| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johnny Mapson | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | Johnny Feenan | RB | George Male | ||
| LB | Alex Hall | LB | Eddie Hapgood | ||
| RH | Charlie Thomson | RH | Jack Crayston | ||
| CH | Bert Johnston | CH | Bernard Joy | ||
| LH | Sandy McNab | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Len Duns | OR | Alf Kirchen | ||
| IR | Raich Carter | IR | George Hunt | ||
| CF | Bobby Gurney | CF | Reg Lewis | ||
| IL | Patsy Gallacher | IL | Les Jones | ||
| OL | Eddie Burbanks | OL | Cliff Bastin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Johnny Cochrane | George Allison | ||||