| Chelsea | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vic Woodley | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | Wilf Chitty | RB | George Male | ||
| LB | George Barber | LB | Eddie Hapgood | ||
| RH | Len Allum | RH | Jack Crayston | ||
| CH | Allan Craig | CH | Norman Sidey | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Dickie Spence | OR | Dave Nelson | ||
| IR | Jimmy Argue | IR | Cliff Bastin | ||
| CF | George Mills | CF | Ray Bowden | ||
| IL | Harry Burgess | IL | Bobby Davidson | ||
| OL | Douglas Smale | OL | Denis Compton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | George Allison | ||||