| Derby County | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ken Scattergood | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | Dave Bell | RB | George Male | ||
| LB | Jack Howe | LB | Les Compton | ||
| RH | Jack Nicholas | RH | Cliff Bastin | ||
| CH | Jack Barker | CH | Herbie Roberts | ||
| LH | Eric Keen | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Alf Jeffries | OR | Alf Kirchen | ||
| IR | Reg Stockill | IR | Ray Bowden | ||
| CF | Dai Astley | CF | Ted Drake | ||
| IL | Peter Ramage | IL | Bobby Davidson | ||
| OL | Dally Duncan | OL | Jackie Milne | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Jobey | George Allison | ||||