| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jock Robson | GK | Alfred Bennett | ||
| RB | Alf Baker | RB | Harry Bulling | ||
| LB | Andy Kennedy | LB | Bill Thompson | ||
| RH | Billy Milne | RH | Jackie Belton | ||
| CH | Jack Butler | CH | Gerry Morgan | ||
| LH | Andrew Young | LH | Bob Wallace | ||
| OR | Jimmy Paterson | OR | Sid Gibson | ||
| IR | Andy Neil | IR | Charlie Flood | ||
| CF | Harry Woods | CF | Duncan Walker | ||
| IL | Jimmy Ramsay | IL | Walter Tinsley | ||
| OL | Sam Haden | OL | Harry Martin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | Bob Masters | ||||