| Manchester City | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Johnny Bollands | ||
| 2 | Bill Leivers | 2 | Jack Hedley | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | Billy Elliott | ||
| 4 | Ken Barnes | 4 | Stan Anderson | ||
| 5 | Dave Ewing | 5 | Charlie Hurley | ||
| 6 | Roy Warhurst | 6 | Reg Pearce | ||
| 7 | Paddy Fagan | 7 | Amby Fogarty | ||
| 8 | Colin Barlow | 8 | Don Revie | ||
| 9 | Johnny Hart | 9 | Don Kichenbrand | ||
| 10 | Joe Hayes | 10 | Alan O'Neill | ||
| 11 | Ray Sambrook | 11 | Colin Grainger | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Alan Brown | ||||