| Arsenal | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Jack Fairbrother | ||
| 2 | Walley Barnes | 2 | Bobby Cowell | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | Ron Batty | ||
| 4 | Archie Macaulay | 4 | Joe Harvey | ||
| 5 | Les Compton | 5 | Frank Brennan | ||
| 6 | Joe Mercer | 6 | Norman Dodgin | ||
| 7 | Don Roper | 7 | George Stobbart | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 9 | Reg Lewis | 9 | Jackie Milburn | ||
| 10 | Alex Forbes | 10 | Ernie Taylor | ||
| 11 | Ronnie Rooke | 11 | George Hair | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | George Martin | ||||