| Arsenal | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Dennis Herod | ||
| 2 | Walley Barnes | 2 | Billy Mould | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | John McCue | ||
| 4 | Archie Macaulay | 4 | Frank Mountford | ||
| 5 | Les Compton | 5 | Neil Franklin | ||
| 6 | Joe Mercer | 6 | Johnny Sellars | ||
| 7 | Don Roper | 7 | George Mountford | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Tommy Kiernan | ||
| 9 | Ronnie Rooke | 9 | Freddie Steele | ||
| 10 | Alex Forbes | 10 | Frank Baker | ||
| 11 | Ian McPherson | 11 | Alec Ormston | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | Bob McGrory | ||||