| Arsenal | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Swindin | GK | Dave Cumming | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | George Laking | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Bobby Stuart | ||
| RH | Cliff Bastin | RH | Billy Brown | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Bobby Baxter | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Billy Forrest | ||
| OR | Alf Kirchen | OR | Ralph Birkett | ||
| IR | Ray Bowden | IR | Micky Fenton | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | George Camsell | ||
| IL | Bobby Davidson | IL | Benny Yorston | ||
| OL | Jackie Milne | OL | Tom Cochrane | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Wilf Gillow | ||||