| Chelsea | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chic Thomson | 1 | Norman Uprichard | ||
| 2 | Peter Sillett | 2 | Tommy McGhee | ||
| 3 | Stan Willemse | 3 | Jack Mansell | ||
| 4 | Ken Armstrong | 4 | Phil Gunter | ||
| 5 | Stan Wicks | 5 | Duggie Reid | ||
| 6 | Derek Saunders | 6 | Jimmy Dickinson | ||
| 7 | Eric 'Rabbit' Parsons | 7 | Peter Harris | ||
| 8 | Johnny McNichol | 8 | Reg Pickett | ||
| 9 | Roy Bentley | 9 | Jackie Henderson | ||
| 10 | Seamus O'Connell | 10 | Derrick Rees | ||
| 11 | Frank Blunstone | 11 | Pat Neil | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ted Drake | Eddie Lever | ||||