| Stoke City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Irvine | 1 | Peter Grummitt | ||
| 2 | Bill Asprey | 2 | Joe Wilson | ||
| 3 | Tony Allen | 3 | Dennis Mochan | ||
| 4 | Eddie Clamp | 4 | Calvin Palmer | ||
| 5 | Eddie Stuart | 5 | Bobby McKinlay | ||
| 6 | John Flowers | 6 | John Winfield | ||
| 7 | Stanley Matthews | 7 | Trevor Hockey | ||
| 8 | Peter Dobing | 8 | Colin Addison | ||
| 9 | Dennis Viollet | 9 | Frank Wignall | ||
| 10 | Jimmy McIlroy | 10 | Johnny Quigley | ||
| 11 | Don Ratcliffe | 11 | Dick Le Flem | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tony Waddington | Johnny Carey | ||||