| Arsenal | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Boulton | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Frank Gallimore | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Andy Beattie | ||
| RH | Sidney Cartwright | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Bernard Joy | CH | Tom Smith | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Jimmy Milne | ||
| OR | Jackie Milne | OR | Jimmy Dougal | ||
| IR | George Hunt | IR | George Mutch | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | Bud Maxwell | ||
| IL | Les Jones | IL | Bobby Beattie | ||
| OL | Cliff Bastin | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Board of Directors | ||||