| Chelsea | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vic Woodley | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | John O'Hare | RB | Les Compton | ||
| LB | George Barber | LB | Eddie Hapgood | ||
| RH | Billy Mitchell | RH | Jack Crayston | ||
| CH | Bob Griffiths | CH | Herbie Roberts | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Peter Buchanan | OR | Alf Kirchen | ||
| IR | Jimmy Argue | IR | Ray Bowden | ||
| CF | George Mills | CF | George Hunt | ||
| IL | Harry Burgess | IL | Cliff Bastin | ||
| OL | Wilf Chitty | OL | Jackie Milne | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | George Allison | ||||