| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Elliott | 1 | Stan Hanson | ||
| 2 | Brian Doyle | 2 | Roy Hartle | ||
| 3 | John McCue | 3 | George Higgins | ||
| 4 | Alan Martin | 4 | Tommy Neill | ||
| 5 | Ken Thomson | 5 | Malcolm Barrass | ||
| 6 | Johnny Sellars | 6 | Eric Bell | ||
| 7 | Jack Malkin | 7 | Vince Pilling | ||
| 8 | Frank Bowyer | 8 | Harry Webster | ||
| 9 | Roy Brown | 9 | Nat Lofthouse | ||
| 10 | Bill Finney | 10 | Ray Parry | ||
| 11 | Harry Oscroft | 11 | Bobby Langton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Frank Taylor | Bill 'Nibbler' Ridding | ||||