| Arsenal | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Rolando Ugolini | ||
| 2 | Laurie Scott | 2 | Dicky Robinson | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | Tommy Blenkinsopp | ||
| 4 | Archie Macaulay | 4 | Harry Bell | ||
| 5 | Les Compton | 5 | Billy Whitaker | ||
| 6 | Alex Forbes | 6 | Jimmy Gordon | ||
| 7 | Ian McPherson | 7 | Tom Woodward | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Wilf Mannion | ||
| 9 | Don Roper | 9 | Peter McKennan | ||
| 10 | Doug Lishman | 10 | Alex McCrae | ||
| 11 | Denis Compton | 11 | Geoff Walker | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | David Jack | ||||