| Chelsea | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vic Woodley | GK | Harry Holdcroft | ||
| RB | Ned Barkas | RB | Frank Gallimore | ||
| LB | Jack Smith | LB | Andy Beattie | ||
| RH | Len Allum | RH | Bill Shankly | ||
| CH | Allan Craig | CH | Tom Smith | ||
| LH | Sam Weaver | LH | Jimmy Milne | ||
| OR | Peter Buchanan | OR | Dickie Watmough | ||
| IR | George Gibson | IR | George Mutch | ||
| CF | Joe Payne | CF | Bud Maxwell | ||
| IL | Dick Foss | IL | Bobby Beattie | ||
| OL | Dickie Spence | OL | Hugh O'Donnell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Leslie Knighton | Board of Directors | ||||