| Liverpool | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Sidlow | 1 | George Swindin | ||
| 2 | Ray Lambert | 2 | Laurie Scott | ||
| 3 | Eddie Spicer | 3 | Walley Barnes | ||
| 4 | Phil Taylor | 4 | Alex Forbes | ||
| 5 | Bill Jones | 5 | Les Compton | ||
| 6 | Laurie Hughes | 6 | Joe Mercer | ||
| 7 | Jimmy Payne | 7 | Freddie Cox | ||
| 8 | Kevin Baron | 8 | Jimmy Logie | ||
| 9 | Albert Stubbins | 9 | Peter Goring | ||
| 10 | Willie Fagan | 10 | Archie Macaulay | ||
| 11 | Billy Liddell | 11 | Ian McPherson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Tom Whittaker | ||||