| Date | 31 July 1948 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London | |
| Referee | Valdemar Laursen |  DEN |
| Linesman | Giuseppe Carpani |  ITA |
| Linesman | Victor Sdez |  FRA |
| Attendance | 21,000 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | Half #1 | Half #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |  GBR | 4 | 1 | 3 | AET |
| Netherlands |  NED | 3 | 1 | 3 | AET |
Great Britain| Pos | Competitor | Goals | Extra-time #1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Bob Hardisty | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | Tommy Hopper | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | Denis Kelleher | 1 | – | |||
| Forward | Peter Kippax | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | Harry McIlvenny | 1 | – | |||
| Midfield | Eric Fright | 0 | – | |||
| Midfield | Eric Lee | 0 | – | |||
| Midfield | Douglas McBain | 1 | – | |||
| Defense | Gwyn Manning | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | Jack Neale | 0 | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | Ronnie Simpson | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | AET | |||
| Coach | Matt Busby | AET | ||||
Netherlands| Pos | Competitor | Goals | Extra-time #1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Abe Lenstra | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | Bram Appel | 2 | – | |||
| Forward | Kees van der Tuijn | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | Kees Rijvers | 0 | – | |||
| Forward | Faas Wilkes | 1 | – | |||
| Midfield | Arie de Vroet | 0 | – | |||
| Midfield | Kees Krijgh | 0 | – | |||
| Midfield | Rinus Terlouw | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | Henk Schijvenaar | 0 | – | |||
| Defense | Jeu van Bun | 0 | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | Piet Kraak | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | AET | |||
| Coach | Jesse Carver | AET | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (1) | Bram Appel | | 0-1 | ||
| 22 (1) | Douglas McBain | | 1-1 | ||
| 58 (2) | Bob Hardisty | | 2-1 | ||
| 63 (2) | Bram Appel | | 2-2 | ||
| 77 (2) | Denis Kelleher | | 3-2 | ||
| 81 (2) | Faas Wilkes | | 3-3 | ||
| 111 (4) | Harry McIlvenny | | 4-3 |
