FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1927-28
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1927-28 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 166 | 103 | 25 | 38 | 432 | 207 | 225 | 45 | 1879-80 | 1927-28 | Rd 5 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 157 | 91 | 27 | 39 | 372 | 173 | 199 | 45 | 1879-80 | 1927-28 | Winner | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 136 | 76 | 22 | 38 | 255 | 144 | 111 | 40 | 1883-84 | 1927-28 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | The Wednesday | D 1 | 137 | 71 | 25 | 41 | 263 | 160 | 103 | 43 | 1880-81 | 1927-28 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 145 | 68 | 32 | 45 | 264 | 186 | 78 | 46 | 1878-79 | 1927-28 | Rd 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 129 | 65 | 25 | 39 | 240 | 157 | 83 | 41 | 1883-84 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 127 | 62 | 27 | 38 | 247 | 179 | 68 | 41 | 1881-82 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 120 | 62 | 24 | 34 | 231 | 140 | 91 | 36 | 1886-87 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | Notts County | D 2 | 133 | 59 | 28 | 46 | 301 | 188 | 113 | 47 | 1877-78 | 1927-28 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 113 | 58 | 25 | 30 | 208 | 129 | 79 | 32 | 1892-93 | 1927-28 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 117 | 56 | 21 | 40 | 224 | 184 | 40 | 40 | 1884-85 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 110 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 266 | 135 | 131 | 40 | 1883-84 | 1927-28 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 109 | 51 | 27 | 31 | 169 | 132 | 37 | 35 | 1889-90 | 1927-28 | SF | |
| 14 | -1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 102 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 161 | 111 | 50 | 31 | 1893-94 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 95 | 46 | 24 | 25 | 174 | 121 | 53 | 27 | 1895-96 | 1927-28 | Rd 6 | |
| 16 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 103 | 45 | 20 | 38 | 195 | 142 | 53 | 39 | 1884-85 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 17 | -2 | Southampton | D 2 | 102 | 44 | 28 | 30 | 143 | 123 | 20 | 30 | 1894-95 | 1927-28 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Old Etonians | NL | 58 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 161 | 76 | 85 | 12 | 1873-74 | 1887-88 | |
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| 19 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 85 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 141 | 137 | 4 | 31 | 1886-87 | 1927-28 | Rd 6 | |
| 20 | -1 | Burnley | D 1 | 85 | 36 | 15 | 34 | 158 | 129 | 29 | 36 | 1885-86 | 1927-28 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | 3 | Stoke City | D 2 | 92 | 35 | 20 | 37 | 160 | 155 | 5 | 37 | 1883-84 | 1927-28 | Rd 6 | |
| 22 | -1 | Manchester City | D 2 | 77 | 35 | 15 | 27 | 129 | 95 | 34 | 28 | 1896-97 | 1927-28 | Rd 5 | |
| 23 | -1 | Bury | D 1 | 76 | 34 | 14 | 28 | 131 | 108 | 23 | 30 | 1887-88 | 1927-28 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | -1 | Royal Engineers | NL | 56 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 144 | 67 | 77 | 17 | 1871-72 | 1887-88 | |
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| 25 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | 79 | 32 | 15 | 32 | 106 | 114 | -8 | 32 | 1890-91 | 1927-28 | SF | |
| 38 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 1911-12 | 1927-28 | Final | |
