| Arsenal | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | George Swindin | GK | Arthur Riley | ||
| RB | George Male | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | Eddie Hapgood | LB | Jim Harley | ||
| RH | Jack Crayston | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Bernard Joy | CH | Fred Rogers | ||
| LH | Wilf Copping | LH | Jimmy McInnes | ||
| OR | Ted Drake | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Les Jones | IR | Phil Taylor | ||
| CF | Eddie Carr | CF | Jack Balmer | ||
| IL | George Drury | IL | Willie Fagan | ||
| OL | Cliff Bastin | OL | Alf Hanson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Allison | George Kay | ||||