| Manchester City | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Gil Merrick | ||
| 2 | Ken Branagan | 2 | Jeff Hall | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | George Allen | ||
| 4 | Ron Phoenix | 4 | Johnny Watts | ||
| 5 | Dave Ewing | 5 | Trevor Smith | ||
| 6 | Ken Barnes | 6 | Dick Neal | ||
| 7 | Paddy Fagan | 7 | Gordon Astall | ||
| 8 | Colin Barlow | 8 | Johnny Gordon | ||
| 9 | Billy McAdams | 9 | Alex Jackson | ||
| 10 | Joe Hayes | 10 | Bunny Larkin | ||
| 11 | Ray Sambrook | 11 | Brian Taylor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Pat Beasley | ||||