| Chelsea | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vic Woodley | GK | Arthur Riley | ||
| RB | John O'Hare | RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | ||
| LB | George Barber | LB | Barney Ramsden | ||
| RH | Billy Mitchell | RH | Matt Busby | ||
| CH | Bob Griffiths | CH | Tiny Bradshaw | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Jimmy McDougall | ||
| OR | Dickie Spence | OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| IR | Jimmy Argue | IR | Harry Eastham | ||
| CF | George Mills | CF | Ted Harston | ||
| IL | Harry Burgess | IL | Jack Balmer | ||
| OL | Douglas Smale | OL | Alf Hanson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | George Kay | ||||