FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1935-36
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1935-36 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 192 | 116 | 30 | 46 | 489 | 244 | 245 | 53 | 1879-80 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 182 | 103 | 32 | 47 | 417 | 205 | 212 | 53 | 1879-80 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 168 | 92 | 31 | 45 | 309 | 173 | 136 | 48 | 1883-84 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 169 | 88 | 33 | 48 | 339 | 204 | 135 | 51 | 1880-81 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 159 | 78 | 36 | 45 | 305 | 216 | 89 | 49 | 1881-82 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 142 | 76 | 25 | 41 | 296 | 176 | 120 | 44 | 1886-87 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 166 | 75 | 38 | 53 | 299 | 220 | 79 | 54 | 1878-79 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 140 | 71 | 32 | 37 | 262 | 161 | 101 | 40 | 1892-93 | 1935-36 | Rd 5 | |
| 9 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 146 | 71 | 28 | 47 | 271 | 184 | 87 | 49 | 1883-84 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 144 | 71 | 25 | 48 | 279 | 225 | 54 | 48 | 1884-85 | 1935-36 | Rd 6 | |
| 11 | 1 | Notts County | D 3S | 148 | 64 | 30 | 54 | 324 | 218 | 106 | 55 | 1877-78 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | -1 | Preston North End | D 1 | 131 | 64 | 22 | 45 | 293 | 155 | 138 | 48 | 1883-84 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 131 | 62 | 30 | 39 | 206 | 164 | 42 | 43 | 1889-90 | 1935-36 | Final | |
| 14 | -1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 120 | 59 | 22 | 39 | 187 | 139 | 48 | 39 | 1893-94 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 117 | 59 | 20 | 38 | 186 | 141 | 45 | 40 | 1890-91 | 1935-36 | Winner | |
| 16 | -2 | Sunderland | D 1 | 133 | 57 | 30 | 46 | 247 | 191 | 56 | 47 | 1884-85 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 118 | 55 | 30 | 33 | 211 | 153 | 58 | 35 | 1895-96 | 1935-36 | Rd 6 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 108 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 213 | 137 | 76 | 36 | 1896-97 | 1935-36 | Rd 5 | |
| 19 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 114 | 45 | 31 | 38 | 150 | 143 | 7 | 38 | 1894-95 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | 106 | 45 | 19 | 42 | 190 | 159 | 31 | 44 | 1885-86 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | 2 | Stoke City | D 1 | 114 | 43 | 26 | 45 | 192 | 183 | 9 | 45 | 1883-84 | 1935-36 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | D 2 | 100 | 43 | 21 | 36 | 172 | 146 | 26 | 38 | 1887-88 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | -2 | Birmingham | D 1 | 104 | 43 | 16 | 45 | 172 | 164 | 8 | 45 | 1881-82 | 1935-36 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | 0 | Manchester United | D 2 | 102 | 40 | 25 | 37 | 161 | 166 | -5 | 39 | 1886-87 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 72 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 136 | 78 | 58 | 21 | 1911-12 | 1935-36 | Rd 4 | |
