| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Fraser | 1 | Chic Thomson | ||
| 2 | Jack Hedley | 2 | Billy Whare | ||
| 3 | Billy Elliott | 3 | Geoff Thomas | ||
| 4 | Stan Anderson | 4 | Ron Farmer | ||
| 5 | Charlie Hurley | 5 | Bobby McKinlay | ||
| 6 | Reg Pearce | 6 | Jack Burkitt | ||
| 7 | Amby Fogarty | 7 | Billy Gray | ||
| 8 | Don Revie | 8 | Tommy Wilson | ||
| 9 | Don Kichenbrand | 9 | Fay Coyle | ||
| 10 | Alan O'Neill | 10 | Eddie Baily | ||
| 11 | Colin Grainger | 11 | Stewart Imlach | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Brown | Billy Walker | ||||