| Manchester City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Gil Merrick | ||
| 2 | Bill Leivers | 2 | Ken Green | ||
| 3 | Roy Little | 3 | George Allen | ||
| 4 | Ken Barnes | 4 | Johnny Watts | ||
| 5 | Dave Ewing | 5 | Trevor Smith | ||
| 6 | Roy Paul | 6 | Bert Linnecor | ||
| 7 | Bill Spurdle | 7 | Gordon Astall | ||
| 8 | Joe Hayes | 8 | Bill Finney | ||
| 9 | Don Revie | 9 | Jackie Lane | ||
| 10 | Jack Dyson | 10 | Peter Murphy | ||
| 11 | Roy Clarke | 11 | Alex Govan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Arthur Turner | ||||