| Arsenal | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Moss | GK | Matt Middleton | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Bert Ives | ||
| RH | Ray Parkin | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Bert Johnston | ||
| LH | Frank Hill | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Ralph Birkett | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | David Jack | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Cliff Bastin | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Pat Beasley | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Joe Shaw | Johnny Cochrane | ||||