| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Trautmann | 1 | Harry Gregg | ||
| 2 | Bill Leivers | 2 | Bill Foulkes | ||
| 3 | Cliff Sear | 3 | Joe Carolan | ||
| 4 | Roy Cheetham | 4 | Shay Brennan | ||
| 5 | John McTavish | 5 | Ronnie Cope | ||
| 6 | Ken Barnes | 6 | Wilf McGuinness | ||
| 7 | Colin Barlow | 7 | Warren Bradley | ||
| 8 | George Hannah | 8 | Albert Quixall | ||
| 9 | Billy McAdams | 9 | Dennis Viollet | ||
| 10 | Joe Hayes | 10 | Bobby Charlton | ||
| 11 | Clive Colbridge | 11 | Albert Scanlon | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Les McDowall | Matt Busby | ||||