FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1930-31
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1930-31 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 178 | 110 | 27 | 41 | 466 | 220 | 246 | 48 | 1879-80 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 170 | 98 | 30 | 42 | 398 | 188 | 210 | 48 | 1879-80 | 1930-31 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 152 | 85 | 27 | 40 | 281 | 156 | 125 | 43 | 1883-84 | 1930-31 | Winner | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 147 | 77 | 26 | 44 | 289 | 175 | 114 | 46 | 1880-81 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 153 | 71 | 34 | 48 | 280 | 201 | 79 | 49 | 1878-79 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 139 | 69 | 30 | 40 | 267 | 190 | 77 | 44 | 1881-82 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 137 | 68 | 27 | 42 | 258 | 166 | 92 | 44 | 1883-84 | 1930-31 | Rd 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 2 | 128 | 67 | 24 | 37 | 258 | 153 | 105 | 39 | 1886-87 | 1930-31 | SF | |
| 9 | 1 | Notts County | D 3S | 139 | 62 | 28 | 49 | 311 | 202 | 109 | 50 | 1877-78 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | -1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 122 | 62 | 27 | 33 | 223 | 140 | 83 | 35 | 1892-93 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 124 | 58 | 23 | 43 | 238 | 198 | 40 | 43 | 1884-85 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 113 | 55 | 18 | 40 | 267 | 141 | 126 | 43 | 1883-84 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 116 | 54 | 28 | 34 | 181 | 141 | 40 | 38 | 1889-90 | 1930-31 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | 107 | 52 | 21 | 34 | 166 | 120 | 46 | 34 | 1893-94 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 115 | 51 | 23 | 41 | 215 | 158 | 57 | 42 | 1884-85 | 1930-31 | SF | |
| 16 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 100 | 47 | 25 | 28 | 180 | 131 | 49 | 30 | 1895-96 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 17 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 106 | 44 | 29 | 33 | 145 | 131 | 14 | 33 | 1894-95 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 95 | 42 | 19 | 34 | 132 | 125 | 7 | 35 | 1890-91 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 0 | Old Etonians | NL | 58 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 161 | 76 | 85 | 12 | 1873-74 | 1887-88 | |
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| 20 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 92 | 38 | 22 | 32 | 151 | 146 | 5 | 34 | 1886-87 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 1 | Burnley | D 2 | 91 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 168 | 139 | 29 | 39 | 1885-86 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 22 | -1 | Manchester City | D 1 | 84 | 37 | 17 | 30 | 148 | 108 | 40 | 31 | 1896-97 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | D 2 | 84 | 37 | 16 | 31 | 143 | 118 | 25 | 33 | 1887-88 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 97 | 35 | 22 | 40 | 166 | 165 | 1 | 40 | 1883-84 | 1930-31 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 1 | Bradford City | D 2 | 70 | 34 | 15 | 21 | 99 | 64 | 35 | 22 | 1905-06 | 1930-31 | Rd 4 | |
| 26 | 6 | Birmingham | D 1 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 40 | 143 | 144 | -1 | 40 | 1881-82 | 1930-31 | Final |
