| Preston North End | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Knowles | 1 | Chic Thomson | ||
| 2 | Willie Cunningham | 2 | Billy Whare | ||
| 3 | Joe Walton | 3 | Geoff Thomas | ||
| 4 | Tommy Docherty | 4 | Bill Morley | ||
| 5 | Joe Dunn | 5 | Bobby McKinlay | ||
| 6 | Frank O'Farrell | 6 | Jack Burkitt | ||
| 7 | Derek Mayers | 7 | Peter Higham | ||
| 8 | Tommy Thompson | 8 | Johnny Quigley | ||
| 9 | Tom Finney | 9 | Tommy Wilson | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Baxter | 10 | Eddie Baily | ||
| 11 | Samuel Taylor | 11 | Stewart Imlach | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Cliff Britton | Billy Walker | ||||