| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnny Mapson | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | Alex Hall | RB | George Male | ||
| LB | George Collin | LB | Les Compton | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Cliff Bastin | ||
| CH | Jimmy Clark | CH | Herbie Roberts | ||
| LH | Alex Hastings | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Len Duns | OR | Alf Kirchen | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | Alex James | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Ted Drake | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Dave Nelson | ||
| OL | Jimmy Connor | OL | Jackie Milne | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | George Allison | ||||