| Arsenal | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Boulton | GK | Arthur Riley | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Ben Dabbs | ||
| RH | Wilf Copping | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Tiny Bradshaw | ||
| LH | Bob John | LH | Jimmy McDougall | ||
| OR | Alf Kirchen | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Bobby Davidson | IR | Harry Eastham | ||
| CF | Ray Bowden | CF | Fred Howe | ||
| IL | Cliff Bastin | IL | Jack Balmer | ||
| OL | Denis Compton | OL | Alf Hanson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | George Kay | ||||