| Arsenal | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Boulton | GK | Jimmy Strong | ||
| RB | Les Compton | RB | Lew Morgan | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Bill Rochford | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Scot Symon | ||
| CH | Herbie Roberts | CH | Tommy Rowe | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Abe Smith | ||
| OR | Alf Kirchen | OR | Fred Worrall | ||
| IR | Ray Bowden | IR | Jimmy Guthrie | ||
| CF | George Hunt | CF | Jimmy Beattie | ||
| IL | Cliff Bastin | IL | Arthur Groves | ||
| OL | Jackie Milne | OL | Cliff Parker | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Jack Tinn | ||||