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