FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1879-80
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1879-80 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Oxford University | NL | 41 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 33 | 66 | 8 | 1872-73 | 1879-80 | Final |  |
| 2 | -1 | Royal Engineers | NL | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 107 | 32 | 75 | 9 | 1871-72 | 1879-80 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | Wanderers | NL | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 94 | 22 | 72 | 9 | 1871-72 | 1879-80 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Clapham Rovers | NL | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 85 | 21 | 64 | 9 | 1871-72 | 1879-80 | Winner | |
| 5 | -1 | Old Etonians | NL | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 1873-74 | 1879-80 | Rd 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | Maidenhead | NL | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 8 | 1871-72 | 1879-80 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | -1 | Cambridge University | NL | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1873-74 | 1879-80 | Rd 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | Upton Park | NL | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1871-72 | 1879-80 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | -2 | Swifts | NL | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 6 | 1873-74 | 1878-79 | Rd 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | Old Harrovians | NL | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1876-77 | 1879-80 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | Pilgrims | NL | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 7 | 1873-74 | 1879-80 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | NL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1878-79 | 1879-80 | SF | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield | NL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1873-74 | 1879-80 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | -4 | Barnes | NL | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 8 | 1871-72 | 1878-79 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | NL | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1877-78 | 1879-80 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | Marlow | NL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 | 1871-72 | 1879-80 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | 1 | Remnants | NL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1877-78 | 1879-80 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -1 | Woodford Wells | NL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1873-74 | 1875-76 | ||
| 19 | 3 | South Norwood | NL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | -21 | 8 | 1872-73 | 1879-80 | Rd 2 | |
| 20 | 18 | Grey Friars | NL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1878-79 | 1879-80 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | -2 | Crystal Palace (1861) | NL | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | 1871-72 | 1875-76 | ||
| 22 | -2 | Shropshire Wanderers | NL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 1873-74 | 1877-78 | ||
| 23 | 25 | Hendon (1874) | NL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1877-78 | 1879-80 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | -3 | 1st Surrey Rifles | NL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 5 | 1872-73 | 1877-78 | ||
| 25 | -1 | Rochester | NL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 5 | 1875-76 | 1879-80 | Rd 1 |
