11 | Roy Clarke | 11 | George Edwards | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Cyril Spiers | ||||