| Liverpool | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Frank Boulton | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | George Male | ||
| LB | Jim Harley | LB | Eddie Hapgood | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Sidney Cartwright | ||
| CH | Fred Rogers | CH | Bernard Joy | ||
| LH | Tom Bush | LH | Wilf Copping | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Joe Hulme | ||
| IR | Phil Taylor | IR | George Hunt | ||
| CF | John Shafto | CF | Ted Drake | ||
| IL | Willie Fagan | IL | Les Jones | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Cliff Bastin | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | George Allison | ||||