| Arsenal | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Alex Wilson | GK | Fred Biddlestone | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Tom Griffiths | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | George Cummings | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Alex Massie | ||
| CH | Norman Sidey | CH | Ernie Callaghan | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Billy Kingdon | ||
| OR | Alf Kirchen | OR | Jackie Williams | ||
| IR | Cliff Bastin | IR | Gordon Hodgson | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | Frank Broome | ||
| IL | Alex James | IL | Dai Astley | ||
| OL | Pat Beasley | OL | Eric Houghton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Jimmy McMullan | ||||