| Preston North End | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Else | 1 | Bert Trautmann | ||
| 2 | Willie Cunningham | 2 | Ken Branagan | ||
| 3 | Joe Walton | 3 | Cliff Sear | ||
| 4 | Frank O'Farrell | 4 | Ron Phoenix | ||
| 5 | Joe Dunn | 5 | Dave Ewing | ||
| 6 | Jim Smith | 6 | Roy Cheetham | ||
| 7 | Les Campbell | 7 | Paddy Fagan | ||
| 8 | Alec Farrall | 8 | Colin Barlow | ||
| 9 | Dennis Hatsell | 9 | Billy McAdams | ||
| 10 | Gil Lambert | 10 | Joe Hayes | ||
| 11 | Derek Mayers | 11 | Ray Sambrook | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Cliff Britton | Les McDowall | ||||