| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chic Thomson | 1 | Bert Trautmann | ||
| 2 | Billy Whare | 2 | Bill Leivers | ||
| 3 | Joe McDonald | 3 | Cliff Sear | ||
| 4 | Jeff Whitefoot | 4 | Roy Cheetham | ||
| 5 | Bobby McKinlay | 5 | Dave Ewing | ||
| 6 | Jack Burkitt | 6 | Ken Barnes | ||
| 7 | Roy Dwight | 7 | Paddy Fagan | ||
| 8 | Johnny Quigley | 8 | Colin Barlow | ||
| 9 | Tommy Wilson | 9 | George Hannah | ||
| 10 | Billy Gray | 10 | Joe Hayes | ||
| 11 | Stewart Imlach | 11 | Ray Sambrook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Walker | Les McDowall | ||||