| Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Chic Thomson | ||
| 2 | Bill Leivers | 2 | Billy Whare | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | Geoff Thomas | ||
| 4 | Ken Barnes | 4 | Ron Farmer | ||
| 5 | Dave Ewing | 5 | Bobby McKinlay | ||
| 6 | Roy Warhurst | 6 | Jack Hutchinson | ||
| 7 | John McClelland | 7 | Billy Gray | ||
| 8 | Colin Barlow | 8 | Johnny Quigley | ||
| 9 | Bobby Johnstone | 9 | Tommy Wilson | ||
| 10 | Joe Hayes | 10 | Eddie Baily | ||
| 11 | Ray Sambrook | 11 | Stewart Imlach | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Billy Walker | ||||