| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Ashcroft | 1 | Jack Crompton | ||
| 2 | Ray Lambert | 2 | John Aston | ||
| 3 | Eddie Spicer | 3 | Roger Byrne | ||
| 4 | Phil Taylor | 4 | Don Gibson | ||
| 5 | Laurie Hughes | 5 | Allenby Chilton | ||
| 6 | Bob Paisley | 6 | Henry Cockburn | ||
| 7 | Jimmy Payne | 7 | Johnny Berry | ||
| 8 | Kevin Baron | 8 | Jack Rowley | ||
| 9 | Louis Bimpson | 9 | Tommy Taylor | ||
| 10 | Bill Jones | 10 | Eddie Lewis | ||
| 11 | Billy Liddell | 11 | David Pegg | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Welsh | Matt Busby | ||||