| Arsenal | Chelsea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Swindin | GK | Vic Woodley | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Ned Barkas | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Tommy Law | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Jack Mayes | ||
| CH | Bernard Joy | CH | Bob Griffiths | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Sam Weaver | ||
| OR | Mal Griffiths | OR | Peter Buchanan | ||
| IR | Les Jones | IR | Harry Burgess | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | George Mills | ||
| IL | Eddie Carr | IL | Jack Sherborne | ||
| OL | Cliff Bastin | OL | Dickie Spence | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Leslie Knighton | ||||