| Arsenal | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Swindin | GK | Norman Wilkinson | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Harry Brigham | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Charlie Scrimshaw | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Billy Moore | ||
| CH | Bernard Joy | CH | Arthur Turner | ||
| LH | Ernie Collett | LH | Frank Soo | ||
| OR | Mal Griffiths | OR | Stanley Matthews | ||
| IR | Les Jones | IR | Bobby Liddle | ||
| CF | Ted Drake | CF | Tommy Ward | ||
| IL | Eddie Carr | IL | Freddie Steele | ||
| OL | Cliff Bastin | OL | Frank Baker | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | Bob McGrory | ||||