| Arsenal | Chelsea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Chic Thomson | ||
| 2 | Joe Wade | 2 | Sid Tickridge | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | Stan Willemse | ||
| 4 | Alex Forbes | 4 | Ken Armstrong | ||
| 5 | Ray Daniel | 5 | Ron Greenwood | ||
| 6 | Joe Mercer | 6 | John Harris | ||
| 7 | Don Roper | 7 | Billy Gray | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Roy Bentley | ||
| 9 | Peter Goring | 9 | Jim Lewis | ||
| 10 | Doug Lishman | 10 | Johnny McNichol | ||
| 11 | Ben Marden | 11 | Frank Blunstone | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | Ted Drake | ||||