| Nottingham Forest | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Lightening | 1 | Norman Uprichard | ||
| 2 | Billy Whare | 2 | Tommy McGhee | ||
| 3 | Geoff Thomas | 3 | Basil Hayward | ||
| 4 | Jeff Whitefoot | 4 | Jimmy Dickinson | ||
| 5 | Bobby McKinlay | 5 | Cyril Rutter | ||
| 6 | Jack Burkitt | 6 | Tommy Casey | ||
| 7 | Roy Dwight | 7 | Peter Harris | ||
| 8 | Johnny Quigley | 8 | Johnny Gordon | ||
| 9 | Tommy Wilson | 9 | Ray Crawford | ||
| 10 | Eddie Baily | 10 | Harry Harris | ||
| 11 | Billy Gray | 11 | Alex Govan | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Walker | Freddie Cox | ||||