FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1931-32
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1931-32 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 181 | 111 | 28 | 42 | 469 | 223 | 246 | 49 | 1879-80 | 1931-32 | Rd 4 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 172 | 99 | 30 | 43 | 404 | 191 | 213 | 49 | 1879-80 | 1931-32 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 153 | 85 | 27 | 41 | 282 | 158 | 124 | 44 | 1883-84 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 152 | 79 | 28 | 45 | 302 | 181 | 121 | 47 | 1880-81 | 1931-32 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 154 | 71 | 34 | 49 | 282 | 206 | 76 | 50 | 1878-79 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 141 | 69 | 31 | 41 | 269 | 195 | 74 | 45 | 1881-82 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 139 | 69 | 27 | 43 | 260 | 169 | 91 | 45 | 1883-84 | 1931-32 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 131 | 68 | 30 | 33 | 248 | 146 | 102 | 36 | 1892-93 | 1931-32 | Winner | |
| 9 | -1 | Everton | D 1 | 129 | 67 | 24 | 38 | 259 | 155 | 104 | 40 | 1886-87 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | -1 | Notts County | D 2 | 141 | 62 | 29 | 50 | 315 | 207 | 108 | 51 | 1877-78 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 127 | 60 | 23 | 44 | 245 | 203 | 42 | 44 | 1884-85 | 1931-32 | Rd 5 | |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 117 | 57 | 19 | 41 | 274 | 147 | 127 | 44 | 1883-84 | 1931-32 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 118 | 55 | 28 | 35 | 184 | 145 | 39 | 39 | 1889-90 | 1931-32 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | 111 | 55 | 21 | 35 | 173 | 125 | 48 | 35 | 1893-94 | 1931-32 | Rd 6 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 120 | 52 | 26 | 42 | 222 | 164 | 58 | 43 | 1884-85 | 1931-32 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 102 | 47 | 26 | 29 | 183 | 136 | 47 | 31 | 1895-96 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 101 | 47 | 19 | 35 | 152 | 130 | 22 | 36 | 1890-91 | 1931-32 | Final | |
| 18 | -1 | Southampton | D 2 | 108 | 44 | 30 | 34 | 147 | 135 | 12 | 34 | 1894-95 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 3 | Manchester City | D 1 | 89 | 41 | 17 | 31 | 164 | 115 | 49 | 32 | 1896-97 | 1931-32 | SF | |
| 20 | 3 | Bury | D 2 | 88 | 40 | 16 | 32 | 154 | 124 | 30 | 34 | 1887-88 | 1931-32 | Rd 6 | |
| 21 | -2 | Old Etonians | NL | 58 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 161 | 76 | 85 | 12 | 1873-74 | 1887-88 | |
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| 22 | -2 | Manchester United | D 2 | 93 | 38 | 22 | 33 | 152 | 150 | 2 | 35 | 1886-87 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | -2 | Burnley | D 2 | 92 | 38 | 16 | 38 | 168 | 143 | 25 | 40 | 1885-86 | 1931-32 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 102 | 37 | 24 | 41 | 173 | 171 | 2 | 41 | 1883-84 | 1931-32 | Rd 5 | |
| 25 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 63 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 17 | 1911-12 | 1931-32 | Rd 6 | |
