| Arsenal | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Standen | 1 | Fred Brown | ||
| 2 | Len Wills | 2 | Cyril Rutter | ||
| 3 | Billy McCullough | 3 | Alex Wilson | ||
| 4 | Tommy Docherty | 4 | Jimmy Dickinson | ||
| 5 | Bill Dodgin | 5 | Phil Gunter | ||
| 6 | Dave Bowen | 6 | Ron Howells | ||
| 7 | Danny Clapton | 7 | Peter Harris | ||
| 8 | Vic Groves | 8 | Jimmy White | ||
| 9 | Len Julians | 9 | Ron Saunders | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Bloomfield | 10 | Ron Newman | ||
| 11 | Jackie Henderson | 11 | Reg Cutler | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Swindin | Freddie Cox | ||||