| Manchester City | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Fred Else | ||
| 2 | Bill Leivers | 2 | Willie Cunningham | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | Joe Walton | ||
| 4 | Ken Barnes | 4 | Gordon Milne | ||
| 5 | Dave Ewing | 5 | Joe Dunn | ||
| 6 | John McTavish | 6 | Frank O'Farrell | ||
| 7 | John McClelland | 7 | Derek Mayers | ||
| 8 | Colin Barlow | 8 | Tommy Thompson | ||
| 9 | Bobby Johnstone | 9 | Dennis Hatsell | ||
| 10 | Joe Hayes | 10 | Jimmy Baxter | ||
| 11 | Ray Sambrook | 11 | Tom Finney | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Cliff Britton | ||||