| Manchester City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Gil Merrick | ||
| 2 | Bill Leivers | 2 | Jeff Hall | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | Ken Green | ||
| 4 | Roy Warhurst | 4 | Bunny Larkin | ||
| 5 | Dave Ewing | 5 | Trevor Smith | ||
| 6 | John McTavish | 6 | Dick Neal | ||
| 7 | Colin Barlow | 7 | Gordon Astall | ||
| 8 | Joe Hayes | 8 | Bryan Orritt | ||
| 9 | Bobby Johnstone | 9 | Eddy Brown | ||
| 10 | Billy McAdams | 10 | Peter Murphy | ||
| 11 | Ray Sambrook | 11 | Harry Hooper | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Pat Beasley | ||||