| Stoke City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Norman Wilkinson | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | Harry Brigham | RB | Les Compton | ||
| LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | LB | Eddie Hapgood | ||
| RH | Arthur Tutin | RH | Cliff Bastin | ||
| CH | Arthur Turner | CH | Herbie Roberts | ||
| LH | Frank Soo | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Stanley Matthews | OR | Dave Nelson | ||
| IR | George Antonio | IR | Alex James | ||
| CF | Freddie Steele | CF | Arthur Biggs | ||
| IL | Jim Westland | IL | Bobby Davidson | ||
| OL | Joe Johnson | OL | Denis Compton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | George Allison | ||||