| Portsmouth | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Brown | 1 | Chic Thomson | ||
| 2 | Tommy McGhee | 2 | Billy Whare | ||
| 3 | Phil Gunter | 3 | Joe McDonald | ||
| 4 | Brian Carter | 4 | Jeff Whitefoot | ||
| 5 | Basil Hayward | 5 | Bobby McKinlay | ||
| 6 | Jimmy Dickinson | 6 | Jack Burkitt | ||
| 7 | Peter Harris | 7 | Roy Dwight | ||
| 8 | Sammy Chapman | 8 | Johnny Quigley | ||
| 9 | Ron Newman | 9 | Tommy Wilson | ||
| 10 | Harry Harris | 10 | Billy Gray | ||
| 11 | Reg Cutler | 11 | Stewart Imlach | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Freddie Cox | Billy Walker | ||||