| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bollands | 1 | Bert Trautmann | ||
| 2 | Jack Hedley | 2 | Bill Leivers | ||
| 3 | Joe McDonald | 3 | Roy Little | ||
| 4 | Stan Anderson | 4 | Ken Barnes | ||
| 5 | Ray Daniel | 5 | Dave Ewing | ||
| 6 | George Aitken | 6 | Roy Paul | ||
| 7 | Sammy Kemp | 7 | Paddy Fagan | ||
| 8 | Len Shackleton | 8 | Billy McAdams | ||
| 9 | Charlie Fleming | 9 | Bobby Johnstone | ||
| 10 | Billy Elliott | 10 | Jack Dyson | ||
| 11 | Johnny Hannigan | 11 | Roy Clarke | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill Murray | Les McDowall | ||||