| Nottingham Forest | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chic Thomson | 1 | Nigel Sims | ||
| 2 | Billy Whare | 2 | Stan Lynn | ||
| 3 | Jack Hutchinson | 3 | George Ashfield | ||
| 4 | Bill Morley | 4 | Stan Crowther | ||
| 5 | Bobby McKinlay | 5 | Jimmy Dugdale | ||
| 6 | Jack Burkitt | 6 | Pat Saward | ||
| 7 | Billy Gray | 7 | Les Smith | ||
| 8 | Johnny Quigley | 8 | Tommy Southren | ||
| 9 | Tommy Wilson | 9 | Derek 'Doc' Pace | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Barrett | 10 | Jackie Sewell | ||
| 11 | Stewart Imlach | 11 | Peter McParland | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Walker | Eric Houghton | ||||