| Arsenal | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack McClelland | 1 | Geoff Sidebottom | ||
| 2 | Dave Bacuzzi | 2 | John Neal | ||
| 3 | Billy McCullough | 3 | Charlie Aitken | ||
| 4 | Eddie Clamp | 4 | Vic Crowe | ||
| 5 | Laurie Brown | 5 | John Sleeuwenhoek | ||
| 6 | John Snedden | 6 | Mike Tindall | ||
| 7 | George Armstrong | 7 | Jimmy MacEwan | ||
| 8 | John Barnwell | 8 | Alan Baker | ||
| 9 | Joe Baker | 9 | Bobby Thomson | ||
| 10 | George Eastham | 10 | Ron Wylie | ||
| 11 | Alan Skirton | 11 | Harry Burrows | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy Wright | Joe Mercer | ||||