| Arsenal | Chelsea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Harry Medhurst | ||
| 2 | Walley Barnes | 2 | Danny Winter | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | Billy Hughes | ||
| 4 | Archie Macaulay | 4 | Ken Armstrong | ||
| 5 | Les Compton | 5 | John Harris | ||
| 6 | Alex Forbes | 6 | Jimmy Macauley | ||
| 7 | Ian McPherson | 7 | Bobby Campbell | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Hugh Billington | ||
| 9 | Reg Lewis | 9 | Roy Bentley | ||
| 10 | Doug Lishman | 10 | Len Goulden | ||
| 11 | Denis Compton | 11 | John McInnes | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | Billy Birrell | ||||