| Cardiff City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Howells | 1 | Jack Kelsey | ||
| 2 | Alf Sherwood | 2 | Joe Wade | ||
| 3 | Jack Mansell | 3 | Walley Barnes | ||
| 4 | Alan Harrington | 4 | Alex Forbes | ||
| 5 | Stan Montgomery | 5 | Bill Dodgin | ||
| 6 | Billy Baker | 6 | Joe Mercer | ||
| 7 | Peter Thomas | 7 | Brian Walsh | ||
| 8 | Dougie Blair | 8 | Jimmy Logie | ||
| 9 | Wilf Grant | 9 | Cliff Holton | ||
| 10 | Ken Chisholm | 10 | Doug Lishman | ||
| 11 | George Edwards | 11 | Don Roper | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Cyril Spiers | Tom Whittaker | ||||