FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1928-29
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1928-29 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 172 | 107 | 26 | 39 | 450 | 210 | 240 | 46 | 1879-80 | 1928-29 | SF |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 163 | 94 | 29 | 40 | 380 | 177 | 203 | 46 | 1879-80 | 1928-29 | Rd 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 142 | 79 | 24 | 39 | 267 | 148 | 119 | 41 | 1883-84 | 1928-29 | Rd 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | The Wednesday | D 1 | 139 | 72 | 25 | 42 | 266 | 162 | 104 | 44 | 1880-81 | 1928-29 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 146 | 68 | 32 | 46 | 265 | 188 | 77 | 47 | 1878-79 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 135 | 68 | 29 | 38 | 264 | 185 | 79 | 42 | 1881-82 | 1928-29 | Winner | |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 130 | 65 | 25 | 40 | 240 | 158 | 82 | 42 | 1883-84 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 121 | 62 | 24 | 35 | 231 | 142 | 89 | 37 | 1886-87 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | Notts County | D 2 | 134 | 59 | 28 | 47 | 304 | 192 | 112 | 48 | 1877-78 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 114 | 58 | 25 | 31 | 208 | 131 | 77 | 33 | 1892-93 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 120 | 57 | 22 | 41 | 229 | 191 | 38 | 41 | 1884-85 | 1928-29 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 111 | 55 | 18 | 38 | 266 | 136 | 130 | 41 | 1883-84 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 105 | 52 | 21 | 32 | 165 | 116 | 49 | 32 | 1893-94 | 1928-29 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 110 | 51 | 27 | 32 | 170 | 134 | 36 | 36 | 1889-90 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 96 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 174 | 123 | 51 | 28 | 1895-96 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 104 | 45 | 20 | 39 | 195 | 143 | 52 | 40 | 1884-85 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 104 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 144 | 125 | 19 | 31 | 1894-95 | 1928-29 | 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 | Manchester United | D 1 | 87 | 37 | 20 | 30 | 144 | 138 | 6 | 32 | 1886-87 | 1928-29 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 88 | 37 | 16 | 35 | 165 | 136 | 29 | 37 | 1885-86 | 1928-29 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 2 | Bury | D 1 | 79 | 36 | 14 | 29 | 138 | 111 | 27 | 31 | 1887-88 | 1928-29 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | -1 | Stoke City | D 2 | 93 | 35 | 20 | 38 | 161 | 157 | 4 | 38 | 1883-84 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | 84 | 35 | 16 | 33 | 111 | 116 | -5 | 33 | 1890-91 | 1928-29 | Rd 6 | |
| 24 | -2 | Manchester City | D 1 | 78 | 35 | 15 | 28 | 130 | 98 | 32 | 29 | 1896-97 | 1928-29 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | -1 | Royal Engineers | NL | 56 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 144 | 67 | 77 | 17 | 1871-72 | 1887-88 | |
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| 55 | 10 | Portsmouth | D 1 | 55 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 63 | 92 | -29 | 25 | 1899-00 | 1928-29 | Final |
