| Arsenal | Preston North End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Standen | 1 | Fred Else | ||
| 2 | Len Wills | 2 | Willie Cunningham | ||
| 3 | Billy McCullough | 3 | Joe Walton | ||
| 4 | Tommy Docherty | 4 | Gordon Milne | ||
| 5 | Bill Dodgin | 5 | Joe Dunn | ||
| 6 | Vic Groves | 6 | Jim Smith | ||
| 7 | Jackie Henderson | 7 | Alec Alston | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Bloomfield | 8 | Tommy Thompson | ||
| 9 | Len Julians | 9 | Tom Finney | ||
| 10 | David Herd | 10 | Dave Sneddon | ||
| 11 | Joe Haverty | 11 | Sammy Taylor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Swindin | Cliff Britton | ||||