| Manchester City | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Nigel Sims | ||
| 2 | Ken Branagan | 2 | Stan Lynn | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | Peter Aldis | ||
| 4 | Ken Barnes | 4 | Vic Crowe | ||
| 5 | Bill Leivers | 5 | Jimmy Dugdale | ||
| 6 | Roy Warhurst | 6 | Pat Saward | ||
| 7 | Paddy Fagan | 7 | Les Smith | ||
| 8 | Colin Barlow | 8 | Gerry Hitchens | ||
| 9 | Johnny Hart | 9 | Jackie Sewell | ||
| 10 | Joe Hayes | 10 | Billy Myerscough | ||
| 11 | Ray Sambrook | 11 | Peter McParland | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Eric Houghton | ||||