FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1874-75
| Pos |  | Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1874-75 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Royal Engineers | NL | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Winner | |
| 2 | -1 | Oxford University | NL | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1872-73 | 1874-75 | SF |  |
| 3 | 0 | Maidenhead | NL | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Wanderers | NL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Clapham Rovers | NL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 24 | Old Etonians | NL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | Final | |
| 7 | -1 | Barnes | NL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | Woodford Wells | NL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 2 | Cambridge University | NL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 2 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | Shropshire Wanderers | NL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | SF | |
| 11 | -3 | Swifts | NL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
| 12 | 4 | Pilgrims | NL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | -6 | Windsor Home Park | NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1872-73 | 1872-73 | Rd 2 | |
| 14 | -5 | Crystal Palace (1861) | NL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | -5 | Sheffield | NL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1873-74 | 1873-74 | Rd 1 | |
| 16 | -4 | 1st Surrey Rifles | NL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 1872-73 | 1873-74 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Southall Park | NL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1873-74 | 1874-75 | Rd 2 | |
| 18 | -5 | Hampstead Heathens | NL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 1871-72 | 1871-72 | ||
| 19 | -5 | South Norwood | NL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | 1872-73 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
| 20 | -5 | Uxbridge | NL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1873-74 | 1873-74 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | -2 | Hitchin | NL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | 0 | Leyton | NL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 | 1874-75 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | -3 | Queen's Park | NL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1871-72 | 1871-72 | ||
| 24 | -3 | Marlow | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
| 25 | -3 | Upton Park | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 4 | 1871-72 | 1874-75 | Rd 1 | |
