| Arsenal | Burnley | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Swindin | 1 | Des Thompson | ||
| 2 | Joe Wade | 2 | Jock Aird | ||
| 3 | Lionel Smith | 3 | Doug Winton | ||
| 4 | Alex Forbes | 4 | Jimmy Adamson | ||
| 5 | Ray Daniel | 5 | Tommy Cummings | ||
| 6 | Joe Mercer | 6 | Joe Brown | ||
| 7 | Don Roper | 7 | Roy Stephenson | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Logie | 8 | Jimmy McIlroy | ||
| 9 | Peter Goring | 9 | Bill Holden | ||
| 10 | Doug Lishman | 10 | Les Shannon | ||
| 11 | Ben Marden | 11 | Billy Elliott | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Tom Whittaker | Frank Hill | ||||