| Arsenal | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Charlie Ashcroft | ||
| 2 | Walley Barnes | 2 | Bill Jones | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | Steve Parr | ||
| 4 | Alex Forbes | 4 | Phil Taylor | ||
| 5 | Ray Daniel | 5 | Laurie Hughes | ||
| 6 | Joe Mercer | 6 | Jackie Heydon | ||
| 7 | Don Roper | 7 | Billy Liddell | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Kevin Baron | ||
| 9 | Cliff Holton | 9 | Albert Stubbins | ||
| 10 | Doug Lishman | 10 | Cyril Done | ||
| 11 | Freddie Cox | 11 | Ken Brierley | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | Don Welsh | ||||