FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1929-30
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1929-30 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 176 | 110 | 26 | 40 | 463 | 215 | 248 | 47 | 1879-80 | 1929-30 | Rd 6 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 166 | 96 | 29 | 41 | 389 | 183 | 206 | 47 | 1879-80 | 1929-30 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 143 | 79 | 24 | 40 | 267 | 149 | 118 | 42 | 1883-84 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 145 | 76 | 26 | 43 | 282 | 171 | 111 | 45 | 1880-81 | 1929-30 | SF | |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 152 | 71 | 34 | 47 | 280 | 197 | 83 | 48 | 1878-79 | 1929-30 | Rd 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 136 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 264 | 186 | 78 | 43 | 1881-82 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 131 | 65 | 25 | 41 | 240 | 159 | 81 | 43 | 1883-84 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 123 | 63 | 24 | 36 | 236 | 148 | 88 | 38 | 1886-87 | 1929-30 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 120 | 61 | 27 | 32 | 218 | 136 | 82 | 34 | 1892-93 | 1929-30 | Rd 6 | |
| 10 | -1 | Notts County | D 2 | 135 | 59 | 28 | 48 | 304 | 196 | 108 | 49 | 1877-78 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 123 | 58 | 23 | 42 | 236 | 195 | 41 | 42 | 1884-85 | 1929-30 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 112 | 55 | 18 | 39 | 266 | 138 | 128 | 42 | 1883-84 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 112 | 52 | 27 | 33 | 173 | 137 | 36 | 37 | 1889-90 | 1929-30 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | -1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 106 | 52 | 21 | 33 | 166 | 118 | 48 | 33 | 1893-94 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 108 | 47 | 21 | 40 | 202 | 150 | 52 | 41 | 1884-85 | 1929-30 | Rd 5 | |
| 16 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 98 | 46 | 25 | 27 | 177 | 129 | 48 | 29 | 1895-96 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 105 | 44 | 29 | 32 | 145 | 129 | 16 | 32 | 1894-95 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | Arsenal | D 1 | 92 | 41 | 18 | 33 | 126 | 120 | 6 | 34 | 1890-91 | 1929-30 | Winner | |
| 19 | -1 | Old Etonians | NL | 58 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 161 | 76 | 85 | 12 | 1873-74 | 1887-88 | |
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| 20 | -1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 88 | 37 | 20 | 31 | 144 | 140 | 4 | 33 | 1886-87 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | 3 | Manchester City | D 1 | 83 | 37 | 17 | 29 | 148 | 105 | 43 | 30 | 1896-97 | 1929-30 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | -2 | Burnley | D 1 | 89 | 37 | 16 | 36 | 165 | 137 | 28 | 38 | 1885-86 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | -2 | Bury | D 2 | 81 | 36 | 15 | 30 | 139 | 114 | 25 | 32 | 1887-88 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -2 | Stoke City | D 2 | 94 | 35 | 20 | 39 | 161 | 158 | 3 | 39 | 1883-84 | 1929-30 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 6 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 57 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 107 | 62 | 45 | 15 | 1911-12 | 1929-30 | Final | |
