| Chelsea | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chic Thomson | 1 | Bert Trautmann | ||
| 2 | Peter Sillett | 2 | Jimmy Meadows | ||
| 3 | Stan Willemse | 3 | Roy Little | ||
| 4 | Ken Armstrong | 4 | Ken Barnes | ||
| 5 | Stan Wicks | 5 | Dave Ewing | ||
| 6 | Derek Saunders | 6 | Roy Paul | ||
| 7 | Eric 'Rabbit' Parsons | 7 | Paddy Fagan | ||
| 8 | Johnny McNichol | 8 | Joe Hayes | ||
| 9 | Roy Bentley | 9 | Don Revie | ||
| 10 | Les Stubbs | 10 | Johnny Hart | ||
| 11 | Frank Blunstone | 11 | Roy Clarke | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ted Drake | Les McDowall | ||||