FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1877-78
| Pos | Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1877-78 | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Royal Engineers | NL | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 94 | 25 | 69 | 7 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Final |  |
| 2 | 0 | Oxford University | NL | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 46 | 6 | 1872-73 | 1877-78 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | Wanderers | NL | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 12 | 72 | 7 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Winner | |
| 4 | 2 | Clapham Rovers | NL | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | -1 | Maidenhead | NL | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 6 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Rd 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | Cambridge University | NL | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | -2 | Old Etonians | NL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1873-74 | 1875-76 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Upton Park | NL | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | -1 | Swifts | NL | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | Pilgrims | NL | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 5 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | Barnes | NL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 7 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | Sheffield | NL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 23 | Old Harrovians | NL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1876-77 | 1877-78 | SF | |
| 14 | 2 | Marlow | NL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 | 1871-72 | 1877-78 | Rd 2 | |
| 15 | -3 | Woodford Wells | NL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1873-74 | 1875-76 | ||
| 16 | -3 | Crystal Palace (1861) | NL | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | 1871-72 | 1875-76 | ||
| 17 | -3 | Shropshire Wanderers | NL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1st Surrey Rifles | NL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 5 | 1872-73 | 1877-78 | Rd 2 | |
| 19 | -2 | South Norwood | NL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 6 | 1872-73 | 1877-78 | Rd 1 | |
| 20 | -1 | Rochester | NL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 | 1875-76 | 1877-78 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | -3 | Panthers | NL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 | 1874-75 | 1877-78 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | -2 | Windsor Home Park | NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1872-73 | 1872-73 | ||
| 23 | 0 | Remnants | NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1877-78 | 1877-78 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -2 | Southall Park | NL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | Rd 1 | |
| 25 | -2 | 105th Regiment Madras Light Infantry | NL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 | 1875-76 | 1877-78 | Rd 1 |
