| Arsenal | Chelsea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Swindin | GK | Vic Woodley | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | John O'Hare | ||
| LB | Les Compton | LB | George Barber | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Billy Mitchell | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Allan Craig | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Sam Weaver | ||
| OR | Alf Kirchen | OR | Eric Oakton | ||
| IR | Alex James | IR | Jimmy Argue | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | George Mills | ||
| IL | Bobby Davidson | IL | Harry Burgess | ||
| OL | Jackie Milne | OL | Billy Barraclough | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Leslie Knighton | ||||