FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1937-38
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1937-38 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 2 | 200 | 120 | 32 | 48 | 509 | 257 | 252 | 55 | 1879-80 | 1937-38 | SF |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 185 | 103 | 33 | 49 | 422 | 213 | 209 | 55 | 1879-80 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 175 | 97 | 31 | 47 | 329 | 186 | 143 | 50 | 1883-84 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 173 | 89 | 34 | 50 | 343 | 211 | 132 | 53 | 1880-81 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 165 | 80 | 38 | 47 | 310 | 226 | 84 | 51 | 1881-82 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 148 | 79 | 26 | 43 | 309 | 182 | 127 | 46 | 1886-87 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 169 | 76 | 38 | 55 | 305 | 228 | 77 | 56 | 1878-79 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 156 | 75 | 32 | 49 | 296 | 200 | 96 | 51 | 1883-84 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Preston North End | D 1 | 143 | 75 | 22 | 46 | 325 | 165 | 160 | 50 | 1883-84 | 1937-38 | Winner | |
| 10 | -1 | Derby County | D 1 | 148 | 73 | 25 | 50 | 288 | 229 | 59 | 50 | 1884-85 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | -1 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 142 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 262 | 164 | 98 | 42 | 1892-93 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 147 | 67 | 33 | 47 | 275 | 204 | 71 | 49 | 1884-85 | 1937-38 | SF | |
| 13 | -1 | Notts County | D 3S | 151 | 65 | 30 | 56 | 327 | 222 | 105 | 57 | 1877-78 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 137 | 64 | 32 | 41 | 216 | 172 | 44 | 45 | 1889-90 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 124 | 64 | 20 | 40 | 209 | 149 | 60 | 42 | 1890-91 | 1937-38 | Rd 5 | |
| 16 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 129 | 61 | 33 | 35 | 235 | 168 | 67 | 37 | 1895-96 | 1937-38 | Rd 6 | |
| 17 | -1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 126 | 61 | 24 | 41 | 192 | 145 | 47 | 41 | 1893-94 | 1937-38 | Rd 5 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 117 | 60 | 21 | 36 | 236 | 148 | 88 | 38 | 1896-97 | 1937-38 | Rd 6 | |
| 19 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | 112 | 48 | 20 | 44 | 204 | 174 | 30 | 46 | 1885-86 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 116 | 45 | 31 | 40 | 153 | 149 | 4 | 40 | 1894-95 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | 119 | 45 | 27 | 47 | 201 | 193 | 8 | 47 | 1883-84 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | D 2 | 104 | 45 | 21 | 38 | 177 | 153 | 24 | 40 | 1887-88 | 1937-38 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 80 | 45 | 13 | 22 | 146 | 87 | 59 | 23 | 1911-12 | 1937-38 | Final | |
| 24 | 0 | Manchester United | D 2 | 108 | 43 | 26 | 39 | 168 | 175 | -7 | 41 | 1886-87 | 1937-38 | Rd 5 | |
| 25 | -2 | Birmingham | D 1 | 106 | 43 | 16 | 47 | 173 | 169 | 4 | 47 | 1881-82 | 1937-38 | Rd 3 |
