FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1926-27
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1926-27 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 163 | 101 | 25 | 37 | 426 | 203 | 223 | 44 | 1879-80 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 150 | 85 | 26 | 39 | 355 | 167 | 188 | 44 | 1879-80 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 135 | 76 | 22 | 37 | 255 | 142 | 113 | 39 | 1883-84 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | The Wednesday | D 1 | 133 | 69 | 24 | 40 | 256 | 154 | 102 | 42 | 1880-81 | 1926-27 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 140 | 65 | 31 | 44 | 259 | 182 | 77 | 45 | 1878-79 | 1926-27 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 127 | 64 | 25 | 38 | 237 | 153 | 84 | 40 | 1883-84 | 1926-27 | Rd 6 | |
| 7 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 125 | 61 | 27 | 37 | 243 | 174 | 69 | 40 | 1881-82 | 1926-27 | Rd 5 | |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | D 1 | 118 | 61 | 24 | 33 | 225 | 136 | 89 | 35 | 1886-87 | 1926-27 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | -1 | Notts County | D 2 | 132 | 59 | 28 | 45 | 299 | 185 | 114 | 46 | 1877-78 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 112 | 58 | 25 | 29 | 207 | 125 | 82 | 31 | 1892-93 | 1926-27 | Rd 5 | |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 114 | 55 | 20 | 39 | 222 | 181 | 41 | 39 | 1884-85 | 1926-27 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 109 | 55 | 18 | 36 | 266 | 132 | 134 | 39 | 1883-84 | 1926-27 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | 100 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 159 | 109 | 50 | 30 | 1893-94 | 1926-27 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 101 | 47 | 24 | 30 | 153 | 124 | 29 | 34 | 1889-90 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 2 | Southampton | D 2 | 101 | 44 | 28 | 29 | 142 | 121 | 21 | 29 | 1894-95 | 1926-27 | SF | |
| 16 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 100 | 44 | 19 | 37 | 188 | 137 | 51 | 38 | 1884-85 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 91 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 165 | 114 | 51 | 26 | 1895-96 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Old Etonians | NL | 58 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 161 | 76 | 85 | 12 | 1873-74 | 1887-88 | |
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| 19 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 84 | 36 | 15 | 33 | 158 | 127 | 31 | 35 | 1885-86 | 1926-27 | Rd 5 | |
| 20 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 80 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 131 | 133 | -2 | 30 | 1886-87 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | Manchester City | D 2 | 74 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 126 | 93 | 33 | 27 | 1896-97 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | D 1 | 72 | 33 | 12 | 27 | 125 | 102 | 23 | 29 | 1887-88 | 1926-27 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Royal Engineers | NL | 56 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 144 | 67 | 77 | 17 | 1871-72 | 1887-88 | |
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| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 3N | 88 | 32 | 20 | 36 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 36 | 1883-84 | 1926-27 | Rd 1 | |
| 25 | 0 | Swifts | NL | 53 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 123 | 76 | 47 | 16 | 1873-74 | 1889-90 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Arsenal | D 1 | 74 | 28 | 15 | 31 | 92 | 108 | -16 | 31 | 1890-91 | 1926-27 | Final | |
| 33 | 8 | Cardiff City | D 1 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 1914-15 | 1926-27 | Winner |
