| Arsenal | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Alex Wilson | GK | Jimmy Thorpe | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Bill Murray | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Harry Shaw | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Charlie Thomson | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Bert Johnston | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Alex Hastings | ||
| OR | Jackie Milne | OR | Bert Davis | ||
| IR | Bobby Davidson | IR | Raich Carter | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | Bobby Gurney | ||
| IL | Alex James | IL | Patsy Gallacher | ||
| OL | Cliff Bastin | OL | Jimmy Connor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Johnny Cochrane | ||||