| Arsenal | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Ronnie Simpson | ||
| 2 | Walley Barnes | 2 | Bobby Cowell | ||
| 3 | Joe Wade | 3 | Ron Batty | ||
| 4 | Alex Forbes | 4 | George Robledo | ||
| 5 | Joe Mercer | 5 | Bob Stokoe | ||
| 6 | Dave Bowen | 6 | Ted Robledo | ||
| 7 | Arthur Milton | 7 | Tommy Walker | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Reg Davies | ||
| 9 | Peter Goring | 9 | Vic Keeble | ||
| 10 | Doug Lishman | 10 | George Hannah | ||
| 11 | Don Roper | 11 | Ken Prior | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | Stan Seymour | ||||