| Preston North End | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Else | 1 | Bert Trautmann | ||
| 2 | Willie Cunningham | 2 | Bill Leivers | ||
| 3 | Joe Walton | 3 | Cliff Sear | ||
| 4 | Gordon Milne | 4 | Roy Cheetham | ||
| 5 | Joe Dunn | 5 | John McTavish | ||
| 6 | Jim Smith | 6 | Ken Barnes | ||
| 7 | Les Campbell | 7 | Colin Barlow | ||
| 8 | Alec Farrall | 8 | George Hannah | ||
| 9 | Tom Finney | 9 | Billy McAdams | ||
| 10 | Dave Sneddon | 10 | Joe Hayes | ||
| 11 | Sammy Taylor | 11 | Clive Colbridge | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Cliff Britton | Les McDowall | ||||