| Stoke City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Herod | 1 | Ted Platt | ||
| 2 | Billy Mould | 2 | Walley Barnes | ||
| 3 | John McCue | 3 | Lionel Smith | ||
| 4 | Johnny Sellars | 4 | Arthur Shaw | ||
| 5 | Frank Mountford | 5 | Les Compton | ||
| 6 | Jock Kirton | 6 | Joe Mercer | ||
| 7 | Jack Malkin | 7 | Freddie Cox | ||
| 8 | Frank Bowyer | 8 | Peter Goring | ||
| 9 | Roy Brown | 9 | Cliff Holton | ||
| 10 | Les Johnston | 10 | Reg Lewis | ||
| 11 | Alec Ormston | 11 | Don Roper | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob McGrory | Tom Whittaker | ||||