| Arsenal | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Alex Wilson | GK | Fred Gibson | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Billy Brown | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Bobby Stuart | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Jack Martin | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Bobby Baxter | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Billy Forrest | ||
| OR | Tim Rogers | OR | Ralph Birkett | ||
| IR | Ray Bowden | IR | Benny Yorston | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | George Camsell | ||
| IL | Cliff Bastin | IL | Tim Coleman | ||
| OL | Pat Beasley | OL | Cliff Chadwick | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Wilf Gillow | ||||