| Preston North End | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Else | 1 | Harry Gregg | ||
| 2 | Willie Cunningham | 2 | Bill Foulkes | ||
| 3 | Joe Walton | 3 | Joe Carolan | ||
| 4 | Frank O'Farrell | 4 | Freddie Goodwin | ||
| 5 | Joe Dunn | 5 | Ronnie Cope | ||
| 6 | Jim Smith | 6 | Wilf McGuinness | ||
| 7 | Derek Mayers | 7 | Warren Bradley | ||
| 8 | Tommy Thompson | 8 | Albert Quixall | ||
| 9 | Dennis Hatsell | 9 | Dennis Viollet | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Baxter | 10 | Bobby Charlton | ||
| 11 | Sammy Taylor | 11 | Albert Scanlon | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Cliff Britton | Matt Busby | ||||