| Middlesbrough | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dave Cumming | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | George Laking | RB | George Male | ||
| LB | Bobby Stuart | LB | Eddie Hapgood | ||
| RH | Billy Brown | RH | Jack Crayston | ||
| CH | Bobby Baxter | CH | Bernard Joy | ||
| LH | Jack Martin | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Cliff Chadwick | OR | Alf Kirchen | ||
| IR | Micky Fenton | IR | Cliff Bastin | ||
| CF | George Camsell | CF | Ray Bowden | ||
| IL | Billy Forrest | IL | Bobby Davidson | ||
| OL | Tom Cochrane | OL | Denis Compton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Wilf Gillow | George Allison | ||||